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I have an excellent opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join a long running engineering business in Redditch to contribute to future product development. 

Benefits Package

• Up to £35,000 DOE
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Company Pension Scheme
• On-site parking

Joining a team of design engineers, you will be creating 2D & 3D design to meet client specifications ahead of manufacture. 

In the role you will be working on a mixture of updating existing products, liaising with suppliers and customers, along with working on new product development keeping the business at the forefront of their industry. 

Design Engineer Experience Required

• Related Engineering qualification
• SolidWorks preferred
• Exposure to metal manufacturing environment
• Creation of BOMs and other technical documentation
• 3 years’ experience post-graduation.

The role is open to Mechanical Design Engineers, CAD Engineers and Design Engineers.

Please note that sponsorship is not available for this position.

If you are interested in this Mechanical Design Engineer role, please apply today for more information and be sure to leave your contact details.

Commutable from: Redditch, Bromsgrove, Solihull, Alcester, Stratford-upon-Avon, Droitwich Spa, Worcester, Longbridge, Northfield.

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

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Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Design R&D & FEA Recruitment Support since 1994

I have an excellent opportunity for a Electrical Design Engineer to join a long running engineering business in Redditch to contribute to future product development. 

Benefits Package

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Company Pension Scheme
• Early Finish Friday
• On-site parking

Joining the wider design team, you will be working on product prototypes through the design of PLC’s, drivers and PCBs. 

The role is part of a long-term plan to bring in an experienced Electrical Design Engineer ahead of a future retirement, offering the opportunity progress your career over the long term. 

Design Engineer Required Experience:

• Related Electrical Engineering qualification.
• SolidWorks & AutoCAD experience preferred
• Experience of PCB’s, PLC’s, Control panel design.
• Working to British standards & regulation.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience post-graduation.

The role is open to Electrical Design Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Electronic Engineers. 

Please note that sponsorship is not available for this position.

If you are interested in this Electrical Design Engineer role, please apply today for more information and be sure to leave your contact details.

Commutable from: Redditch, Bromsgrove, Solihull, Alcester, Stratford-upon-Avon, Droitwich Spa, Worcester, Longbridge, Northfield.

This is a family business where changing people’s lives through the products that they design, manufacture and install is a daily occurrence. With 35 years’ experience under their belt, they are a leading provider in the UK, a market leader in Europe and have a presence in many other countries worldwide. They continue to expand rapidly in the UK and internationally, with this role being part of that growth.

Workshop Engineer Salary and Benefits

• 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday
• 23 days holiday, increasing with service, plus statutory
• Life Assurance
• Profit related pay

Role Function

This is a hands-on Workshop Engineer focussed role. The ideal candidate will have a mechanical engineering / Automotive type background (or at least an interest in automotive engineering), with some exposure to assembly, welding / fabrication. Any CAD experience would be advantageous but isn’t essential.

• The Workshop Engineer will develop & design the first installation kit for each of the company product ranges for new vehicles in order that these can be replicated for future orders. The business is built around supplying dedicated installation kits in order that all of their products can be installed on a mobile basis or in a workshop.
• This is a hands-on role with the expectations to create your own designs after a comprehensive induction process to get a complete understating of all of the different products and the way the company works.
• Designs must be processed to the highest standard possible balancing “ease of install” with “manufacturing repeatability” in all cases. 
• The successful candidate will need a strong mechanical bias, ideally coming from an automotive background, being able to apply your fabrication skills to the bespoke design of various styles of vehicle specific adaptations. Welding will be a compulsory requirement for this role.
• Your output must fulfil the demanding requirement of delivering both customer functionality and manufacturing repeatability, whilst providing on-site fitters with a solution which can readily be installed on site, with the minimum of inconvenience.
• The kit design journey must be documented to a high standard, with the information provided enabling other stakeholders within the business to prepare the engineers’ design for market. As such, the candidate should be proficient in the basic Microsoft packages, and ideally have an aptitude for CAD style drawing packages or similar.
• Optimal customer service is a pre-requisite for us and as such, the candidate should be comfortable in dealing with customers on a one-to-one basis as the situation may occasionally dictate.
• Underpinning all of the above they are looking for a confident, self-motivated individual who enjoys the challenge of solving problems yet is able to deliver a high standard of work within a challenging timeframe.
• A clean driving license is essential for this role.

With nearly 50 years of experience behind them, this is a global company that continues to grow, having doubled in size over the last five years. They consider themselves to be agile and highly innovative, embracing the technology associated within the industry. The business has a strong family culture which provides a positive working environment where employees feel valued and trusted. They are big advocates of personal development, growth and progression, with many success stories of this across the company. 

NB: Please note – this is not an IT role.

