My client is a contract bottler business based in Lancashire. They mainly bottle alcohol (spirits, wines and alcopops) but also cordials, coffee syrups and food flavourings and colourings. They are looking to recruit a Product Development Technologist. Possibly 2 days a week for training purposes will be in another site at first but this will then reduce to 1 day a month. Working hours are 37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm with a starting salary of £25,000 dependant on experience. Other benefits include life assurance, pension and cash back health scheme. The key responsibilities of the role include:- * Developing new and existing liquids * Conducting label checks * Reviewing all ingredients in line with HACCP and allergen control measures * Assist with and check sample preparation * Attend customer meetings on and off site, accompanied and unaccompanied * Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers. Including attending supplier meetings on and off site, accompanied and unaccompanied * Develop products in accordance with present legislation regarding ingredients, additives and colourings * Conduct shelf life tests * Market research The successful candidate will need to have:- * A graduate calibre or a Technical qualification * A proven track record and experience in product development of drinks preferably alcoholic drinks * Meticulous attention to detail * Excellent oral communication skills * Good team working abilities * A clean driving licence

Our client is a renowned and admired Food manufacturing business, enjoying UK dominance and market leading status in their category sector. As a result of sustained business expansion, an opportunity has arisen for a number of electrically biased but multi-skilled Mechanical Technicians to work a double days shift pattern for a minimum of 3 months with a view to become permanent. This particular factory, based in Cheshire. Role: Responsible to the Maintenance Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for troubleshooting and high level fault finding duties in order to maintain and enhance world class, fully automated production, process and front line packaging machinery. You will assist with plant optimisation and performance within a genuine culture of continuous improvement. Ensuring that production targets are achieved on time, you will work to stringent cost and quality standards. You will work with the factory planned maintenance system both developing and completing planned maintenance routines and to constantly monitor the effectiveness of the system. Responsibilities: The successful candidates will be a time served Electrical or Mechanical engineer, ideally multi-skilled and qualified to ONC/HNC standard. Working knowledge of packaging machinery is essential, as well as PLC knowledge and high-level diagnostic skills. FMCG experience is required, food and drink experience would be a distinct advantage

Our Client is an established and successful chilled food manufacturer supplying all the major retailers. They are currently seeking a Retail Production Planner to join the planning team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with planning experience to join a fast moving business and work within a very motivated team. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: ¨ To implement and manage a process for handling consumable items ¨ Setting stock targets for the planning team to adhere to ¨ Managing 100% customer service and reporting issues to management ¨ Co-ordinate all NPD activity, and providing the MRP team with all relevant information ¨ Analyse forecast accuracy ¨ Review production planning practices to maximise production efficiencies and minimise waste ¨ To improve relationships with external suppliers by holding regular reviews and providing timely forecasts ¨ Manage and review promotional activity with key suppliers ¨ Manage the monthly obsolete process SKILLS REQUIRED: ¨ Previous MRP / Planning experience, ideally within the food industry ¨ Sound knowledge of computer spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access ¨ The ability to communicate at all levels both written and verbally ¨ Team Player with the ability to build relationships ¨ Flexible, motivated and enthusiastic ¨ Numerate, accurate and analytically minded

My client is the UK's leading 3rd party logistics provider. They are currently looking to recruit a Materials Planner/Supply Chain Analyst within their busy and robust Planning Department. This particular contract is to one of the UK's leading Automotive facilities, 2,000 people on site, multi-million pound turnover. This position involves the procurement of raw materials and packaging to meet production requirements and leading production costing. The ability to work in a fast moving, changing environment and meeting strict deadlines is essential. *Analytical thought process *Planning experience *Good IT skills *General warehouse knowledge. *Ability to communicate with Senior management Applicants must be eligible to work within the EU.

