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Coventry
£13 - 15 per hour
Contract
On Site
Parts Quality Inspector – Focused on Precision, Quality & Inspection Excellence
Are you committed to precision, passionate about product excellence, and ready to play a vital role in the defence and security industry? As a Parts Quality Inspector, you’ll join a world-leading advanced technology manufacturer known for delivering innovative solutions that protect lives and solve complex challenges.
This is your opportunity to work in a high-integrity environment where quality isn’t just a process—it’s a mission.
What You Will Do
In this inspection‑driven role, you will be responsible for ensuring every component meets the highest levels of quality and compliance:
- Perform detailed goods-in and goods-out inspections, verifying all incoming and outgoing parts against engineering drawings, specifications, and quality requirements.
- Conduct patrol and batch inspections across the production environment to maintain continuous oversight of quality performance.
- Execute core quality control activities, including measurement, visual inspection, documentation review, and verification of manufacturing processes.
- Record and maintain traceability data, ensuring full and accurate documentation for audit readiness and product quality history.
- Report inspection results clearly and promptly, collaborating with production teams to address issues swiftly.
- Identify, escalate, and document non-conformances, including raising NCRs and segregating non-compliant materials to prevent workflow disruption.
- Support process audits and final product approvals, ensuring all products are fully compliant before release.
What You Will Bring
- Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, quality control principles, and practical inspection techniques.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word for reporting, documentation, and data analysis.
- Understanding of Health, Safety, and Environmental regulations relevant to a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC) and quality compliance reporting.
- Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and a commitment to maintaining rigorous quality standards.
Why This Role Matters
As a Parts Quality Inspector, you ensure that only components meeting exacting military and safety standards enter the production cycle. You’ll support a team specialising in military vehicle integration and technical services—where every decision and every inspection contributes directly to reliability, performance, and global defence innovation.
Location
This is a fully on‑site role in Coventry, commutable from Nuneaton, Warwick, Leamington and Rugby, working within a state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing facility alongside expert engineers and quality professionals.
Interested?
If you are motivated by precision, thrive in a quality-focused environment, and want to contribute to projects that genuinely make a difference, apply today and take the next step in your career as a Parts Quality Inspector.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Coventry
£32k - 38k per year
Permanent
On Site
Manufacturing Team Leader – Coventry
Driving Production Excellence in a High‑Performance Environment
This Manufacturing Team Leader position in Coventry is ideal for an experienced team leader, supervisor, or manager from a fast‑paced, high‑volume production background—whether Automotive, Aerospace, or Defence. Joining a respected market leader, you’ll be encouraged to bring fresh ideas and drive operational excellence within a supportive, rewarding environment.
With a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement, this is a unique opportunity to lead a team of skilled production operators while contributing to a mission‑driven organisation. Working a 3‑shift rotational pattern, the role offers a competitive salary of £32k–£38k plus an excellent benefits package, along with genuine opportunities for growth and development.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, motivate, and develop a team of production operators to consistently achieve daily output targets.
- Manage production performance, including KPIs, quality standards, and throughput across diverse manufacturing processes.
- Ensure all products meet the highest levels of quality assurance and operational excellence.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives to optimise productivity, processes, and team performance.
- Maintain a safe, compliant working environment in line with Health & Safety legislation and company policies.
- Provide clear communication, coaching, and support to foster a collaborative, proactive team culture.
What You Will Bring
- Proven leadership experience within a high‑volume production or manufacturing environment.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced setting.
- A proactive, motivating leadership style focused on team success and operational performance.
- A commitment to delivering high standards of quality, safety, and compliance.
- Excellent communication, decision‑making, and problem‑solving abilities.
Why This Role Matters
You’ll play a key role in the production of low‑volume, high‑value products—leading a team of around 20 operators with precision, discipline, and dedication. Your leadership will directly support the organisation’s mission to deliver manufacturing excellence and drive innovation across every stage of production.
