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Dudley
Market related
Permanent
Hybrid
Are you ready to take on a career-defining opportunity that promises to shape the future of manufacturing in the UK? This is your chance to step into the role of Chief Executive Officer and lead a pioneering organisation that is driving industrial renewal and economic growth in the West Midlands. From championing innovation to spearheading transformative projects, this role offers the perfect blend of challenge, impact, and reward. If you're an ambitious leader with a vision for change, this position could be your next big move.
What You Will Do:
- Lead the organisation's growth and strategic direction, ensuring alignment with the Board's vision.
- Successfully deliver the annual business plan, expanding the manufacturing membership and driving progressive growth.
- Develop and implement a forward-thinking three-year plan to secure the company's future success.
- Build partnerships for major projects with investors, funding bodies, and energy stakeholders, ensuring their successful delivery.
- Recruit, manage, and motivate a talented team, fostering a collaborative and results-driven environment.
- Maintain trusted relationships with members, funders, and partners, ensuring value and engagement for all stakeholders.
What You Will Bring:
- Solid experience within the manufacturing sector, coupled with a strong understanding of the UK energy landscape.
- Proven ability to lead and inspire teams, including those working remotely or virtually.
- A track record of managing collaborative projects and partnerships across organisations.
- Financial acumen, with experience in delivering P&L accountability or managing budgets.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
This company is at the heart of the UK's manufacturing sector, working to ensure competitive energy solutions, drive innovation, and support supply chain productivity. With a clear focus on delivering value to its members and partners, the organisation is recognised for its pioneering approach and ability to secure significant investment for transformative projects. Joining as Chief Executive Officer means becoming the face of this dynamic organisation and shaping its future impact on both national and global levels.
Interested?:
If you're ready to lead, innovate, and make a lasting impact, apply now for the Chief Executive Officer role. Don't miss the chance to be part of an organisation that is transforming the manufacturing landscape. Your next big career move starts here!
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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Bolton
£45k - 50k per year
Permanent
On Site
Looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact on a major UK infrastructure project? This is your chance to join a forward-thinking company as a **Project Quality & Environmental Deliverables Coordinator**, where your skills and expertise will drive success on one of the most ambitious engineering projects in the country. This company offers a collaborative and innovative environment, ensuring your career development while contributing to meaningful work that shapes the future.
What You Will Do:
- Manage and maintain project quality documentation, ensuring all deliverables meet client and project requirements with precision and timeliness.
- Develop, review, and control Manufacturing Inspection & Test Plans (MITPs/ITPs), incorporating inspection criteria, acceptance standards, and witness points.
- Coordinate inputs from multiple departments, including Engineering, Procurement, and Production, to ensure quality deliverables align with specifications.
- Compile and oversee material acceptance documentation, ensuring traceability to drawings, purchase orders, and installed items.
- Produce and organise Operating & Maintenance manuals and final handover documentation, ensuring client acceptance and compliance.
- Support environmental requirements by collecting and reporting data, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement to reduce environmental impacts.
What You Will Bring:
- Proven experience managing quality deliverables and documentation in complex engineering or manufacturing projects.
- Expertise in developing and maintaining MITPs/ITPs, ensuring compliance with client specifications and project needs.
- Strong understanding of document control, revision management, and transmittal processes with exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications, translating them into actionable quality requirements.
- Confidence in attending and contributing to client meetings, driving actions to closure with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
As a **Project Quality & Environmental Deliverables Coordinator**, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of quality and environmental standards for a high-profile project. This company is committed to excellence, sustainability, and innovation, and your work will directly contribute to achieving these goals. You'll be part of a team that values precision, collaboration, and continuous improvement, making a lasting impact on the industry.
Interested?:
Don't miss this chance to elevate your career and be part of a landmark project. Apply now to become the **Project Quality & Environmental Deliverables Coordinator** and help deliver excellence in quality and sustainability. Your next great opportunity is just a click away!
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
Proposals Engineer
Location: Telford
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 (DOE)
Hours: Mon–Thu 08:00–16:45, Fri 08:00–12:00
Deliver commercially smart proposals for world‑class engineered systems!