We are currently seeking to recruit a Retail Technical Manager for one of the UK´s leading manufacturers of chilled food products. The Retail Technical Manager has a pivotal role on site in driving and leading factory compliance against standards working closely with operational teams. Reporting to the Site Technical Director who has multi site responsibility, you will be the main point of contact for our Retailer Customers, ensuring full compliance with food safety legislation, BRC standards and customer codes of practice. The successful candidate must have a strong Quality / Technical Management background, and a track record in successfully managing retailer relationships. Key accountabilities * Lead and develop the Technical / QA Team, identifying training needs as appropriate. * Promote a "can do" attitude within the team encouraging a supportive, problem solving approach. * Monitor and review Quality Management and H.A.C.C.P systems in accordance with Group, BRC and Customer codes of practice. * Ensure the site has Technical compliance and regularly review relevant issues with Night Hygiene and Production Teams. * Review and action any KPI target variances in Customer Complaints Microbiological, Analytical and Quality Assessments. * Liaise cross functionally to resolve operational technical problems and drive improvements in factory standards. * Liaise and communicate with QA Training Manager and ensure personnel are trained as required. * Prepare and organise the department and site for internal and external visitors / audits. * Ensure any audit non conformance's are resolved through corrective action. * Communicate to relevant parties any raw material issues or non conformance's and agree corrective actions. * Manage the reception, investigation and response to any EHO complaints. With technical experience in the food industry, you will have exposure to the retailers with broad technical skills and be able to demonstrate an enthusiastic approach to your work. An eye for detail and a commitment to quality, with strong leadership skills are key. You will be determined to set the highest standards and exceed customers' expectations every day.

My client is a large chilled food manufacturer employing over 500 people on site, due to recent expansion they are seeking to recruit several Electrically biased Engineers. You will work as part of a multi-disciplined team carrying out first line maintenance tasks and improvements on equipment throughout the factory efficiently and effectively. Provide feedback on completed tasks into the engineering maintenance system to ensure equipment histories and costs are kept up to date and to enable follow up work to be identified and planned. Maintain all aspects of the plant relating to control and automation to ensure reliability, integrity, and efficiency. Essential: Approach work positively with a 'can do' attitude. Act on own initiative without being prompted. See's things through to completion. Is self motivated to identify improvements within our work area and takes action to implement these successfully. Demonstrate a sense of urgency to implement and support improvements in own work areas. Ideal: * Up to City & Guilds part 3 in relevant discipline. * NVQ L2/3 or equivalent in relevant discipline. * ONC or equivalent in a relevant discipline. * Multi-skilled qualification in opposite discipline (NVQ L2 / City & Guilds). * Broad knowledge of modern maintenance techniques. * Wide ranging knowledge of engineering practical fundamentals. * 'Allen Bradley' / Rockwell Automation PLC / HMI / SCADA programming. * Health and Safety - IOSH qualified.

My client is a large chilled food manufacturer employing over 500 people on site, due to recent expansion they are seeking to recruit an Electrically biased Engineer. You will work as part of a multi-disciplined team carrying out first line maintenance tasks and improvements on equipment throughout the factory efficiently and effectively. Provide feedback on completed tasks into the engineering maintenance system to ensure equipment histories and costs are kept up to date and to enable follow up work to be identified and planned. Maintain all aspects of the plant relating to control and automation to ensure reliability, integrity, and efficiency. Essential: Approach work positively with a 'can do' attitude. Act on own initiative without being prompted. See's things through to completion. Is self motivated to identify improvements within our work area and takes action to implement these successfully. Demonstrate a sense of urgency to implement and support improvements in own work areas. Ideal: * Up to City & Guilds part 3 in relevant discipline. * NVQ L2/3 or equivalent in relevant discipline. * ONC or equivalent in a relevant discipline. * Multi-skilled qualification in opposite discipline (NVQ L2 / City & Guilds). * Broad knowledge of modern maintenance techniques. * Wide ranging knowledge of engineering practical fundamentals. * 'Allen Bradley' / Rockwell Automation PLC / HMI / SCADA programming. * Health and Safety - IOSH qualified.

