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• £30,000-£40,000 basic salary pro-rata
• Circa 22.5 hours per week: flexible to suit
• Good benefits package 
• Stability and growth opportunity in an exciting and successful SME

Are you looking for a generalist 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 few 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 or equivalent HR 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.

Part time 

• Basic Salary: £30,000 to £40,000 pro rata
• Circa 22.5 hours per week: flexible to suit
• Good benefits package
• Stability and growth opportunity in an exciting and successful SME

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a growing engineering business and take ownership of HSE? This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HSE Advisor with an engineering background who wants to help shape the future of a highly successful business. With plans in place to grow the business, this is a great opportunity to take responsibility for your department, in a role that can grow with you.
The business provide high-spec engineering equipment, as well as engineering services to customers globally. You will be responsible for ensuring the company operate within best practices when it comes to HSE compliance and regulations.  As HSE Advisor you will also be responsible for:

• Ensuring that processes needed for HSE are established, implemented and maintained.
• Carrying out risk assessments to spot and minimise potential hazards and produce safe systems.
• Manage Health & Safety documentation, such as COSHH assessments and safety data sheets.
• Investigating accidents, hazards and near misses, and promoting prevention across the teams.
• Engaging with teams across the business to promote occupational health and safety.

The Candidate: HSEQ Advisor

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Proven track record in a similar role within an engineering / manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001.
• NEBOSH qualified.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade others.
• Comfortable working both alone and part of a wider team

• Performance-based bonus scheme
• Additional benefits package
• Monday to Friday - flexible hours

Are you looking for a technical business development role as part of a company with an excellent reputation for service, quality, and lead times? If you like being on the road, meeting with customers, working with engineers, and enjoy opening new markets and revenue streams, this could be a brilliant fit for you! 

I’m working with a business that have been steadily growing, and they created this role to continue that growth. Historically, they have been very successful with business coming from word of mouth and incoming enquiries, so the opportunity to develop new business is huge. We are looking for a solution salesperson, as your customer will know the issue they are trying to solve, but not necessarily the best solution to solve it – that’s where your expertise will come in.

You will be selling their technical services across many industries, such as aerospace, medical, and automotive. They will encourage you to be out and about meeting with customers, with the rest of your time liaising internally with the technical teams to ensure your solutions are brought to life.

The Candidate: Business Development Manager
The ideal candidate will come from a technical engineering background, with exceptional communication skills and a customer-first mindset. We are also looking for someone with:

• A proven track record of generating new business.
• The ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to turn leads into profitable opportunities.
• Great organisational skills
• A proactive and results-driven approach, able to work independently and as part of a team.

• Annual bonus
• Flexible hours
• Pension, healthcare, and life assurance scheme

Are you looking for an opportunity to be number one in finance within a manufacturing business? This is a growing company that makes complex and varied products, and they’re looking for someone who can become part of their senior leadership team and hold responsibility for all financial aspects of the strategy. They have been steadily growing and are investing to support that growth, and they need your commercial insight to help make this happen. You would have a great team reporting in to you, with good systems in place, but there is huge scope for improvement in processes, allowing you to make your mark.

You will be investigating, summarising, reporting on, and recommending how to improve what they are doing. You will lead the finance team and provide a high-quality service to all stakeholders. 
This would be a great role for an experienced Head of Finance looking for a challenge: there is a lot of improvement work to be done and many challenges to overcome. 

You will report to the MD and be responsible for: 

• Ensuring company financial systems are robust and compliant, and supporting future business growth.
• Strategising, analysing and managing, ensuring finance is involved in key business decisions as part of the senior leadership team.
• Managing the company’s accounting function, including creating financial reporting packs with analysis, statutory accounts, and presenting annual accounts to the Board.
• Leading financial forecasting processes.
• Providing commercial finance support to the wider management teams, including margin analysis, pricing strategy, and reviewing stock provisioning policies. 

The Candidate: Finance Director

The ideal candidate will be an experienced accountant who likes to take a hands-on approach to all company finance matters and will also have the following:

• Experienced in financial management within a manufacturing environment.
• Fully Qualified ACCA / CIMA / ACA;
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels;
• A self-motivated, strategic thinker.
• Passionate about continuous improvement and digitisation.

• Commission Scheme
• Annual Bonus
• Healthcare plan
• Pension

Are you looking for a role where you can use your technical capability to help customers with their R&D?  This role offers full training, long-term stability, and a chance to excel, as part of a company that designs and manufactures R&D equipment. This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven graduate looking to kick-start their career. This is about personality over product knowledge, so you must be able to build rapport with both new and existing customers. 

