Technical Applications Engineer

WORKSHOP SUPERVISOR / NEWTON ABBOT - PERMANENT ROLE

Location: Heathfield Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot

Assignment: Permanent contract

Hours: Monday to Friday 08:30am - 17:00 (flexibility required)

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions, operating as an employment business, are currently recruiting for a full time Workshop Supervisor for a successful Hydraulics and Pneumatics business based at Heathfield Industrial Estate in Newton Abbot.

The successful candidate will be working alongside the Service Supervisor and reporting to the Engineering Manager to supervise the workshop, organization of the team and workload timescales.

Duties as a Workshop Supervisor:

• Assisting in the preparation of quotations for customer services and repairs, this may also lead to liaising with colleagues in both the External Sales and Technical teams to prepare or hand over enquiries for bigger projects
• Taking phone calls in the Workshop as first point of contact
• Working closely with Sales and Technical teams on site to provide support and ensure that both customer and company needs are met as efficiently as possible
• Supervising the Engineering team, workload, and schedules to ensure smooth running of a busy workshop
• Promoting the company at all times when communicating with customers
• Telephone follow up of numerous quotes and enquiries on customer equipment to convert to order
• Maintaining and updating CRM system with details off conversations and order progress

About you:

• Ideally 5 years' experience within Engineering / Mechanical backgrounds
• Hands on experience which you now wish to progress into a more supervisory position
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills
• Experience of Word and Excel at an intermediate level is essential
• Must hold UK driving license for a minimum of 3 years
• Able to supervise and organize the running of a busy workshop
• Excellent telephone and customer service skills
• Must be prepared to talk to customer face to face on a busy trade counter

Benefits:

23 days' holiday, increasing to 26 days based on yearly service criteria, plus bank holidays.

Pension Scheme.

Free Eye Test

Career progression.

Continual training with in-house dedicated training department and external development specific for the role.

To apply for this role, please submit your CV via the Apply Now button or contact our Exeter office on 01392 273665 for more details.

WELDER FABRICATOR / NEWTON ABBOT - PERMANENT OPPORTUNITY

Location: Newton Abbot, TQ12

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Monday to Friday 06:00am - 14:30pm OR 15:00pm - 23:30pm

Pay: £25,230 - £30,513

The successful candidate would be working for a company that has over 30 years' experience within the industry and operates across the UK. Due to continued growth they require additional operatives to ensure they can maintain the high level of customer service they strive to provide

Duties as a Welder / Fabricator:

• Measuring materials
• Cutting and joining
• Working to customer specifications
• Quality control on finished products
• Structural steel welding of up to 20mm thickness

About you:

• Minimum of 4 years' experience
• Own transport would be beneficial due to location
• Able to work to deadlines

To apply, please submit your CV via the Apply Now button or contact our Exeter office on 01392 273665 for more information.

WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE / NEWTON ABBOT - PERMANENT ROLE

Location: Brunel Road Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot

Assignment: Permanent contract

Hours: 42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 6:00am - 17:00pm

Salary: £20,995 - £23,205 per annum (dependent on experience)

We are currently recruiting for a Warehouse Operative based in Newton Abbot on a permanent contract for our well-known window manufacturing client.

Our client specializes in fitting UPVC and aluminum windows and doors to new builds and building sites.

The successful candidate will be assisting the Warehouse Manager in the daily running of a busy Glass and PVC storage warehouse and assisting with some light fabrication work as required.

Duties as a Warehouse Operative:

• Unloading and loading of stock items, some being as heavy as 25kg
• Stack and storing new products to the agreed warehouse standard
• Book in and locate stock accurately on warehouse management stock systems
• Preparing stock for collection
• Applying protection film to glass units
• Assisting with the fabrication of cavity closers, including the cutting of PVC material profiles
• Contributing to the team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

About you:

• Excellent team worker
• Time management skills and organization
• Inventory control
• Documentation skills
• Experience within a warehouse environment
• Fabrication skills is desired but not essential
• Forklift B1 Counterbalance license would be beneficial but not essential
• Reliable worker
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Basic PC skills

To apply for this role, please submit your CV via the Apply Now button or contact our Exeter office on 01392 273665 for more information.