Our client is a global leader in logistics and supply chain solutions. Due to sustained business growth and in order to remain at the forefront of a highly competitive market place, an immediate opportunity has arisen for a proven Shift Operations Manager to join the business. Role: Shift Operations Managers *To maximise the performance of the Logistics Operation by directing daily, weekly and monthly activities, proving leadership and development of the workforce *Ensuring maximum flexibility both within work teams and between groups by identifying training and taking the subsequent steps to ensure the training is enacted *Delivery, recording and reporting of KPIs - essential! *Effective and safe use of labour and plant across the factory. Ensure near miss forms are generated and reviewed/actioned. Ensure all accidents are reported to area management for investigation *Ensure performance reviews of team members are carried out on a monthly basis, with any issues/training/development opportunities being communicated to the General Manager *Optimising material handling and storage within the warehouse and despatching operation *Coach, provide, support, lead and drive velocity improvements *Delivery of weekly inbound / outbound pallet movements to support production plans *Planning and execution of Export Casing workload in line with customer service priorities *Ensure inventory accuracy is maintained and waste levels are minimised to achieve area targets Requirements: *Ideally you will be graduate calibre, with a considerable understanding of all areas of factory, Logistics and Warehousing operations. You will also possess in depth Logistics and Warehousing knowledge and understanding of the key drivers within an automotive logistics/Warehousing environment. *Strong interpersonal and mentoring/coaching skills *Strong communication and influencing skills *People management experience essential - the drive and determination to lead a team *In line with businesses core values, you will be achievement focussed and able to work in a direct and often pressurised environment. Entrepreneurial skills in terms of innovation and problem solving are key, along with tenacity, tough-mindedness and the ability to influence senior managers and demonstrate strong team working ability

Job Title:New Product Development (NPD) Project Delivery Manager Reports to: Technical Director Department: Development Team Location: Warwickshire Job Purpose *A primary day-to -day contact on general NPD both internally and with customers. *Management of critical paths for projects. Key Contacts (Internal/External) Internal: -Build and maintain ongoing solid, mutually respecting working relationships with members of the NPD Process, Operations and Commercials teams ensuring that all protocols are met at all stages of the NPD process External: -Initiate and enhance relations with operational Senior Trade personnel, Suppliers and Customer Buyers and Technologists. Ensure relevant benchmarking for quality, consistency and price of products. Key Accountabilities *Deliver product launches on time, in line with processes as defined within the critical path and development procedures. *Influence/ communicate with departments to meet objectives. *Manage critical path processes. *Day to day contact with customers regarding NPD projects. *With support of innovation team present new product concepts to customers. *Ensure new products are smoothly transferred to the site with the support of the implementation team *Manage/communicate specific account details in the internal NPD meetings. *Create internal quality documents for new products. *Benchmarking of existing products/proposed products versus the rest of the market. Qualifications *Graduate calibre level, preferably Food/Technical area *Must have experience in manufacturing/retailing. Behavioural Competencies Leadership capability Good communication and project management skills Ability to challenge status quo and push current boundaries People management skills Solution based Interpersonal skills - persuading and influencing key stakeholders Results oriented Passion about products and understanding consumers