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Proposals Engineer to join the team at the Telford site.
The business delivers high‑performance engineered solutions to a global customer base, supporting markets including:
- Offshore Oil & Gas
- Saturation Diving
- Deep Water Lifting
- Power & Telecoms Cable Lay
- Naval Ships & Submarines
- Seismic Exploration & Oceanographic Research
- Renewables
The company continues to grow commercially and invest in people, systems and long‑term capability.
What’s in it for you?
- Salary £40,000, rising to £45,000 for an exceptional candidate
- Good level of health cover
- Enhanced pension
- Generous holiday allowance
- Excellent work‑life balance with a midday finish every Friday
- Opportunity to join a stable, forward‑thinking engineering business working on technically advanced projects
This Role Would Suit Candidates Working As:
Proposals Engineer, Applications Engineer, Sales Engineer, Technical Sales Engineer, Tendering Engineer, Bid Manager, Proposals Manager, Commercial Engineer, Estimating Engineer, Cost Engineer, Pre‑Sales Engineer, Tender Engineer, Applications & Proposals Engineer
The Role:
Reporting into the sales function, you will play a key role in supporting customer project enquiries by developing accurate, competitive and technically sound proposals. This is a varied role that combines mechanical engineering expertise with commercial awareness, working closely with sales, engineering and customers throughout the full bid lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include:
- Review RFQs and interpret customer requirements
- Develop technical solutions with engineering teams
- Select equipment and source costs for materials/services
- Prepare accurate, costed proposals and quotations
- Ensure bids are delivered on time and within budget
- Support customer meetings, contract handover, and project coordination
- Assist with sales admin and identify new opportunities
Essential criteria:
- 5+ years’ experience in proposals/tendering or sales engineering
- Mechanical engineering qualification or equivalent experience
- Background in heavy/complex engineered systems or machine build
- Experience producing technical, costed proposals
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and commercial awareness
- Proficient in MS Office; familiarity with AutoCAD/Inventor preferred
- Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and customer-focused
Apply Now!
If you are a skilled Proposals Engineer with experience in tendering, quotations or applications engineering and are seeking a role where you can influence bid success and support engineered solutions for global markets, we’d 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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Colchester
Market related
Permanent
On Site
Technical Manager – HVAC & Air Conditioning
About the Role
Our client is seeking an experienced and commercially aware Technical Manager to provide technical leadership within the procurement and sourcing function of a growing air conditioning distribution business.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the company’s product portfolio meets the highest standards of technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and customer suitability. Acting as the main technical link between procurement teams, suppliers, manufacturers, and customers, the Technical Manager will support sourcing decisions, supplier evaluation, product compliance, and technical product support across the business.
A significant part of the role will focus on fasteners, fixings, and associated HVAC components, making this opportunity particularly well suited to candidates with strong experience in fasteners or related mechanical product categories.
Key Responsibilities
- The Technical Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining technical specifications across the company’s HVAC and fastener product ranges, ensuring all products meet relevant legislation, regulatory standards, and customer requirements.
- Working closely with procurement and sourcing teams, the successful candidate will provide technical guidance during supplier selection, product evaluation, and tender processes.
- They will also review supplier documentation, certifications, and technical data to ensure compliance and accuracy across the product portfolio.
- The role will involve supporting internal sales teams and customers with technical product advice, application guidance, and technical documentation, while also helping to resolve technical and quality-related issues with suppliers.
- In addition, the Technical Manager will monitor changes in legislation and industry standards affecting HVAC products, fasteners, and associated components, ensuring the company remains compliant and commercially competitive.
Skills & Experience
- Candidates should possess strong technical knowledge of HVAC systems, fasteners, fixings, and related mechanical components, together with experience working in a technical, product, compliance, or procurement-focused role.
- The successful applicant will have the ability to interpret technical drawings and product specifications, alongside excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Previous experience working with suppliers, manufacturers, and cross-functional teams within HVAC distribution, manufacturing, or technical product environments is highly desirable.
- A degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering, HVAC Engineering, or a related discipline would be advantageous but is not essential for candidates with relevant industry experience.
