• Benefits include life assurance, pension and shares scheme
• Service & installation of scientific equipment
• Development opportunities to progress your career

Are you looking for an opportunity to work with more interesting and complex products? As part of an SME, you’ll be part of a close-knit engineering team. They are responsible for test, installation and commissioning of electro-mechanical scientific products. The team really enjoy the environment. Many have been there for years! However, with growth comes opportunity, and they need an additional person to add to the team.

The Service team works closely with all departments to ensure customers experience no issues with their new piece of equipment. You will be responsible for providing technical support, diagnosing faults and supporting the design team with testing new products. Customers are based all over the world and there is a huge product range, keeping the days varied and interesting. They will fly by!

The Role:

• Installation of equipment on customer sites around the world.
• Providing technical support to customers as well as distributors.
• Providing customer training, both in person and remotely via video.
• Supporting other departments such as design and production

The Candidate: Test Engineer or Service Engineer

You will have most of the following skills and experience:

• Electro-mechanical background;
• High attention to detail and able to read and interpret engineering drawings;
• Previously used equipment such as multi-metres, micrometers and verniers gauges.
• Dexterous: comfortable with intricate hand work.
• Great communication skills.

• Flexible hours and 4 day week option
• Healthcare cashback plan and pension scheme
• Share Incentive plan 
• Path to Directorship 

I am partnered with a company offering you the opportunity to be an instrumental part of their next stage of growth. An SME who designs and manufactures high-precision equipment used for cutting-edge research globally. With Year-on-Year growth and additional headcount, they are looking for someone who can be their next Operations Director, to support the MD and lead the operations team, taking them to the next level.

They have a fantastic working environment and a flat management structure, they are friendly and supportive where team dynamics and the wellbeing of their people is the most important element. They encourage personal development, and this will be an opportunity where you can really influence the future shape of the business, and reap the rewards.

The Role – Operations Manager:
You will be responsible for production, procurement, production engineering, stock control & shipping, and facilities. Your role will include:
•    Managing a team of 10-15 people, providing leadership and coaching to increase the team’s capability and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
•    Be a key part of the Senior Leadership Team, developing the company’s strategy alongside the MD.
•    Ensuring all orders are delivered to time, cost & quality requirements.
•    Performance management of the team, including regular 1-to-1’s to review performance and develop objectives. 
•    Utilising your experience and knowledge to help the business through their pain points

This is just some of the responsibilities: it will be a varied and exciting role with opportunities to implement new procedures, and make a big impact! If this sounds like it could be for you, please get in touch with Ashlea Harland to discuss the details in confidence.

The Candidate – Operations Manager:
•    Previous experience within manufacturing of electro-mechanical products.
•    Strong leadership capability with management experience. 
•    Approachable and empathetic, with the ability to influence others.
•    Strong business acumen and a high level of integrity.
•    Not afraid to be hands on and lead by example. 
•    Proven experience of line and task management of production teams with up to 30 people.

• Exciting travel opportunities across the UK, Europe and Asia 
• Benefits package includes pension, healthcare scheme and shares scheme
• Office-based, with roughly 35% travel

Are you looking to work with interesting products, 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 always on the road: here you'd be based in the factory performing final testing, with travel expected to fluctuate between 25%-50%. 

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.

The ideal candidate will have good diagnostic ability and excellent time management skills. We are also looking for:

• 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.

• Flexible hours Monday – Friday 
• Life assurance and pension scheme
• Healthcare cashback plan

An opportunity for an Electro-mechanical Assembly Technician has arisen with a brilliant company – if you are looking for a stable role in a great environment, where you can get on with the work you enjoy with varied responsibilities, then this is worth applying for!
At the forefront of their industry, the business is renowned for continuously developing new high-technology equipment and they have a global customer base. The products are complex, made up of multiple sub-assemblies, so you won’t be doing the same task day-in and day-out, keep it varied and interesting.

The Assembly Technician will be part of a small team of skilled people. You will be responsible for the following: 
•    Building assemblies, sub-assemblies and complete systems to engineering drawings.
•    Operating in a low-volume, high-value environment where it will typically take 2-3 weeks to build 1 full system.
•    Electrical wiring on control boxes and racking systems.
•    Mechanical assembly of frames, and cabinets as well as some more intricate assembly work.
•    Pre-testing some assemblies before sending complete products through to the test department.

