Duties : The Production Manager will be responsible for a skilled team of CNC and Conventional Machinists, ensuring all production activities on site run efficiently and  improving process / production control as well being involved with recruitment and personnel, budgetary compliance, departmental liaison, housekeeping, KPI’s and quality standards. The Production Manager will also be responsible for lean / continuous improvement activities.

Skills & Experience : The Production Manager will have extensive hands-on practical supervisory / management experience, from within a high volume, CNC machining, lean manufacturing environment. In addition the Production Manager will posses excellent written and verbal communication skills, coupled with strong leadership and influencing abilities.

Salary : Circa £35-40,000 depending on skills and ability

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Duties : The Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer will be working as part of an expanding Engineering team in a metals processing environment. The Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for the maintenance / fault finding and repair of a range of production / handling equipment. More specifically, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems. You will also be required to actively participate in both PPM schedules and continuous improvement activities (identification and rectification).

Skills & Experience : The Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer will hold an Engineering qualification, ideally along with 16th / 17th Edition. You will be a time served multi skilled Maintenance Engineer with electrical knowledge and experience of working in a team-orientated, process environment. You will also posses mechanical skills such as welding / fabrication and tool changes. A strong manufacturing background is essential, with a proven background in PLC faultfinding / interrogation and working on machinery such as Presses and Robots.

Salary : Circa £24-27,000 depending on skills and ability

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So, here’s a very simple explanation of the set up. There are a team of Directors who are the main ‘Business Winners’ and as part of running the business they take the bulk of the responsibility for bringing in the new accounts. They then ‘feed’ the vacancy requirements to the team (you) making it your responsibility to source the candidates and fill the job – I did say ‘a very simple explanation’

This sits in a division of a very prominent European Recruitment Business specialising in contract and permanent executive placements for the IT sector. They are very profitable, well respected and easily one of the top players in their market.

I first recruited for this business back in 2003 and my candidate is still there! Seven years with the same recruitment company should give you the clearest indication that this is a quality opportunity that doesn’t come along very often.

Skills & Experience:

• You need to be bright, you need to be driven, and you need to have a real buzz about you.
• It’s likely that you’ll be degree educated, passionate about carving out a career for yourself, ooze confidence (not arrogance) and have an instant warmth and likeability.

Salary: £18,000 based, £24,000 OTE

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Key responsibilities and performance measures for this role:

• Comply with Health and Safety responsibilities as defined in the company health and safety policy, and ensure these are adequately delegated in the absence of the job holder.
• Champion the consumer, as you work with the UK Financial Controller and the UK Sales Director to identify the actions required to improve UK EBITDA.
• Identify, brief and deliver the campaign activity required to support the UK business plan.
• Closely work with Marketing Services and Innovation teams to deliver the products and activities that you require, and bring to market identified innovation activities.
• Your mantra is “that’s what the consumer wants.”
• As a member of the UK Executive Team input into UK Strategic 3 Year Strategic Plans and shape next year Annual Budget Plan, effectively controlling all Marketing budgets
• Identify, justify, develop, and deliver effective marketing campaigns to deliver the brand, financial and corporate objectives.
• Ensure the brand positioning and execution within the market, is consistent with latest Hozelock brand guidelines.
• Identify, specify, and manage the product range required for success locally
• Work with Category Manager (who is responsible for analysis of EPOS and GFK data) to use insight to improve the in store experience. E.g. packaging, price position, POS, value added, promo sku’s.
• Monitor and report campaign effectiveness vs. objectives
• Conduct Marcomms. research and creation as required :
• ATL (Print, TV, Digital)
• PR and Social Media
• CRM including Consumer Helpline
• Bespoke local digital activity and SEO
• Packaging (if local)

Direct Reports:

• 1 x CRM / PR Manager
• 1 x Helpline Manager with a team of 3 permanent and temporary staff.

Skills & Experience:

• Strong presentation skills
• Strong numeracy skills
• Excellent communicator
• Driven, and persuasive, able to work with people at all levels
• Self-starting, team player with high attention to detail,
• Creativity combined with high enthusiasm is highly desirable
• Be calm and focussed on priorities when seasonal demands create workload peaks

Salary: Circa £45,000

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My client is part of a very well established of tooling and equipment manufacturing group, formed in Europe over 100 years ago.  The UK operations are, for the most part, dedicated to sales and service. The company has a South East head office employing over 200 people.   The business objectives are to focus consistently on the customer in all areas of activity – including product development.  The company is committed to the professional development of all employees, and strives to provide every possible opportunity to enhance their competence.

Area Service Engineer duties and responsibilities:

• Promptly carry out servicing and maintenance on customer machines
• Effectively diagnose mechanical and electrical faults on customer equipment
• Maximise the commission of new equipment
• Train customers and colleagues as required, in the general operations of their machines
• Order spare parts for service orders
• Be aware of, and apply, Health and Safety regulations on site
• Apply good standards of engineering practice at all times
• Take part in call out rota
• Maintain test instruments, to ensure they remain in good condition
• Effectively promote the company brand / image
• Attend training to develop relevant knowledge and skills.
• Perform related duties as required.
• Pass on leads to help generate sales and adhoc

Area Service Engineer key skills, personality and experience:

• Proven experience in mechanical engineering
• Experience of working with Compressors
• Previous Service Engineer Experience
• Sound knowledge of electrical / electronic controls

Personality:

• Self-driven and a clear focus on high quality
• Competent and confident; Reliable, tolerant, and determined
• Empathetic communicator, able to see things from the other person’s point of view
• Ability to get on with others and be a team player
• Ability to achieve results and maintain effectiveness

Salary: To £23k basic, Pension, Life Assurance, Company Car, Expenses

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If this sounds like you and you have the right profile to become my clients most recently appointed Area Service Engineer please forward a Word copy of your up to date CV to gavin.chalmers@bberecruitment.co.uk

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