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Tewkesbury
Strong salary and benefits
Permanent
On Site
Production Supervisor - Tewkesbury
In support of a privately owned and successful SME UK based manufacturing Group, a new role of Production Supervisor based in Tewkesbury is required who will be responsible for supporting the Operations Director in the day-to-day coordination, supervision and performance of the production areas. The role will provide a clear management presence across the machining and production teams, helping to ensure that work is completed safely, efficiently, to the required quality standard and in line with customer and business priorities.
The Production Supervisor will work closely with Section Leads, Team Leads, Planning, Engineering, Quality and other departments to maintain production flow, resolve day-to-day issues, improve communication and support consistent standards of performance, conduct and accountability.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise the day-to-day running of the assigned production areas.
- Support the Operations Director in delivering production plans, customer priorities and operational targets.
- Monitor workload, capacity, bottlenecks and resource requirements across production areas.
- Ensure employees understand daily priorities, expected standards and any changes to production requirements.
- Support the effective use of labour, equipment, materials and working time.
- Help identify and resolve issues affecting production flow, including delays, rework, shortages, machine downtime or skills gaps.
- Escalate significant operational issues to the Operations Director where appropriate.
- Promote good housekeeping, safe working practices and professional standards across the production areas.
- Encourage continuous improvement.
- Support training, development and skills progression within the production teams.
- Work with Engineering and Quality to ensure technical requirements are understood and followed.
- Support the implementation of business systems, procedures and process improvements.
People Management Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day supervision, support and direction to employees within the assigned areas.
- Work with Section Leads and Team Leads to ensure employees are working effectively and meeting expected standards.
- Address minor conduct, timekeeping, attendance, productivity and performance issues at an early stage.
- Carry out return-to-work discussions, welfare check-ins and informal performance conversations where appropriate.
- Support HR and the Operations Director with investigations, disciplinary, capability or absence matters where required. Help ensure holiday, absence and shift cover arrangements are managed effectively.
- Support communication between shopfloor employees, Section Leads and senior management.
- Encourage a positive, accountable and team-focused working environment.
Quality, Delivery and Health & Safety
- Ensure production work is completed in line with drawings, specifications, work instructions and customer requirements.
- Reinforce the importance of right-first-time quality and accurate job completion.
- Work with Quality and Engineering to help resolve non-conformances, rework issues and recurring problems.
- Support delivery performance by monitoring job progress and helping remove obstacles.
- Ensure employees follow health and safety rules, PPE requirements and safe systems of work.
- Report and escalate health and safety concerns promptly.
- Support accident, near-miss or quality investigations where required.
- Promote a clean, organised and safe working environment.
Skills and Experience - Essential
- Experience in CNC machining, precision engineering or aerospace manufacturing.
- Experience working in a manufacturing, engineering or production environment.
- Good understanding of production flow, operational priorities and shopfloor management.
- Ability to supervise, organise and motivate people.
- Strong communication skills with the confidence to deal with issues directly and professionally.
- Good problem-solving ability and a practical, hands-on approach.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
- Good awareness of quality, health and safety and delivery requirements.
Ideally, you should have experience of working within the aerospace sector and have familiarity with production planning systems or ERP/MRP systems.
Success will be measured by improved day-to-day control of production areas, better communication and improved delivery performance and production flow.
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
£23.69 - 23.69 per hour
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Test Technician - 37291700 - £23.69/hr (Umbrella Rate - Inside IR35)
Step into a rewarding hands-on engineering role with real responsibility, variety, and clear impact. This is a confirmed inside IR35 Senior Test Technician role offering an umbrella rate of £23.69 per hour, working on combustion engine testbeds within the advanced propulsion and test engineering industry. If practical problem-solving, safe operations, and keeping sophisticated test systems running at peak performance are what drive motivation, then the Senior Test Technician position is built for you.
What You Will Do:
· Operate multi-cylinder engine test beds day to day, keeping test rigs safe and ready through routine test cell checks.
· Lead installation and validation of instrumentation and equipment, supporting steady state, transient, emissions, calibration and durability activities.
· Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, rig and measurement issues as first line diagnosis, working to restore performance quickly and accurately.
· Run test steps using tools such as AVL PUMA and ETAS INCA, verifying channel integrity and supporting smooth test execution.
· Assist with hardware changes including injectors, sensors, turbo components, exhaust parts, hoses and fuel system items.
· Support continuous improvement in rig uptime, palletisation efficiency, measurement reliability and overall test execution, while following all APRL safety procedures.
What You Will Bring:
· Strong hands-on experience operating combustion engine test beds in a development or durability environment.