You will be based in the office, introducing their specialist products into universities, food & beverage laboratories, pharmaceutical labs, and R&D establishments across the UK and Europe. You will be responsible for many things, including customer liaison, product marketing, market research, and after-sales support. With full training, in time you will travel to meet customers across the UK and Europe. If you have recently completed your degree or find yourself in a similar role involved in engineering, but want something you can get your teeth into, please get in touch!
Reporting to the Sales Director, you will also be responsible for the following: 

• Selling to new and existing customers throughout the UK and Europe
• Networking with end users across your territory  
• Providing technical support & training to customers on the full range of products
• Getting involved in relevant exhibitions and conferences 

The Candidate: Area Sales Manager 

We are open to applications from graduates through to candidates with industry experience! 
The successful candidate will be positive and confident in their ability, enjoy speaking to people, and will have most of the following skills and experience:

• Degree or Masters in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Food Technology or an associated technical discipline.
• Great communication skills with a love of building relationships with people.
• Willing to travel within the UK and Europe for customer visits and occasional trade shows.
• A full UK Driving License is essential

• Basic Salary: £45,000 to £50,000
• Additional benefits include healthcare and pension
• Flexible hours
• Shape the role and you develop

Are you looking for a role that can offer you long-term stability, and an opportunity to develop your career? As Production Test Engineer, you would be working in a relaxed engineering environment, working as part of a small production team, testing interesting electro-mechanical equipment. It’s a clean environment, and they are now looking to add to their team due to retirement later this year.

The Production Test Engineer will work closely with the Production and R&D teams. They have products will well developed test procedures as well as prototype stage products. You will be developing the test specification, electronically and optically testing PCBAs. Your voice will also be heard – if you think something could be done in a better, more efficient way, then speak up! 

You will also be responsible for the following: 

• Electronically and functionally testing all Products and PCBAs 
• Working with subcontract manufacturing partners 
• Updating all existing Product and PCBA test procedures and specifications 
• Diagnose, fault find, and repair any Products or PCBAs that have failed the test 
• Liaising with R&D on all Design for Test considerations of any new or changed Product or PCBA layouts

The Candidate
The ideal candidate will be a practical, hands-on engineer, with experience in RF or optical testing. They will also have:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Able to understand the design of products 
• A continuous improvement mindset, looking for opportunities to improve processes
• Ability to conduct fault-finding and troubleshooting activities; 
• Willingness to get hands-on in all areas to solve problems and ensure a high standard of product quality.

• Graduate opportunity! 
• The chance to be part of a rapidly growing company and the next success story
• Exciting travel opportunities
• Training that will allow you to succeed in providing an excellent customer experience

Are you looking for your first role in industry after university, but you’ve realised you don’t want to spend all your time in the lab? With this opportunity, you can combine your technical mind, inquisitiveness, and love of talking to people!

You will be working for a company that designs and manufactures customizable scientific equipment, used in growing global markets. Recognised as one of the most innovative and technically advanced manufacturers in their field, this would be a fantastic opportunity for a Graduate with a degree in physics or material science.

We need you to help strengthen their presence across Europe, assisting the established customer base within Universities and Laboratories as well as demonstrating the equipment to potential new customers. You’ll be travelling to see customers around 25% of the time, to exciting places across Europe and sometimes further afield. With this comes an exciting career path and an opportunity to earn good money.

If you have a degree in the physical sciences (or something similar) and enjoy speaking to people, then please click apply! 

Additional Benefits:

• Attractive bonus structure
• Life Insurance
• Shares scheme
• Pension

• 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

These are 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.
• Experience implementing lean manufacturing/continuous improvement techniques.
• 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. 

• Tailored development opportunities to progress your career
• Be the voice of electronic engineering, with freedom to implement your ideas
• Benefits include life assurance, pension and shares scheme

Are you looking for an opportunity to take a lead role in electrical & electronic design? The products are complex, interesting and have a positive impact on people’s lives. You’ll get training on the products and the processes, but you’ll bring your technical know-how on the design and best practice. 

As part of a close-knit NPD team, you’ll be working with other engineering disciplines to ensure a robust end-product. The team really enjoy the environment, some have been there for years, and some have joined more recently. But with an exciting product roadmap to be delivered of the next 3-5 years, they are looking to bring in a Senior Engineer, who is also passionate about helping more junior engineers.

The Lead Electrical & Electronics Design Engineer will be responsible for the design, development and testing of products across a portfolio of interesting products. You will:

•  Lead the NPD team to design and develop electrical & electronic solutions.
• Design both electrical & electronic systems. 
• Defect analysis, debugging and problem-solving. 
• Integration and testing of electronics with mechanical hardware. 
• Mentoring junior electronics engineers

The Candidate: Lead Electrical & Electronic Design Engineer

You will consider yourself to have strong electronic design skills, be confident in voicing your opinion and ideas, and will also have: 

• Practical experience in developing electrical and electronic systems.
• Experience of working with PCBAs to component level.
• Proficient using design software such as ePlan, Solidworks Electrical, KiCAD or Altium.
• Strong fault-finding capability.
• Great communication skills.

