- Annual Bonus
- Half day Friday
Are you looking for somewhere you can use your engineering manufacturing experience to help a company take their production to the next level? A vibrant environment where hard work is rewarded, and progression is possible! This business has been growing for the last 4 years and are about to move into new premises with 3 times to space to keep the momentum going.
This is an incredible opportunity for a Production Manager to be a central part of a successful business, where your ideas and voice will be heard. Leading from the front and mentoring the production team, you will be able to use your problem-solving mindset to make a difference.
With a huge uplift in their manufacturing in the last couple of years, there’s a big opportunity to make your mark. It’s a steady ship, with lots of opportunities to implement improvement processes and ensure the production schedule is met. The products are used all over the world at some of the most prestigious settings out there: does this sound like a challenge for you?
You will be responsible for:
- Developing and executing production plans, schedules, and budgets to meet customer demands and company goals.
- Implementing and maintaining quality control measures to ensure that products meet or exceed customer expectations, including continuous improvement.
- Managing production resources efficiently, including manpower, equipment, materials, and technology.
- Addressing production issues promptly and effectively, collaborating with cross-functional teams to find solutions.
- Generating production reports and performance metrics for senior management, providing insights for strategic decision-making.
The Candidate
As the Production Manager, you will be able to hit the ground running with previous experience in leading a team in a deadline-driven environment. You will also have the following:
- HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Engineering manufacturing management or team lead experience.
- Strong Excel and ERP/MRP experience.
- Ability to understand skills gaps within a team.
- Sales bonus circa £7k - £10k
- Additional benefits include pension, healthcare and shares scheme
Are you a Technical Sales Engineer passionate about scientific innovation? We are looking for someone with a desire to travel internationally to interact with researchers across various scientific sectors, where your mechanical mind will help advance the research happening within sectors such as electronics, energy, healthcare technologies and pharma to name some.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engage with people from various scientific sectors including physicists, scientists, engineers, and technical experts.
- Represent the products and solutions at the highest levels across UK and international venues.
- Travel to visit customers and attend trade shows and conferences.
- Adapt and quickly grasp new scientific concepts, applying this knowledge to drive sales and client satisfaction.
Ideal Candidate:
- Possesses a degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Material Science or a related discipline.
- Has a solid track record in technical sales.
- Demonstrates a customer-oriented approach and a passion for achieving excellence in product quality and sales performance.
- Excels in communication, and relationship building, and has a charismatic, outgoing personality.
- Is comfortable with both UK and international travel as part of the role.
If you have the drive to excel in a sales environment and a passion for scientific innovation, apply today to take the next step in your career in technical sales!
- An international and diverse work atmosphere
- The chance to be part of a rapidly growing company and the next success story
- Training that will allow you to succeed in providing an excellent customer experience
The impact of x-ray crystallography on science has been colossal, a tool primarily used in the fields of chemistry, biology, and materials science. Its ability to provide precise information about the arrangement of atoms within a crystal makes it indispensable for research and development. But do you ever think about the instruments needed to undertake x-ray crystallography?
With this opportunity, you can combine your scientific mind, inquisitive nature, and love of social interaction!
We are working with a manufacturer of cooling devices used by the crystallographic community all over the world for nearly 40 years. You will have the opportunity to work with outstanding scientists in this growing field across the UK, Europe, and Asia.
We need you to help strengthen their presence, assisting their established customer base within Universities and Laboratories. You’ll be making a trip a month to visit researchers in synchrotrons and laboratories around the world! With this comes an exciting career path, keeping the momentum going.
If you know about x-ray crystallography, and enjoy building relationships with people, then please click apply!
Additional Benefits:
- Attractive commission structure
- Annual bonus scheme
- Life Insurance
- Pension scheme
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Designing and testing complex equipment used to make a positive difference across the globe.
- An exciting product roadmap and development opportunities to progress your career.
- Benefits include life assurance, pension and shares scheme.
Are you looking for an opportunity to work with more interesting and complex products? On joining this SME, you’ll be part of a close-knit multidisciplinary engineering team. They are responsible for the design and delivery of electro-mechanical products used in R&D and academia globally.
