Senior Mechanical Design Engineer £40-45k

Posted by on May 2, 2015 in £40,000 - £50,000, Engineering, Engineering, Northamptonshire | 0 comments

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a privately held building services company who over more than 20 years have established a very strong reputation for the quality of their building services projects. Specialising within the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) they employ all of their technicians, engineers and plumbers directly and this dedication to high standards of customer service has paid dividends as the business is experiencing a period of significant growth. As a result if this they are now seeking to appoint a permanent Senior Mechanical Design Engineer reporting to the Design & Build Manager. Our projects include large multi £million industrial and commercial schemes to smaller schemes and working for interesting clients including high street retailers, Schools/Universities, healthcare providers, contractors, developers etc. As the demand for our expertise continues to grow, we now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our significantly experienced and talented Building Services team. Based at our highly accessible offices with over 30 staff in Northampton, you will be responsible for delivering innovative solutions for our client’s. Senior Mechanical Design Engineer duties include: •Working as part of a design team delivering detailed design •Using specialist computer-aided design (CAD) and BIM (Revit) software and other resources to design the systems required for the project •Designing site-specific equipment as required •Overseeing and supervising the installation of building systems and specifying maintenance and operating procedures •Liaising closely with other professionals, including structural engineers, architects, surveyors, and contractors of in-house and external project teams •Attending a range of project group and technical meetings •Ensuring that the design and maintenance of building systems meets legislative and health and safety requirements •Advising clients and architects on energy use and conservation in a range of buildings and sites, aiming to minimise the environmental impact and reduce the carbon footprint You will have experience with designing projects from conception through to completion including calculations, drawings, specifications, etc along with an accredited Building Services...

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Technical Manager M40 c£50,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Posted by on Apr 21, 2015 in £50,000 - £60,000, Manufacturing, Technical Manager | 0 comments

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 producing major brands as well as grocery retailer own label products across a hugely diverse product range incorporating several hundred SKUs. Reporting to the Managing Director you will be responsible for the technical management of all production, including product safety and legality, process control, traceability, quality assurance, quality control with support from the Quality Co-ordinator. You will ensure adherence to all food safety standards and legislation to meet internal and external requirements with particular emphasis on BRC accreditation. Including, but not limited to the implementation and development of the company Quality and Food Safety Management System. Manage, develop and ensure compliance to HACCP and all regulatory / compliance matters, including keeping up-to-date with current legislation and customer policies. Furthermore you will ensure production environments are maintained to high standards. As Company Technical Manager you will take a lead with pack copy approval to ensure compliance with current Food Labeling Regulations. Within your team you will ensure that training is delivered to ensure staff have adequate knowledge to achieve. The Technical Manager will also contribute to the formulation, delivery, evaluation and continuous improvement of the Manufacturing Strategy to provide operational effectiveness and ensure technical integrity. Your team will record all non-conformances and associated costs as well as manage the internal audit schedule. The department will also complete, maintain and control all technical specifications/requirements, specifically, but not limited to; o retailer web based and hard copy specifications o supermarket own label requirements o company and customer format specifications o specifications for raw materials and packaging As Technical Manager you will approve and audit all suppliers and maintain an approved suppliers’ database this will incorporate managing third party site visits, including, but not limited to; o Customer o Environmental Health Office o Trading Standards Office Our Technical Manager works alongside...

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Manufacturing Shift Manager Northamptonshire £40-45k

Posted by on Apr 15, 2015 in All Sectors | 0 comments

Operating from two food 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 30 – 60 technical operators and liaise closely with the engineers within this high volume manufacturing environment. 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 within budgetary limits including labour. As part of your role you will also conduct downtime analysis and corrective action planning as well as control and reduce material wastage usage levels whilst also controlling and managing time and attendance including sickness absence using established company procedures including. The Manufacturing Shift Manager will have responsibility with GMP for maintaining quality standards within the two plants on raw materials, packaging and processing issues. You will be required to fully understand all relevant Food Legislation for safe operation of the Plants. The Shift Manager will ensure all staff comply with the company Hygiene policies and procedures and maintain work areas in accordance with...

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Maintenance Engineer Day Shift £30k M40

Posted by on Mar 27, 2015 in £25,000 - £30,000, Engineering, FMCG, Manufacturing, Oxfordshire | 0 comments

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 of lean manufacturing. For further details please call Kieron Madden at WRS on M: 07787 40 88 44 or email your CV to...

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Purchasing Assistant – Junior Buyer £22-28k M40

Posted by on Mar 27, 2015 in £20,000 - £25,000, £25,000 - £30,000, Buyer, FMCG, Manufacturing, Oxfordshire | 0 comments

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 apply modern purchasing tools and techniques in order to deliver the best total cost of ownership as opposed to simply opting for the lowest cost of purchase. We are seeking an individual with experience of sourcing both raw materials and packaging ideally within a food or drink manufacturing environment.  Previous experience of using an ERP system such as Syspro would be advantageous as would experience of procuring; packaging, raw materials or finished product within an FMCG environment. If you feel that you share our passion and enthusiasm for producing high quality, premium convenience food to meet our customers requirements and...

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