Salary, Hours and Benefits

• £35,000 (possibly negotiable for the right candidate)
• 37.5 hours per week, with some flexibility and an early Friday finish
• The chance to join a very successful, hypergrowth company that offer realistic progression and growth
• Up to 10.5% company pension
• Company bonus
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Cash health plan
• A modern, forward-thinking place to work

Commutable From: Wolverhampton, Walsall, Telford, Shrewsbury, Birmingham

Role Function (NB: Please note – this is not an IT role)

The Application Engineer team within the company is growing to support the ever-increasing number of clients and the application driven business focus. The core purpose of the team is to provide support as the 
first line of technical help for Partners, Customers and the Regional Sales Managers. Through deep 
understanding of company products and knowledge of the applicable regional standards / regulations, the candidate will be expected to provide guidance to customers during pre-sales discussions. 

The role then focuses on the post sales elements of identifying issues and supporting technical questions through to resolution for products in the field.

This is a great opportunity that offers real growth and development for an Application and Technical Support Engineer with relevant experience to develop knowledge in this specific industry on not only product but also the application environment. You will receive training relative to applications, required tools, details on products and the specific role responsibilities. 

• The Application Engineer will have experience in technical support, field service, or engineering roles working with safety products or in industrial automation.
• A Degree would be ideal (Electrical or Mechanical) but isn’t essential.
• 1-3 years of experience in technical support, field service, or engineering roles.
• Knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), and related automation technologies. Hands-on experience preferred.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues. 
• Strong communication skills for effectively interacting with customers, both verbally and in writing. 
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and with cross-functional departments (e.g., Design, Quality, Sales, Engineering).

Other Useful / Non-Essential Experience

• Familiarity with Machinery Safety Standards and Regulations would be a big advantage.
• Additional certifications related to automation, control systems, or safety engineering.
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols (e.g. Profinet, Ethernet/IP, Ethercat).
• Experience with software tools used in automation (e.g., Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell Automation Studio 5000). 
• Proficiency in using diagnostic and testing tools for electronic and mechanical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• The Application Engineer will review customers concerns or questions, via all platforms to quickly understand their pain points and provide a suitable resolution, where a resolution is not immediately available process in line with tech support/quality procedures. 
• Providing technical support to customers via face-to-face onsite visits, telephone, and other platforms to support pre, during and post sales. 
• Establish best practices for technical account management and demonstrate to internal sales team to help them, resolve customers issues, support an internal process for knowledge share. 
• Request and support required part information and documentationfrom required departments. 
• Define products for a range of applications and support application replication.
• Support creation / understand project books to drive standardization and global specifications for key customers
• Drive key application areas to help support business growth and future product development.

In a sea of adverts for ‘market-leading’ organisations, this is a bona fide opportunity with a genuine global leading Designer and Manufacturer in their field. Having recruited for them over many years, we can confidently support their claim of being an incredibly supportive and friendly employer, who values employee training and career development.

Supplying into a range of different industries protects them against a slowdown in one area, and this growing business has a clear growth plan for the next 5 years, hence their need to appoint a new Product Design Engineer, where you will work on the design and development of new and existing products.

• Salary to £35,000, negotiable DOE.
• A generous annual leave entitlement of 33 days.
• An above average pension contribution of 5%.
• Life Assurance.
• Genuine Training and Career Development Opportunities.
• Social gatherings, as they really do value fostering a team ethos.
• Experience in design and development if new products and materials technology within Manufacturing.
• At least a HNC in Mechanical Engineering / CAD.
• Good experience with CAD, ideally having used Inventor, or similar.
• Experience with Ansys would be advantageous but not essential.

This is a great opportunity for a Product Design Engineer to further their career with a truly fantastic organisation. If you would like to find out more, please apply and leave your contact details, but please note that I am on annual leave until Tuesday 9th July.

Commutable from Dudley, Kingswinford, Brierley Hill, Wolverhampton, Stourbridge, Kidderminster, Wednesbury

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Design Engineer to join a specialist manufacturing business in Coventry.

Due to the nature of the role, candidates must be eligible to obtain UK security clearance.

Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Design Engineer to oversee the design of customer products as well as develop new innovative engineering solutions. 

Everyday will be different, from liaising with manufacturing and sales, to visiting sensitive defence sites to discuss projects with customers.

You should have sound project management experience and be able to implement design software (i.e. SolidWorks / Inventor / Vault), with the role giving the freedom for you to shape the companies design function going forward.

This position has come about through a planned retirement along with the need to expand the inhouse design department to meet growing customer demand. 

• Mechanical Engineering qualification
• 5 years design engineering experience
• Experience working with metals
• SolidWorks or Inventor

Please not sponsorship is not available, and candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance.

The role is open to Senior Design Engineers, Design Managers and Design Team Leaders 

If you are interested in this Senior Design Engineer role, please apply today for more information and be sure to leave your contact details.

Commutable from …. Coventry, Nuneaton, Hinkley, Atherstone, Rugby, Lutterworth, Leamington Spa

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Design Engineer to join our modern, forward thinking manufacturing client in Accrington, with a market leading benefit package. 

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will play a key role in the future of the manufacturing onsite, project managing the design and implementation for new products.

• Salery from £50,000
• 32 Days annual leave
• Enhanced pension
• Company bonus
• Health Scheme
• Life insurance
• Enhanced sickness benefit
• Electric car charging,
• On-site parking

For success in this Senior Design Engineer role, you should have solid experience developing 3D designs in manufacturing environments, along with rapid prototyping, GD&T and tooling design.