Maintenance Engineer

Mechanical Electrical

Wigan WN4 

£37,000 - £42,000

Hours: 39 hours per week

Monday to Friday - 6am-2pm & 2pm-10pm on a rotating shift basis.

Permanent Role

Profile

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are recruiting for a company based near Wigan. Due to expansion, my client is currently recruiting for a new Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their team.

Key Duties

• To maintain a wide range of production equipment and machinery installations.
• On-line fault finding
• Introducing process improvements
• Participating in capital expenditure projects to increase outputs and improve efficiencies
• Development and introduction of a formalised preventative maintenance program
• To gain a wide, in-depth knowledge of the current production facility, equipment and Participate in continuous improvement activities to maximise machine utilisation, decrease cycle times, and improve labour recoveries
• Fault finding and repair of all plant, machinery, and equipment.
• Carry out checks and inspection of plant, machinery, and equipment
• Liaise with external contractors

Essential Skills & Experience

• Will either be a time served fitter/engineer or have a City & Guilds certificate (or equivalent) in Mechanical Electrical Engineering including at least 17th Edition.
• Have experience in fault finding, repair and general maintenance of machinery, hydraulics, electrics, and other production associated systems.
• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to work positively in a team environment.
• Strong health and safety knowledge.
• Competent to attempt most aspects of mechanical and electrical engineering with little direction.
• Experienced with the various types of PLCs and able to competently interrogate, fault find and program with little direction.
• Experienced with control systems and finding potential faults.
• Able to read schematic drawings and diagnose faults quickly & accurately.
• Experienced with all aspects of pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Competent using MIG, TIG and electric arc welding equipment.
• Experienced in continuous improvements techniques preferred.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary with shift allowance
• Overtime
• Onsite parking
• staff uniform
• canteen
• Pension
• Death in Service Benefits
• Health Insurance Plan

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to join an innovative company with a fun, friendly but professional working environment. They offer a competitive salary and generous benefits... if you feel that you fit the bill, we would like to hear from you.

Closing date is 12.9.2022 Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are acting as an employment agency on behalf of it’s client.

To Apply please follow the application process for the site this job is advertised on or email your CV to debbie.gough@hawk-3.com  By applying for the above position and providing your personal data to us you understand that your data will be processed in line with our Privacy Policy. To view our full Privacy Policy please visit our website.

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment, and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future

Technical Lead - Composites

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Gloucester

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 0800-1700

Salary: £30'000-£40'000

Summary:

Our client is UK specialist in composites and mouldings based in Gloucester are currently recruiting for a Technical Lead -Composites to join their team. The Technical Lead will manage the delivery of engineering projects within the Composite products business unit, this will include solution development, preparation of enquiry responses, de-risking activities, validation activities, product ionisation, development projects and improvement projects. The role will require project ownership from conception through to production.

The Technical Lead will become the business expert for a given product set and work as part of a wider team of specialists, offering task management and expertise in the field of mechanical design engineering. This role will contribute to exciting civilian and defence projects.

Required Duties:

Lead the delivery of engineering projects including enquiry responses & development projects

Manage the development of new products and processes

Specification & execution of test programs for development and validation of new products

Supporting the business development team with on-site visits, customer calls and event

attendance

Acting as a point of contact for suppliers, customers, sister sites and internal departments

Become the technical expert in the business for a product range

Mechanical design engineering with composite & metallic materials

Completion of numerical and mechanical analysis, as required to demonstrate and validate

products

Occasional UK travel likely, infrequent overseas travel possible

Skills Required :

Minimum 3 years' experience in a similar role

Well organised and comfortable completing multiple projects concurrently

Experience in technical writing of reports

Experience of preparing technical summaries, proposals and presentations

Basic knowledge of stress analysis by FEA & Hand Calc

Demonstrable experience in mechanical design engineering

Familiarity with composite materials desirable

Familiarity with aerospace and/or defence industry desirable

Excellent attention to detail and enjoy working in a procedure driven environment

Eligible for Security Clearance

Benefits ;

- 26 days of annual leave

- 3% Employer Pension Contribution

- Income protection scheme and Private medical cover

- Cycle to work scheme

Closing date is 15 th of September 2022

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are operating as an employment agency on behalf of its client.

