Tech Direct |
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Tech Direct |
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| Contact |
Amanda |
| Telephone |
0118 9303553 |
| Email / web |
amanda@tech-direct.co.uk |
| Address |
33 high street
, Theale
, Reading
, Berks
, RG7 5ah |
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| Job Title |
Application and Project Engineer (Cable Assemblies) |
| Location |
Reading, Berkshire |
| Salary/rate |
£29000 - £31000/annum |
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| Job number |
112125222 |
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| Posted |
09/05/2008 (17:31) |
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Tech Direct |
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Description
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The company is a specialist subcontractor and supplier for low to medium volume:
• Cable assembly, cable harnesses, cable looms
• Crimp assemblies
• Solder assemblies
• Cable harnesses and cable looms
• Panel assembly, box build and sub assembly
The Company has been manufacturing cable assemblies for 30 years within the UK as well as building up a strong manufacturing relationship with key overseas suppliers based in the Far East.
Due to the success of the Company and its continued growth, an exciting opportunity, with good long-term career development opportunities, has now arisen for an experienced self-motivated Application and Project Engineer to join the existing team based in Theale, Berkshire.
Though the individual will be required to primarily develop business with overseas suppliers, they will also be expected to contribute to the development of the UK Cable Assembly business.
Job Description & Responsibilities
These include:
1. Application/Design Engineering and Pre-sales Support
a. Act as design consultant to customers providing cost saving ideas and appropriate technical initiatives to enhance the Company’s competitiveness.
b. Visit/interact with customers as necessary to understand their requirements - technical, quality, price, timescales etc.
c. Make technical/business proposals and presentations as required.
2. Technical interface between Customers and Suppliers
a. Understand customer requirements. Resolve any discrepancies in drawings and BOM’s with the customer.
b. Identify potential manufacturing problems and propose different solutions to enhance the Company’s competitiveness.
c. Communicate Customers requirements to Suppliers to obtain competitive estimates/quotations/lead times.
d. Resolve Supplier queries, if any.
e. Interface with Suppliers as appropriate to ensure delivery of competitive on time quotations/samples and production requirements.
3. Prepare Proposals/Estimates/Quotations
a. Interpret and analyse Customer requirements.
b. Collect and collate data required (bill of materials, drawings, identification of suitable materials/components, price, labour requirements etc) to enable competitive estimates/quotations to be done.
c. Prepare a professional/competitive quotation/project documents to enhance Company’s competitiveness.
d. Negotiate competitive pricing, delivery etc.
4. Other Duties
a. Monitor success rate of quotations/proposals. Take actions as appropriate to enhance Company’s competitiveness.
b. Assess technical and manufacturing capabilities of Suppliers. Suggest improvements as required.
c. Identify new technologies and processes that would enhance the Company’s competitiveness.
d. Keep proper documentation as required.
e. Assist with quality management (ISO9001), RMA’s as required.
f. Provide technical training to sales as required.
g. Measure and monitor own Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
h. Visit Suppliers (including overseas) as required.
i. Any other task as required by the Company.
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Permanent |
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| Contract length |
PERM |
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| Start date |
ASAP |
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| Contact name |
Fran Clarke |
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| Ref no |
FC080508IH |
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| Job Title |
PRODUCTION ENGINEER |
| Location |
SLOUGH, Berkshire |
| Salary/rate |
£29000 - £32000/annum + BENEFITS |
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| Job number |
107297001 |
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| Posted |
09/05/2008 (17:06) |
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| Agency/Employer |
Tech Direct |
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Description
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A PRODUCTION ENGINEER REQUIRED TO WORK FOR A LARGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
To provide engineering support within manufacturing and to ensure the design of a product is such that it can be produced economically to meet the requirements of quality, cost and specification. To actively support fellow team members and company programmes for change and continuous improvement.
PERSON SPECIFICATION Qualifications and Experience:
A BACKGOUND IN PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
KEEN TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND IMPROVE PROCESSES AND METHODS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURING TEAMS
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Permanent |
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PERMANENT |
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| Start date |
ASAP |
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| Contact name |
AMANDA YORK |
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| Ref no |
AY090508M |
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| Job Title |
INTERNAL SALES ENGINEER |
| Location |
THEALE ,READING, Berkshire |
| Salary/rate |
£18000 - £22000/annum £20k - £30k OTE |
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| Job number |
118255180 |
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| Posted |
09/05/2008 (15:16) |
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| Agency/Employer |
Tech Direct |
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Description
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The Company is a specialist VALUE ADDED distributor supplying
• Display Solutions
• Printer Solutions
• Electronic Components (passives, magnetics, electromech, power semiconductors)
to a wide variety of Customers operating in the markets including telecom, EDP, medical, industrial, defence, transportation, POS, instrumentation.