• Career advancement opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• Healthcare scheme
• Annual bonus 

Are you looking for an opportunity to impact a manufacturing business? They can offer you great learning support and a visible career development opportunity. 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 something for you, 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 stamp on it and drive a business forward. 

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 and familiarity with supplier development processes.
• Previous experience in MRP implementation
• Strong analytical and change management skills.
• A clear communicator, confident in challenging assumptions, detail-oriented, energetic, and results-driven.

• Performance based bonus
• Fantastic career path
• Hybrid

Are you looking for an opportunity to join an engineering business with huge growth potential that can offer you career development and a key role in their growth moving forward? This is an opportunity to become a central part of a business, working closely with the MD, giving you excellent career prospects and development opportunities. They are looking for a motivated engineer to work closely with customers, many of whom have been customers for years!

They are one of the only companies in the country making these products. Their order book is huge, and without anyone actively trying to secure sales, the opportunity to grow is massive. You will be the first person in a new department, giving you the chance to grow with the business. The products they manufacture are used for high-end technical applications, so a solid mechanical engineering grounding is key. 

You will be responsible for many things, including design, customer liaison, account management, interpreting customer specifications, and signing off on designs for production. If you have experience of producing engineering drawings or find yourself in a similar role involved in mechanical design, but want to take your career to the next level, please click apply!

The Candidate: Technical Sales Engineer
The successful candidate will be positive and confident in their ability, self-motivated, and will have most of the following skills and experience:

• Qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience using 3D Design software, e.g. SolidWorks or Inventor.
• Comfortable in a customer-facing role.
• Inquisitive, with excellent attention to detail.

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

Are you looking to work with interesting products, with the opportunity to travel to some exciting places? With this position, you will receive excellent training and get to work with a complex range of lab equipment. You can really hone your engineering skills and take your career up a notch.  

The role will be extremely varied, getting involved in product testing, technical support and installations. 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%-40%. 

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 fault finding 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.

• Autonomy to improve systems, controls, and commercial insights
• Leading the finance function for a growing SME
• A key part of the leadership team

Are you looking for an opportunity to take ownership of your own finance function within a business? This is an exciting and growing service business, and they’re looking for someone who can become part of their senior leadership teams and hold responsibility for all financial aspects of the company strategy. They need your commercial insight to help them continue to grow.

You will be investigating, summarising, reporting on, and making recommendations on how to improve the business: leading the finance function and providing a high-quality service to the wider management team. This is an opportunity to get under the hood and into the inner workings of a business, with freedom to develop a suite of dashboards to help management understand the numbers and the why behind them.

This would be a great step forward for an experienced accountant who wants to help shape the future strategy of a business.

The Role:

• Oversee day-to-day finance operations, including payroll, VAT, and pensions
• Prepare monthly financial reports, forecasts, and budgets
• Provide commercial finance support, including sales & margin analysis
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and oversee external audits
• Manage and develop financial systems to support business growth

The Candidate: Finance Manager

The ideal person will like to take a hands-on approach to all company finance matters, and will also have the following:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Experience in financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting
• Strong influencing skills
• Hands-on approach with a commercial mindset
• Knowledge of accounting systems

If you're looking for a leadership role with real autonomy, apply today!

• The chance to travel to interesting places in countries like Spain, Germany, France and Italy
• Extensive training that will allow you to succeed in providing an excellent customer experience 

Do you love to understand how things work? Taking things apart to put them back together again, or figuring out how different devices and instruments do what they are supposed to? This is a rare opportunity where you can combine your inquisitive nature and technical mindset, and help people understand how these specialist instruments can help their research.

You will work closely with the Commercial Director, and become a central part of the business, giving you excellent career prospects and the opportunity to develop. They are looking for a proactive person to introduce their specialist instruments to universities and laboratories across the UK and Europe.

You will be responsible for many things, including customer liaison, product marketing, market research, and after-sales support. If you have recently completed your Masters or PhD, or find yourself in a similar role involved in physical sciences, but want something you can get your teeth into, please get in touch!

The Candidate: 
We are open to applications from recent graduates through to candidates with significant industry experience!

The successful candidate will be positive and confident in their ability, enjoy speaking to people, and will have most of the following skills and experience:

• Degree or Masters in Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science or an associated discipline.
• Great communication skills with a love of interacting with people.
• Willing to travel within the UK and Europe for customer visits and occasional scientific conferences.
• A full UK Driving License is essential

You will be based in the office, supporting customers in the UK and Europe, with opportunities to travel to some beautiful countries! 

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