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Coventry
£35k - 50k per year
Permanent
On Site
Are you an experienced Commercial Officer or Contracts professional looking for your next challenge?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well established Defence Manufacturing business in Coventry. Working within a highly regulated environment, you will play a key role in supporting complex commercial contracts from tender stage through to completion while working closely with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Offering a salary of up to £50k this role would suit someone with experience in commercial management, contract management, defence, aerospace, manufacturing or another highly regulated industry.
The Role
As Commercial Officer, you will support the full commercial lifecycle of customer contracts, ensuring compliance, managing commercial risk and providing guidance across the business. You will work closely with sales, procurement, project teams and senior stakeholders to deliver commercially sound solutions while protecting the interests of the business.
This is a varied role where no two days are the same, giving you the opportunity to work across both UK and international projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage commercial and contractual activities across customer and supplier contracts
- Support the full contract lifecycle from tender and bid stage through to contract completion
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, contracts and subcontractor agreements
- Support the sales team with commercial input during bids, proposals and customer negotiations
- Identify commercial risks and opportunities and provide practical solutions
- Ensure contractual obligations are understood and flowed down throughout the supply chain
- Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal departments
- Provide commercial guidance across the wider business
- Support compliance with company policies, regulations and governance requirements
- Carry out third party due diligence and support commercial process improvements
What We're Looking For
- Previous experience as a Commercial Officer, Contracts Officer, Commercial Executive, Contracts Manager or within commercial contract management
- Experience working within manufacturing, engineering, defence, aerospace or another regulated industry
- Strong contract drafting, negotiation and commercial management experience
- Knowledge of commercial governance and contract compliance
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
- Able to prioritise workloads and work independently
What's On Offer
- Salary up to £50,000 depending on experience
- Full time onsite role based in Coventry
- Flexible working hours
- Annual bonus scheme
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Healthcare cash plan
You will need to pass a DBS check and have been a resident within the UK for 5 years.
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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Hereford
Salary at circa £50k with benefits
Permanent
On Site
Production Manager
In support of a firmly established family-owned hydraulic cylinder manufacturing company in Hereford, we are seeking a NEW Production Manager to work in partnership with the Operations Director, who will be responsible for leading all day-to-day manufacturing operations at our clients' site in Hereford.
The role ensures that products are manufactured safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards, while maintaining a motivated and skilled team. This position bridges planning, production, engineering, and supply chain to ensure flow, reliability, and on-time delivery in alignment with the company's objectives.
Specifically, your responsibilities will be:
Leadership & People
- Lead, motivate, and develop the production team to achieve operational targets and maintain a safe working environment.
- Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
- Work closely with HR to manage attendance, performance, and training requirements.
Production Control
- Deliver the production plan on time, in full, and to the correct quality standards.
- Monitor production flow and capacity, identifying and resolving constraints proactively.
- Ensure efficient utilisation of labour and machinery to meet delivery and cost targets.
- Work with the resources team to balance capacity and demand, ensuring bottlenecks are managed effectively.
Quality & Process Improvement
- Drive a "right-first time" culture across all operations.
- Collaborate with the Quality and Engineering teams to reduce scrap, rework, and internal rejects.
- Ensure compliance with company and customer quality standards.
- Investigate process deviations and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Continuous Improvement & Data Management
- Support and lead continuous improvement activities (5S, waste reduction, standardisation, and OEE improvements).
- Review and report on production KPIs, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
- Identify improvement opportunities to increase output, efficiency, and reliability.
- Collaborate with the Continuous Improvement team to embed lean principles throughout the factory
We expect your skill set to encompass a mix of knowledge, skills and behaviours that role model our clients' Vison and Values. Specifically, this role will need the following knowledge and skills:
- Proven experience in a production or manufacturing management role, ideally within precision engineering or component manufacturing.
- Strong understanding of lean principles, workflow optimisation, and resource planning.
- Ability to lead, motivate, and develop a production team, fostering accountability and engagement.
- Sound technical knowledge of hydraulic cylinder manufacturing processes, materials, and machining operations.
- Demonstrates the company's values of honesty, fairness, strength, inquisitiveness, loyalty, and resilience.
Desired qualifications:
- ILM L5 or similar
- Engineering apprenticeship and/or HNC in Mechanical Engineering.
- IOSH qualification in Managing Safely.
- Formal Six Sigma qualifications (Green/Black belt).
This role is in support of an established, privately owned and modern manufacturing facility seeing continued growth and expansion.