• Support the design & implementation of manufacturing equipment.
• Maintain standards such as ISO 9001.
• Support client relationships.
• Work closely with manufacturing to overcome challenges.
• Related mechanical engineering qualification
• Experience using 3D design software i.e. SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo.
• Experience implementing new tooling, concepts and prototyping.
• Undertake Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• GD&T

The role is open to Design Engineers, Senior Design Engineers, Mechanical Design Engineers, FEA Engineers.

If you are interested in this Senior Design Engineer role, please apply today for more information and be sure to leave your contact details.

Commutable from: Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Preston, Bolton, Rochdale.

Please not this opportunity is a permanent position and does not offer sponsorship.

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a Metallurgist.

This is an exciting Organisation to be part of, you would be joining a prestigious, state of the Art manufacturing organisation. Well established and steeped in history, the opportunity for a Metallurgist to be part of such an organisation, would be superb.

A world leader, situated in the heart of the Black Country, utilising a vast variety of different manufacturing processes to produce their world renowned products.

As the Metallurgist, you will exhibit a strong understanding of metallurgical concepts.

Commutable from Birmingham, Kidderminster, Worcester, Dudley, Halesowen, Redditch, Wombourne, Rubery, Northfield, Longbridge, Bromsgrove and Stourport-on-Severn

KEY BENEFITS

• Free parking on site
• Early Friday finish
• Choice of start and finish times
• Days
• World Leading manufacturing organisation
• Well established and stable
• Plenty of growth
• Friendly, long- term standing staff

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor failure trends and investigate mechanical test failures
• Ensure standards are met in the manufacturing facility
• Technical contract reviews
• Creation of new manufacturing procedures
• Selection of material and processes
• Provide training and support
• Conduct metallography for routine testing and failure investigation
• Technical input
• Investigate quality and non-conformance

REQUIREMENTS

• HNC or equivalent in Materials Engineering / Metallurgical 
• Strong understanding of metallurgical concepts
• Experience of Metallographic preparation and analysis would be beneficial
• To have gained your experience from within a manufacturing industry

ONLY UK BASED EXPERIENCE CAN BE CONSIDERED

A fantastic opportunity for a maintenance engineer to join a global manufacturing company based near Stourport. My client is a multi-national UK firm supplying to stores across the UK and Europe.

My client is looking for looking for a maintenance engineer to join their weekend day shift, who will be responsible for the maintenance and repair of all production equipment, keeping down-time to a minimum. 

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

• Salary £45,121
• 23.5 days holiday. 
• Company pension with Scottish Widows. 
• Free eyecare. 
• Death in service. 
• Critical illness cover. 

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

• Saturday & Sunday 06:00 - 18:00 / 2 other 8-hour days in the week negotiable.
• Ensure all machines are running at all times.
• Diagnose and repair machine faults.
• Respond to breakdowns. 
• Carryout TPM and PPM work. 
• Open communication with shift leaders. 
• Reduce downtime and increase efficiency.

 
Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

• Recognised electrical qualifications. 
• PLC fault finding abilities. 
• Hydraulics and Pneumatics experience. 
• Ability to read circuit diagrams.
• Experience with conveyors. 
• Single and Three phase power supplies. 
• AC and DC Drives. 

An overall brilliant opportunity to join a very well-established company in the Kidderminster area. If this sounds like the ideal opportunity for you please apply to find out more details.

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Kidderminster, Droitwich Spa, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Stourport, Redditch and surrounding areas. 

A massive opportunity for an electrically bias maintenance engineer to join a global company based in Kidderminster. With an annual turnover of £3.5 billion my client is the world market leader in its sector. They have over 200 plants worldwide in over 30 different countries, including 16 in the UK. 

My client is looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their 4 on / 4 off continental shift at one of their biggest UK sites. Loaded with benefits and a great salary package, if this job sounds appealing to you, please read on. 

Maintenance Engineer Benefits:

• Salary £46,800 starting. (Rising well over £50,000 with service). 
• Premium OT and shift cover. 
• Company pension.
• Holiday trading. 
• Life assurance.
• SIP (Share Scheme).
• Private Medical / Dental Options. 
• Cycle to Work Scheme. 
• Perkpal – discounts / cashback from various retailers.

Maintenance Engineer Duties: 

• 4 on / 4 off Continental Shift.
• Install and/or maintain plant machinery. 
• Operate a preventative electrical maintenance system. 
• Fault finding and repairing any electrical or electro-mechanical related problems. 
• Ensure that all plant and machinery is kept in a good working and clean condition.
• Program all Siemens & other PLC equipment. (Desirable) 
• Assist with the installation of new plant equipment. 

Maintenance Engineer Requirements: 

• Electrical apprentice trained.
• HNC or equivalent in electrical engineering. 
• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment; Ideally heavy manufacturing. 
• Siemens S7 knowledge. 
• Excellent fault-finding abilities. 

This is a huge opportunity for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer so please apply to find out more details. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Dudley, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Wolverhampton, and surrounding areas. 
 

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