The Candidate: Electro-mechanical Production Technician
The successful candidate will consider themselves to have experience in an electrical or electro-mechanical manufacturing environment, and will also: 
•    Have experience with electro-mechanical equipment build.
•    Experience with wiring looms and wiring control units.
•    Good mechanical assembly experience, from intricate work up to large-scale frame build.
•    Be organised and disciplined, ensuring no shortcuts are taken to ensure product quality.

• Part of the next phase of growth
• Flexible working hours
• Healthcare scheme and pension
• A collaborative and supportive work environment

Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact in a manufacturing business? They can offer you great learning support, visible scope for progression and a protective yet challenging working environment. You will be instrumental in helping to set up the MRP system, analysing the data and looking for opportunities to automate and improve processes. The role will grow with you, keeping you engaged and challenged. If this sounds like the challenge you’ve been looking for, click apply!

They are a leading designer and manufacturer of a cutting-edge range of products, used in growing markets globally. With a long-standing history and a great brand reputation, they can offer you a role where you can put your own stamp on it and drive a business forward. After a record breaking year, this role has been created to support them to continue growing the business.

As a Supply Chain & Inventory Manager, you will oversee the supply chain, ensuring materials are available to support business growth. This includes strategic sourcing, inventory control, demand planning and managing supplier relationships. 

You will also be responsible for the following:
•    Manage daily supply chain activities: identify material needs, negotiate prices and delivery and work closely with the admin team to support them with the order process.
•    Develop and implement sourcing strategies to support business growth.
•    Establish best practices for inventory forecasting, purchasing, and material control.
•    Build and maintain relationships with suppliers to meet quality, cost, and delivery goals.
•    Evaluate, monitor, and report on supplier performance, addressing issues as needed.
•    Support inventory control during stock counts and resolve discrepancies.

The Candidate: Supply Chain & Inventory Manager
•    Proven supply chain/purchasing management experience in a manufacturing environment. Familiarity with supplier development processes.
•    Strong people development and change management skills.
•    ERP/MRP experience. 
•    A clear communicator, confident in challenging assumptions, detail-oriented, energetic, and results-driven.

• Flexible hours and excellent benefits package
• Opportunity to take the lead of NPI projects
• Tailored progression paths

Scientific equipment used in research around the world and a chance to take a lead role in bringing products to life and leading projects from start to finish. As part of a multi-discipline team, and with everything manufactured in house you can see designs right through to the end product. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is keen to contribute to the development of cutting-edge scientific instrumentation.

The people you’ll be working with are brilliant, all dedicated to their work and pulling in the same direction. Plus, they will work with you to create a tailored development plan to help you keep moving forward in your career. 

The Role: Principal Design Engineer
•    Actively contribute to design projects, including developing project plans, preparing specifications, and creating 3D models and 2D drawings using SolidWorks.
•    Perform verification and validation activities, engaging with subcontractors and customers to ensure excellence in design and functionality.
•    Produce comprehensive parts lists and bills of materials, and support the production team in testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting, particularly for new product introductions.
•    Lead design reviews, and be the technical voice for mechanical engineering. 

The Candidate: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
The ideal candidate will consider themselves a proactive person who looks for solutions to problems, and will have most of the following skills and experience: 

•    3+ years’ experience in mechanical design in a role such as Design Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Senior Design Engineer
•    Qualification in Mechanical, Mechatronic, Industrial Engineering or a related field.
•    Experience using Solidworks, Inventor, Solid Edge, Creo or a similar package
•    Ability to think of your feet
•    Confident in voicing your opinions and ideas, both within the team and to other departments

• Exciting travel opportunities across Europe, Asia and the US
• Benefits package includes pension, healthcare scheme and shares scheme
• Office based, with roughly 35% travel

Are you looking to work with interesting products, 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.

• Building and testing scientific equipment
• Flexible hours
• 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? As part of a company of around 50 people, you’ll be part of a close-knit production team. They are responsible for the assembly and final test of countertop scientific products. The team enjoy the environment. Many have been there for years! But due to continued growth, they are looking to bring in someone new and there will be plenty of opportunities for you to develop there too.