Job Title: Learning and Development Advisor/Leader Reports to: Regional Learning and Development Manager Location: Grantham Overall Purpose Leading the Learning and Development agenda to deliver a professional learning and development service to a mediuam sized food manufacturing site. The job holder will identify, design and deliver tailored Learning and Development L&D solutions and work closely with the management team to ensure it is aligned to the business plan. Responsibilities and Accountabilities Work with Department Heads to understand the development needs of leaders at all levels To support the talent management process, by working with 1st and 2nd line leaders and their managers who are rated as growth and star potential. Ensure specific development plans are in place with individuals to realise potential and support succession plans. Work with managers to develop capability to have performance and development conversations with their team. To work with line managers to raise capability through a blended learning approach. Assist in delivering the site Development needs by ensuring the data from PEPs is being used to drive development solutions. Analyse the data and use to build the development calendar and feedback data to Regional L&D team. To work with the leadership population up to senior manager level to develop leadership and management capability. Deliver specific intervention to support this such as coaching and leadership distinctions. Deliver, engage and follow up behavioural and cultural based programmes eg. MDI2 and PAS specific workshops. Work closely with team leader population to ensure MDI2 KPIs are achieved which includes follow up, response coaching and reviewing evidence packs. To develop facilitation and trainer capability of subject matter experts to enable to deliver training that have had an impact. To work as part of the wider Training / HR community to assist the Plant team deliver their fiscal targets. To deliver mandatory training in the absence of a trainer. To deliver projects and other activities related to L&D as directed by the Training Manager or Regional Learning and Organisational Development Manager. Experience Ability to identify Learning Needs Analysis and identify development solutions (Essential) Learning intervention / workshop design and delivery (Essential) Worked in previous L&D environment (Essential) Blended Learning (Essential) Change management (Desirable) Previous L&D delivery in Food Manufacturing (Desirable) Knowledge CIPD Certificate (Desirable) Basic L&D principles and concepts (Essential) Skills Computer literate with MS Office 2000 applications (Essential) Facilitation (Essential) Coaching (Desirable) Person Specification Behaviours / Competencies Demonstrate focus, energy and persistence to achieve objectives despite breakdowns Aligns own actions with company values and models honesty, integrity and appreciate of individual and cultural differences Collaboratively participate in own team and across boundaries to achieve common goals Puts self in customers' position and see things from their perspective and use their language.

Role: Site Electrical Engineer- £35k - £40k plus comprehensive package Location: North Yorkshire Responsible to: Chief Engineer Our client is a global leader in the food industry. Due to sustained business expansion and growth, there is an immediate expansion of the engineering department. This has resulted in a new position for a SITE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. Role Purpose: To ensure that all aspects of electrical power and electrical controls systems are maintained as Site Duty Holder. Working with the controls team and engineering management team, you will improve plant efficiencies and plant performance. Responsibilities and Accountabilities: -Maximise plant availability and develop and continuously improve the electrical infrastructure -Maintain and plan the site capital plans -Maintain electrical installations and infrastructure -Manage all electrical contractors -Manage resources to manage all equipment breakdowns effectively -Manage Route Cause Analysis initiatives, managing the SAP system, identifying and rectifying design faults -Commitment to driving the site continuous improvement programme Experience: Electrical/Industrial Engineering Background Experience and Understanding of HV preferred not essential Managing a small team of engineers on shift in a high speed production environment Food industry experience preferred not essential IT Skills are essential Strong leadership and communication skills are essential

My client in Warwickshire is an ever expanding and enterprising retail business , with several thousand employees and several hundred UK stores, they know their business is only as good as the people who work within it! It's people like you who have the ideas, give the direction, get the right products to the right stores at the right time and, most importantly, sell it to their customers. They are an ambitious business that is aligned towards a clear purpose. As a result of sustained business expansion and progression , there is an immediate requirement for a multi-skilled engineer to join their largest distribution centre. Role: Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer Location: Coventry Salary up to £30k day shift rotation, NO NIGHTS! Duties: Carrying out PPM schedules Ensuring the availability of automated systems at all times Adhering to best practice, housekeeping and Health and Safety standards Faultfinding and diagnostic work, highly responsive maintenance skills required Routine maintenance and inspection Requirements: Ideally flexible, self-motivated and a people orientated individual with electrical/mechanical engineering background. Ideally experience on conveyors, cranes, picking and distribution and automated systems/ some understanding of pneumatics is essential. Experience of working in an FMCG or retail environment would be advantageous , fully automated warehouses would be advantageous. PPM techniques is essential Key words: "Maintenance", "multi-skilled", "PPM", "PLC's", "automation", "Mechanical"