The team enjoy the environment with a mix of both junior and senior engineers: some have been there for years, and some have joined in the last 5. But with an exciting product roadmap to be delivered of the next 3-5 years, they are looking to bring in an additional Electronics Design Engineer.
The Electronics Design Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing and testing electronics and software across a portfolio of interesting products. You will:
- Work as part of the NPD team to design and develop electronic solutions.
- Design both analogue and digital electronic systems, PCB layouts, and firmware, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- Defect analysis, debugging and problem-solving.
- Integration and testing of electronics and software with mechanical hardware.
- Support the manufacturing team with fault finding support.
You will consider yourself to have strong electronic design skills, be confident in voicing your opinion and ideas, and will also have:
- Degree or HND in Electronics or Electrical Engineering or a similar discipline.
- Practical experience in developing analogue and digital electronics, including PCB design and embedded system development.
- Comfortable using CAD software tools.
- Some programming experience using embedded C, C++ or QML.
Benefits: Bonus Scheme, Company Share Option Scheme, 25 Days Holiday, Company Pension, Company Events, Life and Private Medical Insurance, Wellbeing Policies, Free Onsite Parking, Cycle-to-Work Scheme
Location: Runcorn
Hours: Full Time
Join the Forefront of Quantum Dot Innovation
Are you a seasoned physicist with a passion for pioneering quantum dot technology? We're looking for a Senior Physicist to play a key role in the development of next-generation infrared quantum dot photodetectors.
What Will You Do?
- Research & Development: Lead the research in fabricating infrared QD photodetector devices using our proprietary colloidal QDs. Plan experiments, analyse results, and enhance our understanding of device physics.
- Resource Management: Oversee equipment and software related to device metrology and fabrication processes. Maintain toolsets, equipment, and specify Preventive Maintenance actions.
- Safety and Communication: Adhere to safety, health, and environment standards, and maintain meticulous lab records. Engage with external partners through technical reports and presentations.
Who Are You?
- A Ph.D. holder in Physics, Engineering, or Materials Science with at least 2 years of experience in QD semiconductor devices.
- Proficient in device engineering, particularly in quantum dot devices, and experience in maintaining fabrication equipment.
- Strong problem-solving skills with excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- Organized, independent, with a talent for prioritizing and managing multiple priorities.
Why Us?
- Innovative Impact: Be part of a cutting-edge team shaping the future of nanomaterials and quantum dot technology.
- Career Development: Opportunities to mentor and train team members, contributing significantly to project milestones and device performance improvements.
- Rewarding Environment: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package and a flexible, supportive work culture.
Take the Next Step in Your Career
Apply now to be part of a team where your expertise in quantum dot technology will be recognized and make a difference.
- Flexible working hours including half day Friday
- Good benefits package including pension & share incentive scheme
We're on the lookout for an Electronic Test Technician to join a friendly production team. If you're passionate about precision and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this role might be the perfect fit for you. With many different products to test, it won’t be the same thing day in day out. The variation will mean the days will fly by!
As a Test Technician, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring customer satisfaction by delivering top-notch products on time. You'll be responsible for assembling and configuring component product assemblies, conducting functional tests and calibrations, and documenting the results. Your expertise and attention to detail will contribute to the success of the production team.
Here's a glimpse into what you'll be doing:
- Building, testing, and repairing small electromechanical sub-assemblies and full systems.
- Working closely with engineering drawings, models, and schematics to ensure accurate assembly.
- Collaborating with other teams to drive New Product Introduction (NPI) and continuous product improvement initiatives.
We're looking for someone with:
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role
- Knowledge of electronic components and their in-circuit functionality.
- Experience in hand assembly of electronic and/or precision mechanical systems.
- Soldering experience.
- Exceptional hand-eye coordination.
- Great communication skills to collaborate and connect with the team.
- 20-25 hours per week: flexible to suit your circumstances.