· Solid understanding of engine fundamentals across combustion, turbo-charging, fuelling, emissions, cooling and lubrication.
· Proven practical knowledge of UUT palletisation systems and repeatable engine mounting practices.
· Experience installing and checking instrumentation for temperature, pressure, emissions and airflow systems.
· Familiarity with AVL PUMA and ETAS INCA, plus the ability to diagnose sensor faults, wiring defects, leaks, vibration issues and failures.
As the Senior Test Technician, this role helps this company deliver reliable test outcomes, enabling the engineering teams to make confident decisions throughout development and validation. By maintaining rigorous test bed readiness and measurement reliability, the Senior Test Technician strengthens quality, safety and performance at every stage of the test cycle. The work directly supports commissioning activity and continuous upgrades to measurement systems and test facilities, bringing momentum to key projects.
Location:
The Senior Test Technician role is based at the University of Warwick in Coventry, supporting on-site test operations and lab-based engineering activities.
Interested?:
If you're looking for a Senior Test Technician role that combines operational ownership, technical variety and a fast-moving test environment, apply now and take the next step in your test engineering career. The Senior Test Technician opportunity is currently accepting candidates.
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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Basildon
£30.18 - 39.55 per hour
Contract
On Site
D&R ADAS Application Engineer
Reference: 56532
Umbrella Rate: £30.18/hr, increasing to £39.55/hr (Inside IR35)
Hybrid Working: 4 days per week on site in Dunton
Ready to make a real impact in automotive technology? This ADAS Application Engineer role sits at the heart of the product development industry, helping to lead the development and delivery of ADAS Technology Applications for EV, Transit and Commercial Vehicle programmes. If you enjoy turning complex engineering work into reliable, launch-ready solutions, this ADAS Application Engineer position is a fantastic opportunity to build influence, credibility, and momentum in a confirmed IR35 role.
What You Will Do:
● Lead development and delivery of ADAS Technology Applications for EV and CV programmes in line with agreed specifications and programme targets.
● Support feature definition for new programme content by working closely with Planning, Marketing and Program Management to help shape business cases for DAT technologies.
● Deliver engineering tasks across the full lifecycle: design, develop, release, test and launch content to meet requirements and gateway expectations.
● Manage and coordinate commodity suppliers to drive commitments and delivery, ensuring clear ownership and progress.
● Carry out ADAS hardware and sensor interface compatibility work, including trade-off studies and practical resolution of engineering issues.
● Help maintain quality and compliance by ensuring assigned systems, components and deliverables meet regulatory and safety requirements, supporting verification and sign-off testing at component and vehicle level.
What You Will Bring:
● Design and Release Engineer, ideally with ADAS, Electronics Hardware or CAD packaging requirements and software experience.
● Proven experience in electrical or electronic systems, including hardware and/or software development, plus project management capability.
● Familiarity with PD processes and design methodologies, including requirements and software management approaches.
● Strong working knowledge of Ford Global Product Development System and engineering tools and processes such as VSEM, GPDS, eFDVS, AVBOM, WERS, AIMS and Teamcenter (or a close transferable equivalent).
● A relevant Automotive or Engineering degree, and a valid driving licence for use across the UK and mainland Europe, with the ability to travel without restriction to development sites worldwide when required.
● A collaborative, solutions-focused style, with confidence in working with cross-functional stakeholders to drive engineering outcomes.
This ADAS Application Engineer role contributes directly to the company’s delivery goals by supporting safe, compliant and high-quality ADAS systems. It also supports continuous improvement through lessons learnt and the application of structured processes, helping teams move faster with fewer issues while maintaining strong engineering discipline.
Location:
Dunton, with occasional travel to Turkey and Germany development sites to support Assembly Plant or supplier issues for programme delivery.
Interested?
If you’re looking for a high-impact ADAS Application Engineer role that blends engineering delivery, stakeholder coordination and quality ownership, apply now and take the next step with confidence.
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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Warwick
Market related
Contract
Hybrid
Creative Designer
Automotive
A Creative Designer is required to join a Warwick based OEM, you will part of a design team who are working on some niche EV's for global market
You will join the UK design facility who are undertaking some new vehicle projects and require a Designer on a contract basis (Outside ir35).
