Maintenance Engineer Day Shift £30k M40
We are seeking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer to support the day shift within a truly fast paced and high volume manufacturing environment. The business operates with the UK Food industry providing a range of Branded and Private Label products to the UK Grocery retail market. Having a strongly customer driven approach has enabled the business to develop long term relationships with some of the UK’s leading grocery retailers which in turn ahs led to significant growth and business expansion. As a days based Maintenance Engineer you will operate in conjunction with the Engineering Manager and Operation Manager to ensure the automated equipment runs at an optimum. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on a Monday – Friday days based shift. As an apprentice trained engineer you will ideally have an electrical bias or be a mechanical engineer who also holds C&G 16th Edition or ideally 17th Edition. You will already have gained experience of supporting a high volume manufacturing operation and have a progressive and pro-active approach to engineering services. Working with highly automated plant equipment engineering as a function would be a distinct advantage as would previous experience with a food or drink environment. In addition to your apprenticeship and time served experience you will ideally have experience of working with PLCs and exposure to linx / Sato / Klikloc as well as a strong appreciation...
view the listingPurchasing Assistant – Junior Buyer £22-28k M40
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and quality driven food manufacturer who supply a wide range of premium products primarily within the baking and ingredients categories. You will be working with major brands as well as retailer own label products across a hugely diverse product range incorporating several hundred SKUs. As the company’s Purchasing Assistant your role will be extremely broad and cover a diverse range of raw material and packaging. You will provide supporting for the NPD department when sourcing new products / suppliers and also be responsible for developing longer term relationships with a group of core suppliers. This opportunity is working within an expanding privately owned business and as such you will also have involvement where appropriate with other departments across the business, as such a hands on “role your sleeves up” approach will be far more effective than a very corporate ivory towers mentality. Whilst you may be degree qualified this is by no means an essential requirement most importantly we are seeking a candidate who is able to work on their own initiative to deliver the required cost reductions with out any adverse effects to quality or service. As a driven purchasing professional you will be able to demonstrate that you possess a strong commercial acumen. Strong and effective negotiation skills are a must as is the ability to convey and...
view the listingTechnical Co-ordinator Food Manufacturing £20-25k
Technical Co-ordinator Food Manufacturing £20-25k M40 Corridor This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and quality driven food manufacturer who supply a wide range of premium products primarily within the baking and ingredients categories. You will be working with major brands as well as retailer own label products across a hugely diverse product range incorporating several hundred SKUs. Reporting to the Technical Manager you will provide support across all technical matters, liaise with internal and external customers on technical requirements, specifications and complaints. In addition you will maintain and up-date product information on the ERP system and web based customer supply chain platforms. The role will also take responsibility for all artwork approval as well as providing quality support in the absence of the quality co-ordinator and working alongside them during peak times. You will be a graduate with a Food Science / Food Technology degree or similar level of relevant qualification who is now seeking to develop their career by joining a growing and progressive organisation that is willing to give people responsibility and autonomy. In addition to your academic qualifications you will be naturally numerate and able to demonstrate a level of commercial acumen and ability to understand the wider business picture and where you role fits within this. It is crucial that you can demonstrate where and how you have...
view the listingNPD Manager Food Manufacturing £40-50k; M40
NPD Manager £40-50k North Oxon This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and quality driven food manufacturer who supply a wide range of premium products primarily within the baking and ingredients products. Reporting to the Commercial Director you will also work closely with Marketing Manager & Quality Manager and be responsible for managing product and packaging development for all NPD projects and product changes for both Branded and Own Label products and to commercially evaluate New Product Development opportunities. Your principle responsibilities will include; managing product development process from concept to customer acceptance (either brief to external suppliers or develop in-house). To Develop all packaging formats and designs in conjunction with Marketing team and develop and approve artwork whilst also evaluating product costing in conjunction with the Commercial Assistant. As part of your liaison with marketing you will assist in the research and evaluate market opportunities. You will be the primary driver of all Packaging innovations and changes to include managing the implementation of packaging changes for both NPD and EPD which includes the pioneering and innovation of new packaging formats. This will also involve the aspects specified above for NPD and product changes. In terms of Process you will evaluate current NPD process and recommend changes to system to improve efficiencies whilst also managing product and packaging change process generate and maintain critical path for...
view the listingFood Manufacturing Shift Manager Northamptonshire £35-45k
Manufacturing Shift Manager Northamptonshire £35-45k Operating from two major manufacturing facilities our client produces some of the UK’s leading branded food products and has extended this portfolio with a number of highly successful new product launches. Having undergone a substantial structural and cultural change programme they are now seeking to maximise the benefits of these changes and to establish a culture of continuous improvement as they strive towards operating within recognised lean manufacturing and GMPs. As one of the Manufacturing Shift Managers you will play a crucial role in ensuring that this change programme is implemented and executed at the front line where the efficiencies can be truly derived. You will be responsible for a team of 20 technical operators and liaise closely with the engineers within this highly automated high volume manufacturing environment. Working across two plants this is a critical front line manager role in leading the change management programme in Manufacturing. You will manage, motivate and lead the team to deliver the company’s business plan. On shift you will ensure handovers are effective, detailed and accurate and any non-conformities identified and reported in a timely, concise manner. Managing and reducing costs is crucial for all FMCG businesses to maintain and improve their margins in the current market. As such you will identify and support delivery of change management improvements, have an understanding of, and control, costs...
view the listingSurvey Sales Consultant South East £25-30k + Substantial Bonus + f/e Car + Benefits
Survey Sales Consultant South East £25-30k + Substantial Bonus + f/e Car + Benefits KOREC is a well-established nationwide company providing innovative measured solutions for the Construction, Machine Control, Survey and Mapping industries. From GNSS Receivers to Lasers, Robotic instruments to Total Stations, KOREC offer Sales, Hire, Service and Repair. Position Summary The successful candidate will be responsible for maximising the sales of Trimble Surveying Solutions in the South East London/Kent/Susses, including Robotic Total Stations, Trimble GNSS, Software and Spatial Imaging. You will have experience of construction or land surveying GPS equipment. The right candidate will be a self-starter, with evidence of sales success in a business-to-business sales environment, be ambitious, tenacious and have a ‘sense of urgency.’ Candidates will have excellent communication skills, written and verbal, and outstanding negotiation and presentation abilities at all levels. Above all you will have the confidence, commitment and ability to sell innovative positioning solutions. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a rapidly growing company with a young and ambitious team. Full Product and Professional External Sales Training will be provided. A substantial package, including company car, is available to the right candidate. If you feel that you share our passion and enthusiasm for providing high quality, premium surveying equipment to meet our customers’ requirements and exceed their expectations then in the first instance email your CV to Woodlands Recruitment Solutions or...
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