- Good benefits package including pension and healthcare scheme
- Stability and growth opportunity in an exciting and successful SME
Are you looking for a varied HR role that you can fit around the other important things in your life? Maybe you’d like a part-time role where you can apply your HR management experience and make a real difference in an SME. Here, you’d oversee all aspects of HR practices and processes.
They have a fantastic working environment: they are friendly and supportive where team dynamics and the wellbeing of their people is hugely important. Having gone through a lot of change (for the better) in the last 12 months, there is more positive change on the horizon and they have created this new role to help them and their people to move forward.
If this sounds like somewhere you might like to be, then please click apply!
The Role: HR Manager
You will be involved in a wide range of HR tasks from recruitment and performance management to employee relations and compliance, alongside supporting the Senior Management team. This will also include:
- Serve as a point of contact for employee inquiries and concerns, providing guidance and support as needed.
- Support and guide managers on performance evaluation, goal setting, and feedback processes.
- Identify training needs and coordinate the development and delivery of training programs.
- Develop, update, and communicate HR policies, procedures, and guidelines in compliance with legal requirements and company objectives.
- Assist in developing and communicating employee benefits programs, including health insurance, retirement plans, and other perks.
- Administration and management of the HR system.
The Candidate: HR Manager
- Experience in a similar role with a track record of success in HR functions.
- CIPD level 5 qualification
- Excellent knowledge of HR policies, procedures and functions.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
- Personable, approachable and enjoys communicating with people at all levels.
- Monday – Friday
- 6 month Temp to Perm
Are you looking to work in a lovely environment? This is a friendly and supportive company, where team dynamics and the well-being of their people are their priority. Are you looking for a role in Finance administration where you can be trusted to get the job done?
They have a fantastic working environment: they are friendly and supportive where team dynamics and the wellbeing of their people is more important than profit margins. They regularly promote from within and encourage personal development, and with plans for growth, this role will be no different!
If this sounds like somewhere you might like to be, then please click apply!
The Role: Finance Assistant
You will be involved in assisting accounts along with general office administration. This will also include:
• Ensure financial records meet regulations and VAT compliance
• Bank reconciliations, petty cash, foreign cash and credit cards
• Processing invoices, ad hoc reporting and filing.
• Support for purchase ledger when required
• Supporting with payroll and data entry
• Assisting with accounts payable
• Setting up new suppliers
Administrator Candidate
- AAT Level or equivalent
- Experience in administration, accounts assistant or similar role.
- Experience with VAT
- Experience in working with computers and different administration or accounting software
- Good working knowledge of MS Office (especially excel) and Oracle
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Top level responsibility for the engineering department.
- Bring your strong people management skills to deliver an exciting product roadmap.
- Path to Directorship
- Annual bonus and additional benefits.
- South West based
This is a superb opportunity for any Head of Engineering or Engineering Manager who is looking for somewhere to show their capabilities.
This is a senior management opportunity and a chance to swoop in and bring an engineering department up to speed. You’ll have full accountability and control for engineering and a multi-disciplined team of mechanical, electronic, and software engineers. It’s a new role in the business, and they need someone who can get their engineering department back on track and hit their project deadlines. You’ll be joining an SME with a great brand in the market, a complete revamp of their software platform planned, and exciting plans for growth over the coming years.
They have an exciting roadmap to deliver over the next 5 years, with a particular focus on their control software, which needs some modernisation. You will have been in a role where you’ve overseen NPD projects and have achieved deadlines, and you’re used to timescales of less than a year. We need someone who can strategise and create the plans, not just run with an existing plan. You will be proactive and take action to reduce possible risks to projects before they happen.
It's an opportunity for you to put your stamp on this business. You'll need to be firm and have the gravitas to lead and invigorate the team. We need you to drive a culture of continuous improvement and build an environment of trust with a customer-first approach.
It'll be a balance of innovation and delivery: they operate in an exciting market, supplying both universities and well-known blue-chip companies globally. You’ll have a small team with the budget for an additional headcount and be given the freedom to implement rapid prototyping techniques.
The Candidate: Head of Engineering
You will consider yourself to have strong skills in project management, and will also have:
- At least 5 years experience of successfully managing an engineering team, this can be in any electro-mechanical engineering sector.