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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Manchester
£17.46 - 17.46 per hour
Contract
Hybrid
Administrator | Multi-Market European Support (French-Speaking)
Reference: 56533
Umbrella Rate: £17.46/hr (Inside IR35)
Start date: 17/08/2026
Step into an exciting administration role where communication, accuracy, and customer support truly matter. This is an opportunity to be the vital multi-lingual link supporting the European dealer network, joining a fast-paced, collaborative Wholesale team. If you can speak fluent French and English, this Multi-Market European Admin Support role could be a brilliant match, with clear on-the-job learning, hybrid flexibility, and a meaningful impact across multiple European markets.
What You Will Do:
● Be the go-to contact for queries from dealers and internal teams across assigned European markets, using English and French (and Italian or Spanish as a bonus).
● Support multi-market wholesale activities by taking ownership of key admin processes and ensuring accurate day-to-day operations.
● Manage financial control tasks including debt control, daily collections, and clearing or reconciling payments on in-house systems, including suspense item resolution.
● Process settlements, clearances, exposures, and handle ad hoc rewrites to support dealer financial needs.
● Collaborate across teams within the Manchester Business Centre environment, providing expert support across Wholesale and related operations whenever required.
● Contribute to continuous improvement through knowledge sharing, quality checks, and participation in projects linked to new system launches and service enhancements.
What You Will Bring:
● Excellent verbal and written business-level communication in English and French, with confidence using phone, email, and messaging daily. Skills in one of the other required Business languages is a plus (Italian or Spanish).
● A proactive, positive approach to customer and dealer service, including clear ownership of queries and appropriate escalation when needed.
● Strong attention to detail, reliability under deadlines, and a habit of delivering high-quality work with minimal supervision.
● A willingness to learn quickly and apply new knowledge through on-the-job training and structured onboarding.
● Effective collaboration skills and resilience in a changing, multi-market environment.
This Administrator plays a key role in supporting the operational performance of dealer finance services spanning the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, and Spain, helping ensure accurate processing, timely responses, and an excellent service experience. With a commitment to fair treatment of customers, this role helps the wider organisation maintain strong service standards across international markets.
Location:
Hybrid working involving 3 days per week on site in Manchester (after completing initial training, which will be fully on site).
Interested?
If this sounds like your kind of challenge, apply now and take the next step with a role built for communication, momentum, and meaningful impact.
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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Solihull
£28.54 - 28.54 per hour
Contract
Hybrid
Job title: Logistics Strategic Studies Engineer
Reference: 37459968
Umbrella Rate: £28.54/hr (Inside IR35)
Do you have experience working in a project or programme environment, looking for a role where your organisation skills and data insight genuinely shape real-world decisions? The Logistics Strategic Studies Engineer position offers a fantastic opportunity to support early product creation phases across multiple UK sites, helping deliver high-quality analysis and preparatory work that enables confident planning. If you enjoy coordinating people, consolidating complex information, and turning uncertainty into clear direction, the Logistics Strategic Studies Engineer role is made for you.
What You Will Do:
● Act as the day-to-day point of contact in GME Logistics for all programme activity in the strategy phase
● Engage technology teams and provide a key interface to support decision-making during the initial creation of manufacturing strategy
● Capture part complexity, type, sequencing assumptions and m3 data from supply chain and programme teams, then summarise latest part fit and packaging proposals
● Confirm alignment with the latest solution design intent
● Prepare intra-logistics strategic impact assessments for programme studies when requested by the Industrial Operations Strategy (IOS) team
● Prepare intra-logistics gateway submissions for the Industrial Operations Programme Delivery (IOPD) team
What You Will Bring:
● Experience working in a project or programme environment, ideally with multiple stakeholders
● Ability to collate, analyse and present complex data in a clear and structured way
● Understanding of planning, monitoring and risk-awareness principles
● Confident communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trust quickly
● Comfort working in dynamic environments where scope and priorities can change at pace
The Logistics Strategic Studies Engineer role sits within the supply chain and production planning space of this company’s wider industrial operations. By coordinating impact assessments, consolidating programme inputs, and managing key information flows between GME Logistics and cross-functional teams, you’ll help strengthen decision-making across the programme environment. Your work supports the kind of precision, accountability and continuous improvement that drives progress in the logistics strategy and industrial delivery process.
Location:
Based in Solihull, with the expectation of being involved in programme activity in support of delivery across UK sites.
Interested?
If the Logistics Engineer role sounds like your next challenge, apply now to register interest and get your application in front of the hiring team.