Maintenance Planner/PPM Manager My client is a world renowned leader in Food and Drink, committed to 'Manufacturing Excellence'. Working through both innovation and investment, their product range is second to none! Business potential is excellent and the company has entered a period of cultural change that has facilitated the need for a Senior Maintenance Planner/Team Leader. This is an exciting opportunity to work for a high profile and progressive 'Blue Chip' manufacturer with excellent opportunities for career development and expansion. Role: -You will provide resource for the scheduling of maintenance to production processes within a state-of-the-art highly automated production facility -You will manage and report KPI'S and analyse the effectiveness of the maintenance programme , implementing changes to minimise downtime and improve reliability -Communicate maintenance work status to the plant, engineers and operators and co-ordinate maintenance duties through the site. -To act as the 'Maintenance Lead' for the maintenance of technical documentation -To prepare and manage 'Zone' maintenance budgets -To communicate and review planned preventative maintenance schedules Requirements:- -ONC/HNC Electrical preferred but not essential, minimum apprenticeship and City and Guilds qualifications -Experience electrical maintenance and installation -Understanding of permits and sanctions -Advanced PC Skills -Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to lead and influence a craft team -Ability to lead and control a craft team, first line management responsibility The position offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package including final salary pension together with genuine scope for personal development and progression within a large, fast moving organisation. There are opportunities across the Uk to develop into more senior roles within engineering or technical.

Role: Engineering Shift Manager - £35k plus comprehensive package Location: Grantham Responsible to: Chief Engineer Our client is a global leader in the food industry. Due to sustained business expansion and growth, there is an immediate expansion of the engineering department. This has resulted in a new shift team starting with the recruitment of an Engineering Shift Manager/Chargehand. Role Purpose: Champion continuous improvement and engineering activities, managing a small craft team to meet KPI's to ensure that the plant is running at maximum efficiency and downtime is kept to a minimum. Responsibilities and Accountabilitlities: -Maximise plant availability Maintain and Produce Effective product quality -Manage resources to manage all equipment breakdowns effectively -Manage Route Cause Analysis initiatives, managing the SAP system, identifying and rectifying design faults -Commitment to driving the site continuous improvement programme Experience: Managing a small team of engineers on shift in a high speed production environment Food industry experience preferred not essential IT Skills are essential Strong leadership and communication skills are essential

My client is a world renowned leader in Food and Drink, committed to 'Manufacturing Excellence'. Working through innovation and investment, their product range is second to none. Business potential is excellent and the company has entered a period of cultural change that has facilitated the need for multiple Multi-skilled/Electrical/Mechanical Maintenance Technicians. This is an exciting opportunity to work for a high profile and progressive major 'Blue Chip' manufacturer; superb benefits including final salary pension, training and development including cross skilling is available. The role of the Technician will be to drive improvements in the performance of the assets within their designated area of the factory. Responsibilities will include maintenance planning and predictive maintenance activity, being responsible for change control and documentation. Training, development and coaching of Technical Operators and Continuous Improvement activities will also form a major part of the role. Role: -Maintain the equipment and/or control systems in the factory -To support the Shift Management Team with technical advice and break down support. -To work with the Shift Management Team to identify opportunities for improvement in plant performance, procedures and processes. -Use CDM to develop annual maintenance plans -Identify training needs and develop training plans for operators -To lead the design, installation and commissioning of capital investment plans -To act as the 'Duty Holder' for the maintenance of technical documentation -To prepare and manage 'Zone' maintenance budgets -To communicate and review planned preventative maintenance schedules -To ensure root cause analysis and problem solving techniques are carried out to maximise the efficiency and safety of plant to meet production targets -To provide training of operators and Team Leaders in basic maintenance skills Requirements: -Individuals will have strong team working and communication skills, and a proactive approach to problem solving. You must be open to new methods and ways of working and have a strong commitment to plant performance and continuous improvement. -HNC/HND preferred in electrical or mechanical engineering but not essential. Otherwise C&G/electrical/mechanical apprenticeship is essential. -Highly numerate and PC literate -Multi-skilled engineers are preferred as the role will require you to work on mechanical and electrical plant -You will be required to participate in the cross skilled training programme to ensure the skills gap is closed