- Expertise in planning, controlling, and delivering NPD projects.
- Strong leadership experience in a multidiscipline engineering design team.
- A proven track record of successfully working in a similar role.
- Home based position with occasional trips to the office in the South
- Exciting international travel opportunities - covering EMEA
- Annual Bonus
- Company Car
- Generous annual leave, pension & life assurance
An incredible opportunity for a Field Service Engineer has arisen with this pioneering company. At the forefront of their industry, they are renowned for their high-technology equipment used in medical diagnostics and life sciences. They need a permanent Field Service Engineer to support their customers across the UK and Europe.
The Field Service Engineer will be responsible for the installation and set-up of their scientific equipment in locations across the UK and Europe. They have systems installed in over 30 countries globally, covering almost every continent. The travel involved will be roughly 150 days per year (half UK, half Europe), and when not travelling you will be based from home. As a Field Service Engineer the role will also involve:
- Installation and calibration of scientific equipment;
- Providing training to customers across the EMEAR region;
- Conducting validation, quality control, and troubleshooting activities on systems;
- Managing your diary and travel, along with creating and maintaining all relevant documentation.
You will be willing to travel across the world, and will also:
- Have previous experience in a field service position and happy to travel to customer sites.
- Have worked with complex electro-mechanical equipment or laboratory equipment.
- Be flexible, self-confident, and happy to work alone on occasion.
- Be organised and disciplined, ensuring no shortcuts are taken to ensure product integrity.
- Excellent communication skills.
Based from home, you can live anywhere in the South of England.
- Exciting travel opportunities across Europe, Asia and the US
- Excellent benefits package including pension, healthcare scheme and shares scheme
Are you looking to work with interesting products, working alongside a friendly and dedicated team? With this position, you will receive excellent training and an opportunity to work with a complex range of equipment used in laboratories worldwide. You can really hone your engineering skills and take your career up a notch.
The role will be extremely varied, with the opportunity to do some interesting work and become trained to perform equipment installations globally. Most of the travel will be in Europe, so if that’s somewhere you’d like to explore, this could be a great fit! Or you may be looking for a role that means you’re not on the road all of the time: this will be around 35% travelling.
If this sounds like it’s up your street, and you’ve got an electro-mechanical engineering background, then please click apply!
This is the kind of work you'll be doing:
- Responding to customers who are having technical issues.
- Providing support when it comes to spare parts and components.
- Conducting testing and repairs in-house.
- Travel both nationally and internationally to conduct installations, service and repair work.
- Using your problem-solving ability to generate ideas for better ways of working.
You will consider yourself to have good diagnostic ability with excellent time management skills. You will also have:
- An electro-mechanical engineering background.
- An aptitude for troubleshooting, fault finding and diagnosis.
- IT literate – able to install software/drivers etc.
- Fantastic communication skills.
- An inquisitive mind and happy to work independently.
- Willing to travel nationally and internationally with some overnight stays.
Based in Hampshire with regular travel: a driving license is essential.
- Commission scheme
- Flexible hours
- Hybrid role
- Additional benefits package
Are you looking for a chance to excel in your career in the life sciences arena? You might also want to sell highly reputable products as part of a smaller operation. Reporting to the Head of Sales, this is an opportunity to become a central part of a business where you’ll be given flexibility, and trust, and be working with great people. They are searching for a Sales Manager, leading a small sales team and looking after customers across the UK & Europe.
You’ll be travelling up to 40% of the time to see customers, both OEMs, and end-users, selling high-value scientific equipment that is well-known in the market. Alongside your sales and business development duties, you’ll be part of the management team and able to use your coaching abilities to develop your team. It’s important that you can be in the office regularly to interact with and support the team, as well as build vital relationships internally.
If this sounds like it could be the right fit for you, then please click apply!
You will be positive and confident in your ability, willing to travel across the UK and Europe, and have the following skills/experience:
- At least 5 years experience in a scientific/technical sales position
- Either degree qualified in a scientific discipline or equivalent experience in a scientific industry.
- Willing to travel to see customers and attend trade shows.