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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Worcester
Competitive Salary + car + bonus
Permanent
On Site
Area Sales Manager - Europe
Office based from their manufacturing site in Worcester and reporting to the National Distributor Senior Sales Manager, the Area Sales Manager - Europe supports the continued strategic development of the company's market share penetration across the National Distributor regions including Spain, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Portugal and Greece. The successful candidate would be required to undertake both UK and overseas travel in support of the role.
With a strength of knowledge around machine tool and/or laser machinery industry including technical awareness, the Area Sales Manager - Europe has the following responsibilities:
Account and Distributor Support
- Manage national distributor accounts and provide support through a range of
- communication channels.
- Support national distributors across all commercial and technical activities.
- Maintain and update CRM records for all national distributor accounts.
Sales Strategy and Business Development
- On a 'cradle to grave' customer and sales engagement basis, work with national distributor management to develop sales strategies that deliver strategic targets and strengthen business performance across the assigned territories.
- Visit distributors and end customers to build strong relationships and support order closure.
- Provide quotation support, as well as review and process orders in line with defined procedures.
- Represent the organisation at national and international exhibitions across the territory.
Collaboration, Visits, and Compliance
- Arrange and host distributor and customer visits to the Worcester facilities as required.
- Provide the organisation with customer feedback and product requirements.
- Ensure all distributors within the national distributor territory understand and comply fully with export requirements.
- Build strong working relationships with factories and Product Groups across the company's worldwide network.
Person Specification:
Essential Criteria
- Industry Knowledge and Commercial Skills
- Experience in the machine tool and/or laser machinery industry
- Strong commercial awareness and business acumen
- Price negotiation skills, including coordinating support from internal stakeholders
Communication and Relationship Management
- A personable and professional approach, with the ability to build rapport with clients from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with senior management, external partners, and internal teams on both technical and commercial matters.
- Ability to work independently and maintain a high level of productivity with minimal supervision.
- Flexibility to adapt to changing business needs.
- Exceptional organisational skills.
- Willingness to travel internationally - European language skills would be beneficial.
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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Waltham Forest
Market related
Contract
Hybrid
Automotive Visualisation Graphic Designer
Reference: 56527
Umbrella Rate: £30.18/hr, increasing to £39.55/hr after 12 weeks (Inside IR35)
Contract Length: to end of 2027
Step into an exciting contract Automotive Graphic Designer opportunity with a focus on automotive visualisation and graphic design that turns ideas into show-ready graphics. If you enjoy high-impact creative work, precise mapping onto complex 3D vehicle surfaces, and collaborating across design disciplines, this Graphic Designer role offers a genuinely rewarding challenge. You will get the chance to develop bold 2D graphic language, bring it to life on real-world surfaces, and help shape brand moments through cutting-edge digital visualisation.
What You Will Do:
• Create high-impact 2D graphic concepts, including typography, badging, decals, and livery themes tailored to automotive briefs
• Translate 2D artwork into complex 3D vehicle surfaces with distortion-free, perfectly aligned results
• Collaborate with exterior, interior, and component designers, plus clay/digital modelers, to ensure cohesive surface language
• Prepare detailed digital models for high-end rendering and real-time Virtual Reality (VR) reviews to support design evaluations and senior sign-offs
• Pilot emerging design technologies, including AI-assisted creation tools, generative design, and parametric workflows
• Support prototyping by preparing and scaling vector plots for physical decal and livery validation
What You Will Bring:
• Extensive professional graphic design experience, with strong focus on automotive graphics
• A proven track record showcasing successful decal, stripe, badge, or livery design programs
• Expert-level command of Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Illustrator and Photoshop
• High proficiency in industry-standard visualisation and rendering software, including Autodesk VRED and/or Unreal Engine
• Strong understanding of graphic mapping onto complex 3D vehicle surfaces, with a meticulous eye for technical accuracy and detail
• A relevant degree in graphic/automotive/transportation design, industrial design, digital modelling, or equivalent practical experience
This Graphic Designer role supports the company’s product development goals by strengthening brand identity and ensuring graphic concepts remain consistent from initial creative design through to immersive VR review and prototype validation. The work helps deliver clear, production-ready visual outcomes and encourages smart, forward-thinking ways of collaborating and iterating within the automotive industry.
Location:
Based in Here East, with hybrid working of 4 days per week on site and 1 day from home.
Interested?
If you’re ready to bring automotive graphics to life with confidence and precision, apply now for this Graphic Designer contract role and take the next step in your design 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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