You'll need to be strong graphically whilst also have having proven skills utilising Blender for development on both exterior and some interior design work
As Creative Designer- you will be required to
- Participate in the design development of niche vehicle programme
- Utilise design skills for initially exterior and some interior design ideas
- Demonstrate good sketching ability, forward-looking creative design ideas, strong integration of vehicle and creative design ideas
- Build the basic volume model by using Blender to guide the work of digital model division
- Work alongside the digital modelling team in the development of your design project
As Creative Designer - you will have
- Degree qualified and proven industry experience in automotive exterior & interior design
- Excellent portfolio demonstrating high quality sketching work
- An established user of Blender
- Must be versatile in designing all aspects of exteriors & some interiors, including overall vehicle proportion down to small detailing
What you will get as Creative Designer
- A competitive contract rate outside ir35
- Working on highly-rewarding projects in a supportive team environment
- Flexible hybrid working
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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Shrewsbury
£45k - 55k per year
Permanent
On Site
NEW VACANCY - TECHNICAL MANAGER (FOOD INDUSTRY)
Are you an experienced Technical Manager seeking a new job opportunity, do you have previous experience from within the food manufacturing industry and do you live in Shropshire?!
We are actively looking for a Technical Manager to join a leading food manufacturer based in Shrewsbury (Shropshire), the working hours for this role are day shifts Monday to Friday (40 hours per week), and the annual salary is up to £55,000 per annum (DOE).
The hiring manager would prefer someone who has previously worked with red or white meat, but they will consider people who have worked with other products within the food manufacturing sector.
A qualification in a food related subject would be highly advantageous, but is not essential.
What You Will Do:
- Lead the Food Safety Culture and develop, maintain, and improve the Food Safety & Quality Management plan to ensure full adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Take ownership of the site's Food Safety & Quality Management System, driving continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen compliance and operational quality.
- Provide leadership to the QA team and support wider site teams by identifying training needs, coaching effectively, and building strong working relationships.
- Lead on certification standards, FSS and customer audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory, certification, and customer expectations.
- Manage customer relationships by ensuring complaints are addressed promptly and close out actions are completed against agreed targets.
- Serve as HACCP Team Leader and TACCP Team Leader, maintaining robust validation and verification of process compliance so production meets quality standards and import requirements.
What You Will Bring:
- Previous experience from within the Food Manufacturing industry - ESSENTIAL
- Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to delegate, influence, and drive results across multiple stakeholders.
- Confidence leading audits, managing customer requirements, and supporting continuous improvement through clear technical reporting.
Desirable:
- A food-related qualification such as Food Technology or Food Science
- Experience with Red or White meat
This Technical Manager role directly supports the company's drive for excellence in meat processing by strengthening the quality and compliance framework, protecting integrity across operations, and ensuring customer standards are consistently met.
Location:
This role is based in Shrewsbury (Shropshire).
Interested?:
If Technical Manager work in food safety, quality systems, and audit readiness is where strengths really shine, apply now and take the opportunity to make an immediate, positive impact in this Technical Manager role.
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
£40k - 45k per year
Permanent
On Site
Are you an experienced Procurement Manager looking for the opportunity to make a real impact within a growing manufacturing business?
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands on procurement professional who enjoys leading people, improving processes, and raising standards across a busy manufacturing environment. You will have the autonomy to develop the procurement function, strengthen supplier relationships, and build a high performing team while supporting the continued growth of the business.
We are looking for a leader who can motivate and develop others, introduce best practice, and drive continuous improvement across purchasing and stores.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and develop a team of 3
- Lead the procurement function across a busy manufacturing business
- Manage the purchasing of raw materials, components, services and subcontracted work
- Build strong relationships with suppliers while negotiating the best commercial agreements
- Develop procurement strategies that improve cost, quality, delivery and supplier performance
- Introduce and improve procurement processes, controls and best practice
- Lead, coach and develop the purchasing and stores team
- Monitor stock levels and ensure inventory supports operational requirements
- Identify opportunities for dual sourcing, supplier rationalisation and cost reduction
- Work closely with production, engineering and commercial teams to support customer projects
- Ensure suppliers meet quality and compliance requirements
- Produce regular procurement reports and performance data for senior management
About You
- Previous procurement experience within a manufacturing environment is essential
- Strong commercial awareness with excellent negotiation skills
- A proven leader who can develop people, improve performance and build a positive team culture
- Experience implementing new processes and raising standards across a procurement function
- Confident working with ERP systems and procurement reporting
- Able to influence stakeholders across all levels of the business
- CIPS Level 5 or working towards it would be an advantage
What's on Offer
- Salary of £40,000 to £45,000 depending on experience
- Performance bonus
- Private healthcare
- Health cash plan
- Company pension
- Early finish every Friday
- A supportive leadership team that values continuous improvement and professional development
If you are a Procurement Manager who enjoys leading from the front, developing teams, and driving improvements within manufacturing, we would love to hear from you.
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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