Key Relationships
The role will work closely with internal procurement, sales, operations, and quality teams, while also managing relationships with manufacturers, suppliers, certification bodies, and customers.
What Success Looks Like
Success in the role will be measured through the accuracy and consistency of technical specifications, ongoing product compliance, effective supplier support, and the ability to provide high-quality technical guidance to both internal teams and customers.
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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Liverpool
£35.53 - 35.53 per hour
Contract
Hybrid
CAD/CAM Engineer - Discrete Event Simulation - 36846722 - £35.53/hr umbrella rate
Do you have strong working knowledge of Discrete Event Simulation tools such as Lanner Witness or Siemens Technomatix Plant Simulation? Do you have proven experience in production process flow simulation and problem-solving on complex technical systems? Are you ready to take your career to the next level as a CAD/CAM Engineer - Discrete Event Simulation? This is your chance to work on innovative projects that shape the future of vehicle engineering. With an inspiring work environment and the opportunity to develop cutting-edge skills, this role offers a platform for professional growth and the chance to make a real impact in the automotive industry. If you're passionate about process optimisation and thrive in dynamic settings, this opportunity is tailor-made for you.
What You Will Do:
- Lead the development of Discrete Event Simulation (DES) models, from concept to detailed mimic systems, ensuring all operational metrics and objectives are met.
- Optimise systems, identify cost-saving strategies, and share best practices with stakeholders.
- Collaborate with design teams to develop solutions within tight deadlines, considering multi-attribute constraints.
- Conduct bottleneck analyses and implement strategies to enhance system efficiency.
- Perform throughput studies and scenario modelling to improve operational performance.
- Mentor and train junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
What You Will Bring:
- Strong working knowledge of Discrete Event Simulation tools such as Lanner Witness or Siemens Technomatix Plant Simulation.
- Proven experience in production process flow simulation and problem-solving on complex technical systems.
- Expertise in bottleneck analysis and delivering DES models to meet programme KPIs.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas effectively.
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to lead teams towards achieving ambitious goals.
In this role, you will play a pivotal part in driving innovation and efficiency in vehicle engineering. The company values resilience, integrity, and a proactive approach to problem-solving, making this an ideal opportunity for individuals who are committed to excellence and continuous development. By contributing to the optimisation of production processes, you will directly support the company's mission to deliver high-quality, cost-effective solutions.
Location: This position is based in Halewood, offering you the chance to work in a vibrant automotive hub known for its commitment to engineering excellence.
Interested?: Don't miss the chance to drive your career forward as a CAD/CAM Engineer - Discrete Event Simulation. Apply now to join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. Your next big opportunity awaits!
This role is Inside IR35.
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
£19.11 - 25.00 per hour
Contract
On Site
Are you a Vehicle Technician looking for something more than routine servicing?
Join a leading defence engineering company with over 90 years of innovation, specialising in high‑strength, ultra‑lightweight composite solutions used on vehicle platforms worldwide.
This is a hands‑on, varied role where you’ll work on specialist vehicle builds that genuinely make a difference.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out visual inspections before part installation
- Fit components using detailed manufacturing instructions
- Work across multiple assembly cells (variety guaranteed)
- Prepare vehicles by removing equipment and completing surface prep (grinding/sanding)
- Integrate new systems, equipment, and components onto military vehicles
- Assemble sub‑components to tight production timelines
- Read and follow engineering drawings accurately
What We’re Looking For
- Level 3 qualification in Vehicle Maintenance or a related mechanical discipline (Level 2 considered with strong experience)
- Strong mechanical aptitude and understanding of vehicle systems
- Ability to interpret drawings and follow technical instructions
- Experience in automotive, HGV, PSV, plant, agricultural, or military vehicles
- Electrical or mechanical qualifications (desirable)
- High attention to detail and pride in quality workmanship
Why Join Us?
- Work on unique projects
- Supportive engineering team with opportunities to upskill
- Stable industry with long‑term career prospects
- Clean, modern workshop and specialist equipment
- Be part of a company known for innovation and industry‑leading composite technology
How to Apply
If you’re Vehicle Technician ready for a role with purpose, variety, and progression, apply today 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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