This is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a purpose‑driven business that values continuous improvement, quality, and strong leadership.
Location
Based in Coventry, the role is easily commutable from Nuneaton, Warwick, Leamington, and Rugby.
Interested?
If you’re ready to take the next step as a Manufacturing Team Leader and want to make a real difference, apply today and start the next inspiring chapter of your career.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Leicester
Senior salary level with car allowance and bonus
Permanent
Hybrid
Business Development Manager - Defence
In support of an existing, established global manufacturing company with the further growth of UAV product sales and services across a broad spectrum of applications, we are seeking a Business Development Manager who will support strategically aligned growth across their Defence portfolio in both UK and international markets. The role is primarily focused on identifying, shaping and securing new business opportunities within established strategic frameworks and priority campaigns.
Operating within a defence environment, the Business Development Manager will work closely with internal technical, programme and commercial teams to develop a strong pipeline of opportunities aligned with customer capability requirements and organisational growth objectives. The role requires strong understanding of defence procurement environments, stakeholder engagement and opportunity capture processes.
Duties and Tasks
- Collaborate with engineering, programme management and commercial functions to ensure proposed solutions are deliverable, competitive and aligned with customer needs.
- Contribute to long-term business growth planning by identifying emerging capability requirements, innovation opportunities and partnership options within the defence ecosystem.
- Develop a deep understanding of customer capability priorities, operational requirements and technology roadmaps across the defence domain.
- Develop and manage a robust opportunity pipeline, progressing prospects through the opportunity lifecycle including identification, qualification, capture planning and contract award.
- Ensure full compliance with company governance processes, export control regulations and all applicable UK and international legal and regulatory frameworks.
- Establish and maintain trusted relationships with key defence customers, industry partners and strategic stakeholders.
- Identify, shape and progress new business opportunities across the Defence sector in alignment with the organisation's strategic priorities and capability roadmap.
- Maintain accurate pipeline data and forecasting, providing visibility of opportunity status, order intake expectations and business growth potential.
- Provide customer insight, market intelligence and competitor awareness to inform business growth strategies and bid development activities.
- Support the development and execution of campaign and capture strategies for priority opportunities within strategic customer accounts.
- Work collaboratively with internal bid and capture teams to help shape solutions and support the development of compelling, customer-focused proposals.
Person Specification
The successful candidate will be expected to bring maturity and credibility when engaging with customers, senior managers and stakeholders. They expect the incoming Business Development Manager to be able to demonstrate the following skills and capabilities:
Skills:
- Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, programme management, commercial and bid teams.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, including the ability to engage technical, commercial and operational stakeholders.
- Effective strategic thinking and commercial awareness, with the ability to align opportunities to organisational capability and growth priorities.
- Highly developed stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to build credibility and trust with customers and partners.
- Strong analytical and market assessment skills, with the ability to evaluate opportunities, competitors and customer priorities.
- Strong opportunity identification and qualification skills, with the ability to translate market intelligence into viable business opportunities.
- Strong pipeline management and forecasting capability, ensuring accurate reporting of opportunity status and order intake expectations.
- Well-developed presentation and briefing skills, able to clearly articulate value propositions and capability offerings to customers and internal stakeholders.
Knowledge:
- Awareness of defence technology trends, capability development programmes and operational requirements relevant to the organisation's portfolio.
- A degree (in Business or Engineering), STEM preferred.
- Demonstrable experience in business development, capture management or strategic sales within the defence, aerospace or security sectors.
- Experience contributing to or supporting bid and proposal development within structured bid governance processes.
- Experience developing and managing opportunity pipelines, including opportunity identification, qualification and capture planning.
- Familiarity with export control regulations, security requirements and governance frameworks applicable to the defence industry.
- Knowledge of campaign management and strategic account development within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Strong understanding of defence procurement environments, including UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) acquisition processes and, ideally, international defence markets.