An exciting opportunity has arisen with a business that has gone from strength to strength, with over 11,000 staff and over 470 stores, leading the revolution in out-of-town retailing, generating consistent growth in sales and profits and becoming established as the UK market leader in the retail field. Our client is now seeking experienced, innovative, hands on and customer focused Team managers. High performance is key to any business, and as Distribution/Warehouse Team Leader you'd play a vital role in helping the business run smoothly. You'd organise your team and its workload and make sure performance is kept to a really high standard. You will provide leadership and direction ensuring your management team is delivering on time, on service and hitting performance & financial KPIs You will play a critical role in front line operations, whilst striving to continuously improve the efficiency of the processes, instill a culture of best practice, safety and customer focused obsession. The ideal candidate requires experience gained from a similar fast paced logistics/distribution environment. You will be both people and technology led and have the ability to communicate at all levels.. To be a good Team Leader, you must have: *the ability to motivate people *good spoken and written communication skills *a responsible attitude *good 'people skills' for building relationships with colleagues at all levels *the ability to plan and prioritise your own work and other people's *an understanding of computer systems, IT skills, *calmness under pressure *decision-making ability *accuracy with record keeping Qualifications Essential Educated to GCSE/O level standard or equivalent Awareness & Understanding of Continuous improvement techniques Awareness of People management processes Knowledge of an automated environment, including voice-pick and pick by light. Computer literate Planning and prioritising work for self and colleagues Leadership of operational staff in an environment of targeted efficiency Numeracy for Budgeting and Operational Performance control Awareness of Employment Law and Health and Safety Minimum of 2 years logistics industry experience Progressive leadership style Desirable Previous management experience directly related within a large computerised/automated warehouse environment of either the Automotive or Retail sector Knowledge of ISO 9002, ISO4001 and Investors in People

Job Title: Health and Safety (HSE) Manager Site: Grantham Reports to: Site Director Job Purpose To ensure the smooth running, monitoring and training of all Site Safety practices in line with legislation and company policies and procedures; working as an instrumental part of the senior leadership team to ensure effective communication, continuous improvement and world class safety standards are achieved. Responsibilities and Accountabilities **Preparing health and safety strategies and developing internal policy. *Carrying out risk assessments and considering how risks could be reduced; *Outlining safe operational procedures which identify and take account of all relevant hazards. *Carrying out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented; *Leading in-house training with managers and employees about health and safety issues and risks, including induction. *Keeping records of inspections findings and producing reports that suggest improvements. *Keeping records of incidents and accidents and producing statistics for managers. keeping up to date with new legislation and maintaining a working knowledge of all The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) legislation and any developments that affect the employer's industry; **Managing records and following up on all outstanding actions to satisfy both internal and external auditing bodies. *Ensuring the safe installation of equipment. *Managing and organising the safe disposal of hazardous substances, e.g. asbestos. *Advising on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, machine operation and isolation, occupational diseases; in conjunction with the WWT and Environment Manager and Head of Quality and Food Safety *Managing the loss report; incidents, accidents, near misses. *Conducting safety toolbox talks for plant operatives, managers, drivers *Liaising with other sites to share best practice and ensure consistency. *Chairing, organising, and completing minutes for site H&S meetings. *Ensuring the correct checks and training have been carried out for all 3rd parties; contractors and agency workers, visitors to site. *Facilitating all emergency evacuation training in conjunction with the training department; and updating procedures when necessary. Experience 1.Working in a large food manufacturing company - Desirable Knowledge 1.Of HACCP - Desirable 2.Of ISO140001 Desirable 3.Of ISO9001 - Essential Skills/Qualifications 1.NEBOSH General Certificate in H&S - Essential 2.NEBOSH National Diploma, or working towards Essential 3.Influencing & Negotiating skills - Essential Requirements: Behaviours / Competencies and Description Develop viable networks and partnerships across the value chain, and translate market insights into customer satisfaction and business success Connect with and influence others to create and maintain relationships built on mutual respect, understanding and trust