To Apply please follow the application process for the site this job is advertised on or email your CV to maria.thorne@hawk-3.com. By applying for the above position and providing your personal data to us you understand that your data will be processed in line with our Privacy Policy. To view our full Privacy Policy please visit our website.

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future

Technical Lead - Polymers

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Gloucester

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 0800-1700

Salary: £27500-32500

Summary:

Our client is UK specialist in composites and mouldings based in Gloucester are currently recruiting for a Technical Lead to join their team. Technical Lead will act as technical authority for thermoplastic polymer film materials and manage new business development activities for the business unit. The team member will become fully conversant in the attributes and processing methods of a range of polymer materials. This will involve interpreting customer and regulatory requirements, ensuring our products align fully with them as well as leading product improvement initiatives to improve the quality and performance of our products.

The successful candidate will build a comprehensive understanding of TPU film applications. By conducting market research for new materials, supporting collaborative developments with customers and partners and managing development of new material grades, the Technical Lead will identify new customers, applications and opportunities to achieve ambitious business growth.

Required Duties:

Technical Authority - working with the quality and process engineering departments to ensure our products are compliant with the relevant requirements and standards.

- Product Development - Managing new product development projects in a time effective manner.

- Market Research - review the raw material supplier market to identify new materials that will enhance Permali's thermoplastic product portfolio.

- Administration - creating and maintaining a directory of product files with technical data sheets, test results, approvals management, regulatory compliance statements & health & safety guidance.

- Process Optimisation - work with Process Engineering to ensure products are being produced by the most efficient / cost effective method.

- Process Research - research and understand customer processes associated with Permali's thermoplastic products and help advise best practice to our customers.

- Product Promotion - enable the Sales & Marketing team by applying technical understanding of Permali's products to commercial product literature and digital campaigns from the point of view of the market (customer).

Skills Required :

Minimum 2 years of experience working in a similar role with Polymer materials or trained in Materials Science / Engineering or similar to HNC level or above.

- An appreciation for, or experience of commercial sales in a B2B setting.

- Excellent computer skills, with working experience of using the MS Office suite, with a desire to learn new software packages.

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team

- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal. Ability to communicate information, whether technical or non-technical to team members and customers in a clear and concise manner

- A strong work ethic with good organisational skills and excellent punctuality and attendance.

- An ambition to succeed, develop professional skills, and make a positive impact.

- Ability to work under pressure, be proactive, inquisitive, quick to learn, and capable of multitasking

- A conscientious character who will always work in the best interests of The Company

Benefits ;

- 26 days of annual leave

- 3% Employer Pension Contribution

- Income protection scheme and Private medical cover

- Cycle to work scheme

Closing date is 15 th of September 2022

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are operating as an employment agency on behalf of its client.

To Apply please follow the application process for the site this job is advertised on or email your CV to maria.thorne@hawk-3.com. By applying for the above position and providing your personal data to us you understand that your data will be processed in line with our Privacy Policy. To view our full Privacy Policy please visit our website.

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future

ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATOR / NEWTON ABBOT - PERMANENT ROLE

Location: Brunel Road Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot

Assignment: Permanent contract

Hours: Monday to Friday 08:00am - 17:00pm

Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 per annum

Duties as an Accounts Administrator:

• Maintaining variation spreadsheets
• Chasing variation order confirmations and prices
• Providing updates for debtor meetings
• Update IRIS when VARS are invoiced
• Update order spreadsheets
• Analyze fitters, producing monthly reports for management information
• Allocate new build bank account receipts and reconcile to SAGE on a monthly basis
• Raise invoices for paid applications
• Maintain retentions spreadsheet
• Raise credits for retentions
• Produce monthly statements
• Credit control for new build, to include producing a report for meetings
• Issue weekly stock sheets to warehouse
• Order stationary and health & safety supplies
• Petty cash duties

About you:

• SAGE and Excel experience is essential
• Experience within a similar role
• Organized approach to work
• Motivated and deadline driven
• A great team player

To apply for tis role, please submit your CV via the Apply Now button or contact our Exeter office on 01392 273665 for more information.