- Understanding of commercial principles, contracting mechanisms and the defence acquisition lifecycle.
This role requires a strong customer facing mindset and a team-orientated approach. Integrity and professionalism are pre-requisite.
Note, due to the activity of the role, all prospective candidates will need to be able to support UK SC.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Llandrindod Wells
£32k - 33k per year
Permanent
On Site
Vehicle Mechanic / Technician / Mechanical Fitter – Defence Industry
Take the next step in your career by joining a rapidly growing UK Defence organisation that values technical excellence and offers the chance to work with advanced, cutting‑edge military vehicles. This forward‑thinking international business provides long‑term job security, competitive pay, and outstanding benefits—all while giving you the opportunity to support national defence in a meaningful way.
As a Vehicle Mechanic, Fitter, or Technician, you’ll receive:
- £32,000–£33,000 salary
- 37‑hour working week over 4 days (Mon–Thurs)
- Enhanced overtime rates
- All tools and PPE provided
- Comprehensive benefits package
- A stable, supportive environment with real career development opportunities
This role involves working on both UK MOD and international tracked and wheeled tactical military vehicles in a well‑equipped, secure facility.
What You’ll Do
- Carry out mechanical servicing, maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on military vehicles, including work on associated electrical systems.
- Interpret and work from mechanical drawings, engineering process plans, and customer specifications to maintain the highest standards.
- Accurately complete documentation, test certificates, inspection reports, and maintenance records.
- Undertake equipment inspections in line with production, safety, and quality requirements.
- Use workshop tools and equipment correctly, reporting defects and returning unused materials.
- Work collaboratively as part of a dedicated team supporting national defence with precision and purpose.
What You’ll Bring
- City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 in Light or Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair (essential).
- Hands‑on experience in a similar mechanical role—ideal backgrounds include ex‑forces, HGV/PSV, commercial dealership, plant, or agricultural machinery maintenance.
- Strong understanding of hydraulics, mechanical systems, and vehicle diagnostics.
- Teamwork, adaptability, and strong communication skills.
- Eligibility to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance—requiring no criminal convictions and 5 years UK residency.
Why This Role Matters
This position plays a vital part in ensuring the reliability and performance of military vehicles critical to the UK’s defence capability. You’ll be joining an organisation that invests in its people, offers genuine long‑term career pathways, and provides a secure and inspiring working environment.
Location
This is an on‑site position in SennyBridge, offering excellent transport links and a stable place to grow your career.
Interested?
Whether you’re an ex‑forces veteran, a recent service leaver, or have experience as a Vehicle Mechanic, Tank Fitter, Commercial Mechanic, Vehicle Technician, HGV/PSV Technician, or Mechanical Fitter, this is a rare chance to step into a rewarding, future‑proof role.
Apply now and take the next step in your engineering career.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Telford
£32k - 33k per year
Permanent
On Site
Vehicle Mechanic / Technician / Mechanical Fitter – Defence Industry
Take the next step in your career by joining a rapidly growing UK Defence organisation that values technical excellence and offers the chance to work with advanced, cutting‑edge military vehicles. This forward‑thinking international business provides long‑term job security, competitive pay, and outstanding benefits—all while giving you the opportunity to support national defence in a meaningful way.
As a Vehicle Mechanic, Fitter, or Technician, you’ll receive:
- £32,000–£33,000 salary
- 37‑hour working over a 9 day fortnight- every other friday off.
- Enhanced overtime rates
- All tools and PPE provided
- Comprehensive benefits package
- A stable, supportive environment with real career development opportunities
This role involves working on both UK MOD and international tracked and wheeled tactical military vehicles in a well‑equipped, secure facility.
What You’ll Do
- Carry out mechanical servicing, maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on military vehicles, including work on associated electrical systems.
- Interpret and work from mechanical drawings, engineering process plans, and customer specifications to maintain the highest standards.
- Accurately complete documentation, test certificates, inspection reports, and maintenance records.