Our Client is an established and successful global food manufacturer supplying all the major retailers. They are currently seeking a Production/Demand Planner Planner to join the planning team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with planning experience to join a fast moving business and work within a very motivated team. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: ¨ To implement and manage a process for handling consumable items ¨ Setting stock targets for the planning team to adhere to ¨ Managing 100% customer service and reporting issues to management ¨ Co-ordinate all NPD activity, and providing the MRP team with all relevant information ¨ Analyse forecast accuracy ¨ Review production planning practices to maximise production efficiencies and minimise waste ¨ To improve relationships with external suppliers by holding regular reviews and providing timely forecasts ¨ Manage and review promotional activity with key suppliers ¨ Manage the monthly obsolete process SKILLS REQUIRED: ¨ Previous MRP / Planning experience, ideally within the food industry ¨ Sound knowledge of computer spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access ¨ The ability to communicate at all levels both written and verbally ¨ Team Player with the ability to build relationships ¨ Flexible, motivated and enthusiastic ¨ Numerate, accurate and analytically minded key words: "Demand planner", "planner" , "food", "FMCG",

Our client are a global Automotive manufacturer who are realising an exciting period of continued growth. The business has the capability to provide a single stop solution for clients encompassing design, prototype, precision craftsmanship, composites, moulding and tooling with an impressive global client list. We are looking for a full-time permanent CNC Programmer/Setter at the Gloucester site. The successful candidate MUST be able: . To write, identify & handle program files and load the files to the machines for running . To competently set a CNC machine for use by others . To load material & run a CNC machine in a one-off or low batch machining environment . To handle, load and set fixture plates & support jigs to three and five-axis machine beds . To measure machined components accurately using standard manual measurement techniques, i.e micrometers, verniers. thread gauges, etc . To confidently select and use CNC machine tooling, change cutters / tips, etc Must also be familiar with: . The use of manual machines, lathes/mills for billet preparation and finishing preparations and be able to set the machines for use by others . The correct procedures for the day-to-day maintenance protocols associated with a CNC machining department and ensuring these procedures are followed Experience / Skill-set: . Must have served a recognised engineering apprenticeship . Experienced in the use of PowerMill (or willing to be trained) . Excellent communications skills, good team worker . Flexible and able to work under pressure Twilight Shift: The hours will be 3 pm to 12.30 am Monday to Thursday only (36 hour working week) + Overtime at time and a quarter.

Multi-skilled Electrical/Mechanical Maintenance - Multiple shift patterns working across FMCG, Food and beverage. Our client is a renowned and admired FMCG business working across food and beverage, enjoying UK dominance and market leading status in their category sector. As a result of sustained business expansion, an opportunity has arisen for a number of Maintenance Engineer/Technician both Electrical/Mechanical Multi-skilled to work a multiple shift patterns, including days. Role: Responsible to the Maintenance Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for troubleshooting and high level fault finding duties in order to maintain and enhance world class, fully automated production, process and front line packaging machinery. You will assist with plant optimisation and performance within a genuine culture of continuous improvement (CI). Ensuring that production targets are achieved on time, you will work to stringent cost and quality standards. You will work with the factory planned maintenance system (PPM) both developing and completing planned maintenance routines and to constantly monitor the effectiveness of the system. Responsibilities: The successful candidates will be a time served Electrical/Mechanical or Multi-skilled engineer, ideally multi-skilled and qualified to ONC/HNC standard. Working knowledge of packaging and process machinery is essential, as well as PLC knowledge, including Siemens S7/S5 packages and high-level diagnostic skills. FMCG experience is required; food and drink experience would be a distinct advantage but all fast paced environments will be considered (print, packaging, confectionery etc).