As a VALUE ADDED distributor, the company is also involved in providing solutions to customers.
JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
These include:
1. Generation and development of direct business:
a. The generation of new customer prospects and account managing those prospects from the start of the sales cycle though to the post-sales operations.
b. To look after assigned existing customers / accounts currently with the company and to develop and increase these accounts accordingly.
2. Supporting, maintaining and developing Company Sales as follows:
Internal Sales
a. Responding professionally to incoming sales calls.
b. Preparing quotations and literature for customers.
c. Maintaining quotations, samples and loan logs.
d. Liaise with and offer support to external sales force.
e. Resolve customer problems relating to pricing, supply, product selection.
f. Maintain customer files and records.
g. Maintain and update price lists as required.
Telesales/Enquiry Generation/Database Management
a. Proactively call databases to generate sales leads.
b. Record/update information on database.
c. Pass leads to Sales Office Manager in a structured manner.
Order Processing
a. Take customer orders by telephone.
b. Pass to Operations orders received in a timely manner.
The ideal candidate will:
a. Have some technical qualification – preferably to a minimum of HNC/HND level.
b. Good telephone manner/communication skills.
c. Be computer literate.
d. Commercial awareness of factors affecting profitability of Company.
e. Outgoing and presentable manner when communicating with customers, suppliers and colleagues even when under pressure.
f. Able to take initiative and work with minimal supervision.
g. Be ambitious to succeed.
h. Previous experience of working in the electronics environment will be an advantage.
Reporting to Sales Director
Circa: £20k - £30k OTE (Basic £18k - £22k)
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Permanent |
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PERMANENT |
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ASAP |
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| Contact name |
Ruth Haylock |
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| Ref no |
RH090508 |
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| Job Title |
Design Office Administrator |
| Location |
Reading, Berkshire |
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| Job number |
117135977 |
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| Posted |
09/05/2008 (15:07) |
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| Agency/Employer |
Tech Direct |
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Description
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Our client manufactures electronic products and seeks a candiate who can assist with the detailing of components and exactly how they are assembled, the computer code that should be loaded and the test methods that must be followed.
The role includes assisting the design office with administrative tasks, updating the engineering change system on the computer system. To help document assembly instructions.
The role requires an individual with good intellectual, numeracy, literacy and planning skills.
It would be advantageous for candidates to have experience in creating and updated Bills of Materials, keeping build documents updated, some planning is required, test procedures need to be created, maintained and issued. Knowledge of change process would be preferred. The systems administered and the documentation controlled and published defines the products to be made.
This role requires an individual with good intellectural, numeracy, literacy and planning skills. The packages used to produce the documentation are Microsoft Word, Visio and Excel. An interest in digital photography would be useful.
Role may suit a Accounts Graduate or experienced administrator.
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Permanent |
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Permanent |
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asap |
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| Contact name |
Fran Clarke |
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| Ref no |
FC070508A |
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| Job Title |
PCB Design Engineer |
| Location |
Reading, Berkshire |
| Salary/rate |
£25000 - £35000/annum dependant on experience |
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| Job number |
117135978 |
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| Posted |
09/05/2008 (15:07) |
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| Agency/Employer |
Tech Direct |
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Description
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Our client manufactures many high quality electronic products at their facility in Reading.
They currently seek a Hardware Engineer primarily for designing PCB layout using Protel. The role will be working wiht a team of hardware/software mechanical engineers producing IT products.
Knowledge of schematic entry and PCB Laybout mainly 2 and 4 layer designs is required.
Understanding of EMC and SMD techniques.
Experience using Altium designer would be advantageous.
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Permanent |
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N/A |
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asap |
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| Contact name |
Fran Clarke |
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| Ref no |
FC070508A |
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| Job Title |
Internal Sales Engineer - Anemometers |
| Location |
Lymington, Hampshire |
| Salary/rate |
£38000 - £40000/annum plus company car |
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| Job number |
107266941 |
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| Posted |
09/05/2008 (15:06) |
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Tech Direct |
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Description
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Position Summary
Based in UK sales office with responsibility to develop new sales opportunities initially in the UK. Position will require regular travel to these areas. Position has potential to grow into other additional export sales areas.