- Undertake equipment inspections in line with production, safety, and quality requirements.
- Use workshop tools and equipment correctly, reporting defects and returning unused materials.
- Work collaboratively as part of a dedicated team supporting national defence with precision and purpose.
What You’ll Bring
- City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 in Light or Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair (essential).
- Hands‑on experience in a similar mechanical role—ideal backgrounds include ex‑forces, HGV/PSV, commercial dealership, plant, or agricultural machinery maintenance.
- Strong understanding of hydraulics, mechanical systems, and vehicle diagnostics.
- Teamwork, adaptability, and strong communication skills.
- Eligibility to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance—requiring no criminal convictions and 5 years UK residency.
Why This Role Matters
This position plays a vital part in ensuring the reliability and performance of military vehicles critical to the UK’s defence capability. You’ll be joining an organisation that invests in its people, offers genuine long‑term career pathways, and provides a secure and inspiring working environment.
Location
This is an on‑site position in Telford, offering excellent transport links and a stable place to grow your career.
Interested?
Whether you’re an ex‑forces veteran, a recent service leaver, or have experience as a Vehicle Mechanic, Tank Fitter, Commercial Mechanic, Vehicle Technician, HGV/PSV Technician, or Mechanical Fitter, this is a rare chance to step into a rewarding, future‑proof role.
Apply now and take the next step in your engineering career.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Wareham
£32k - 33k per year
Permanent
On Site
Vehicle Mechanic / Technician / Mechanical Fitter – Defence Industry
Take the next step in your career by joining a rapidly growing UK Defence organisation that values technical excellence and offers the chance to work with advanced, cutting‑edge military vehicles. This forward‑thinking international business provides long‑term job security, competitive pay, and outstanding benefits—all while giving you the opportunity to support national defence in a meaningful way.
As a Vehicle Mechanic, Fitter, or Technician, you’ll receive:
- £32,000–£33,000 salary
- £3000 joining bonus
- 37‑hour working week over 4 days (Mon–Thurs)
- Enhanced overtime rates
- All tools and PPE provided
- Comprehensive benefits package
- A stable, supportive environment with real career development opportunities
This role involves working on both UK MOD and international tracked and wheeled tactical military vehicles in a well‑equipped, secure facility.
What You’ll Do
- Carry out mechanical servicing, maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on military vehicles, including work on associated electrical systems.
- Interpret and work from mechanical drawings, engineering process plans, and customer specifications to maintain the highest standards.
- Accurately complete documentation, test certificates, inspection reports, and maintenance records.
- Undertake equipment inspections in line with production, safety, and quality requirements.
- Use workshop tools and equipment correctly, reporting defects and returning unused materials.
- Work collaboratively as part of a dedicated team supporting national defence with precision and purpose.
What You’ll Bring
- City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 in Light or Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair (essential).
- Hands‑on experience in a similar mechanical role—ideal backgrounds include ex‑forces, HGV/PSV, commercial dealership, plant, or agricultural machinery maintenance.
- Strong understanding of hydraulics, mechanical systems, and vehicle diagnostics.
- Teamwork, adaptability, and strong communication skills.
- Eligibility to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance—requiring no criminal convictions and 5 years UK residency.
Why This Role Matters
This position plays a vital part in ensuring the reliability and performance of military vehicles critical to the UK’s defence capability. You’ll be joining an organisation that invests in its people, offers genuine long‑term career pathways, and provides a secure and inspiring working environment.
Location
This is an on‑site position in Bovington, offering excellent transport links and a stable place to grow your career.
Interested?
Whether you’re an ex‑forces veteran, a recent service leaver, or have experience as a Vehicle Mechanic, Tank Fitter, Commercial Mechanic, Vehicle Technician, HGV/PSV Technician, or Mechanical Fitter, this is a rare chance to step into a rewarding, future‑proof role.
Apply now and take the next step in your engineering career.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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