You will be responsible for mechanical and electronic assembly work, using tools such as soldering irons and wire strippers. The products are varied and there is a huge product range, keeping the days varied and interesting. They will fly by!

The Role: 

• Responsible for full product build including final inspection and testing upon completion.
• Repairing products
• Testing and calibration of the finished product.
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Using hand and power tools.

The Candidate: Assembly Technician

You will have most of the following skills and experience:

• Electro-mechanical assembly background;
• High attention to detail and able to follow circuit diagrams;
• Previously used equipment such as multi-metres, micrometers and verniers gauges.
• Dexterous: comfortable with intricate hand work.
• Great communication skills.

• Commission 
• Car Allowance
• Bonus
• Monday to Friday - flexible hours
• Home based

Are you looking for a sales role where the products you are selling are used for the good of the earth? I’m working with a reputable supplier of scientific lab equipment: they have a huge amount of incoming enquiries and are looking to continue growing their sales team in the UK.   

This is a brilliant chance for someone looking to join an active, ambitious team as a Sales Manager. They are offering you a leadership position with the opportunity to drive growth in a rapidly evolving market. The ideal candidate will bring enthusiasm, a customer-first mindset, and a knack for building meaningful relationships.

The Role – Sales Manager

Based from home covering the South of the UK, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing sales strategies to expand market share and increase profitability.
• Managing the full sales pipeline, from inquiries to invoicing, while coordinating with internal teams.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders, while identifying new business opportunities.
• Representing the company at exhibitions, presentations, and networking events.
• keeping up with market trends to adjust plans to meet our clients' needs and fit with what's happening in the economy.
• Collaborating with marketing, technical, and finance teams.

What We’re Looking For:

• 7+ years of proven experience in sales or business development with a strong track record of results.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to turn enquiries into profitable opportunities.
• An analytical mindset with experience interpreting market trends and adapting strategies accordingly.
• A proactive and results-driven approach, able to work independently and as part of a team.

An opportunity to make your mark and your voice be heard

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a niche engineering business that can offer you long-term stability, career development and a position where you can implement your ideas? They are a leading designer and manufacturer of a cutting-edge range of equipment, used in research globally. This is a high-precision, low-volume manufacturing environment. Recognised as one of the most innovative and technically advanced manufacturers globally, they are now looking to add to their team with a Manufacturing Engineer.

The Role: Manufacturing Engineer

Overall, the role is to support production and improve its processes and procedures. You will be working closely with the Ops Director and with the wider engineering team to learn what they do, how they do it, and document this to create standard operating procedures. Responsibilities include:

• Collecting data and information, recording, and interpreting along the way.
• Creating BoMs, SOPs and work instructions.
• Updating parts and assembly drawings using Solidworks.
• Document control.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement throughout the manufacturing process.

The Candidate: Manufacturing Engineer

We are looking for someone who is organised, logical and comfortable using spreadsheets and different computer systems. You will also have previous experience in a manufacturing environment, so you know how products are put together and how to document this in SOPs.

You must be comfortable using:

• CAD software 
• ERP / MRP / workflow planning software
• Microsoft office

• Flexible hours and excellent benefits package
• An opportunity to make your mark and have your voice heard

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a niche engineering business that can offer you long-term stability, even in the current market? They are a leading designer and manufacturer of a pioneering range of equipment, used in research globally. This is a high-precision, low-volume manufacturing environment. Recognised as one of the most innovative and technically advanced manufacturers globally, they are now looking to add to their team with a Manufacturing Engineer. 

Overall, the role is to support production and improve their processes and procedures. You will be working closely with the wider engineering team to learn what they do, how they do it and coming up with continuous improvement initiatives. Responsibilities include:
•    Creating BoMs, SOPs and work instructions.
•    Supporting NPI to make sure layouts are optimised and tooling is correct. 
•    Document control.
•    Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement throughout the manufacturing process.

The Candidate: Manufacturing Engineer

The ideal candidate will be organised, logical and comfortable using ERP/MRP and different computer systems. They will also have previous experience in an electro-mechanical manufacturing environment, understanding DfM and DfA, with strong knowledge of lean manufacturing tools.