Specific Responsibilities
• Support existing OEM, resellers and direct accounts
• Develop new market areas
• Meet agreed sales targets
• Identify and win orders from new customers
• Support sales enquires from customers
• Initial technical questions
• Quotations
• Forecast maintenance, monthly reports, visit reports
• Market feedback
Position Requirements
• Proven experience in UK and preferably export sales
• Proven experience in dealing with distributors, OEM,s and resellers
• Clean driving licence and passport
• Ability to prioritise
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Scientific knowledge with a formal qualification
• Willing and able to travel on a regular basis
Additional Advantageous Experience
• Experience with UK scientific and environmental organisations
• Familiar with ACT
• Engineering experience
Person Specification
• Organised and self-motivated individual with initiative
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Flexibility
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Permanent |
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N/A |
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asap |
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| Contact name |
Ruth Haylock |
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| Ref no |
RH090508 |
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| Job Title |
ELECTRICAL/ELECTONIC DESIGN ENGINEER |
| Location |
BASINGSTOKE, Hampshire |
| Salary/rate |
£25000 - £40000/annum + BENEFITS |
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| Job number |
112126285 |
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| Posted |
09/05/2008 (14:28) |
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| Agency/Employer |
Tech Direct |
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Description
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An Electronic/Electrical Design Engineer required to work for a large manufacturing company in Basingstoke. This company is one of the largest privately owned companies in the world, servicing the oil and gas and automotive industries.
The right candidate must have at least an ONC in electrical/electronic engineering, with a design background
Needs to be an innovative thinker, possess the ability to develop new concepts and be able to take these concepts and deliver solutions to target lead-times and costs.
The job will involve the design of electrical systems for medium power (< 2MVA) systems. Working with high power rectification and power control systems. Designing control systems using analogue and digital techniques.
The client will consider junior to senior!!!
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Permanent |
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N/A |
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ASAP |
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| Contact name |
AMANDA YORK |
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| Ref no |
AY090508I |
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| Job Title |
INTEGRATED LOGISTICS ENGINEER |
| Location |
MARLOW, Buckinghamshire |
| Salary/rate |
£30000 - £35000/annum + BENEFITS |
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| Job number |
107299402 |
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| Posted |
08/05/2008 (15:18) |
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Tech Direct |
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Description
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1. To conduct Reliability & Maintainability predictions using various MIL-STDs
2. To conduct Failure Made Effects and Criticality Analysis.
3. To generate Reliability & Maintainability and Integrated Support Plans in response to customer requirements
4. To generate and maintain Logistic Support Analysis Records (LSAR)
5 To generate and maintain ILS documentation for approval
The successful candidate must possess:-
• Previous experience in R & M with exposure to ILS.
• Knowledge of conducting R & M predictions and Failure Made Effects & Criticality Analysis.
• Ability to generate R & M and ILS plans.
• Experienced in Logistic Support Analysis Record, with some understanding of probability distributions and statistical analysis.
• Previous exposure to component selection in the avionics environment.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels.
• Competent in the use of Excel and Word
• Good report writing expertise.
Preferable:
Qualified to at least HNC Level, or equivalent in an engineering/science/mathematics based discipline.
Ideally from an avionics background.
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Permanent |
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N/A |
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ASAP |
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| Contact name |
Fran Clarke |
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FC080508c |
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| Job Title |
Audio Visual Sales Manager |
| Location |
Reading, Berkshire |
| Salary/rate |
£24000 - £28000/annum Plus team bonus scale |
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| Job number |
118263212 |
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| Posted |
08/05/2008 (14:15) |
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Tech Direct |
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Description
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Audio Visual Sales Manager
Reading Office
Permanent
24 – 28 k plus team bonus scale
9 – 5.30
1 hour for lunch
No parking (at moment)
Looking to recruit to manage a sales team of 5-6 on a daily basis
Do not have to have to have an audio visual background but strong management
experience is necessary.
Role includes examining and improving current sales techniques and systems, increasing
projected targets and the daily running of the staff. Must have strong experience in
developing individuals to their maximum abilities and also must be able to communicate
with clients and internal members of staff at all levels.
* Supervision of sales team
* Ensuring targets are met individually and as a company
* Developing individual business areas
* Developing individual skills
* Management and recruitment of team
* Training development and motivation
* Management meetings
Looking to hit the floor running with this role so we will require full details of previous
management experience and we are looking for something that closely relates to the
above role. Defiantly looking for the skill to be able to take the team forward and
increase the sales potential. |
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Permanent |
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ASAP |
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| Contact name |
RUTH HAYLOCK |
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RH080508 |
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