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KPI. A Specialist Recruiter of Engineering & Manufacturing People
When you choose KPI Engineering and Manufacturing, you're partnering with a dedicated team committed to delivering excellence and ensuring the perfect match for your engineering & operational talent needs. Let's build the future of engineering together.
Our Vision:
To become the premier provider of engineering and operational talent solutions, bridging the gap between innovative companies and exceptional talent.
Our Mission:
To deliver customised recruitment services that connect engineering and operational professionals with organisations requiring their specialised skills, fostering mutual growth and success.
Services we offer:
- Permanent Placement: Finding the right fit for full-time engineering positions across various industries.
- Contract Staffing: Providing skilled engineers for temporary assignments.
- Executive Retained Search: Sourcing top-tier engineering executives for leadership roles.
- Project-Based Hiring: Assembling engineering teams for specific projects or time-bound requirements.
- Consulting Services: Offering expert advice on hiring strategies, market trends, and talent management.
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Why choose KPI Engineering & Manufacturing?
Industry Expertise:
Our team has extensive experience in the engineering sector, ensuring we understand the specific needs and challenges of engineering roles.
Comprehensive Screening:
We conduct thorough assessments, including technical skill evaluations, to ensure candidates meet the highest standards.
Extensive Network:
Our vast network of engineering, operational professionals and industry contacts helps us find the perfect match quickly and efficiently.
Customised Solutions:
We tailor our recruitment process to meet the specific needs of each client, ensuring the best fit for both the employer and the candidate.
Commitment to Diversity:
We actively promote diversity and inclusion in engineering, helping clients build innovative and diverse teams.
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Nights - Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Nights) - Coventry
Salary: £51,000.00 per year (including shift allowance)
Location: Coventry
Shift Pattern: 4 nights on, 4 nights off (18:00 - 06:00)
Contract: Full-Time
Are you an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for a stable, long-term role with a thriving food manufacturing business? We are hiring on behalf of our client, a market leader in food processing, offering competitive pay, career growth, and excellent benefits!
Your Role:
As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of the factory by:
Responding to breakdowns and completing planned maintenance
Driving continuous improvement and introducing new machinery
Ensuring hygiene, quality, and performance are maintained to the highest standards
What We're Looking For:
Apprentice trained in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
NVQ3/ONC/HNC qualification in a relevant discipline
Multi-skilled experience in food production engineering
Knowledge of TPM, PUWER, LOTO, HACCP, GMP & Permit Control
Strong understanding of safe systems of work
What's in It for You?
£51,000.00 salary
20 shifts holiday, including bank holidays
CAD Designer/Project Coordinator
CAD/Project Coordinator
Crewe, Monday - Friday
£30,000 - £40,000 DOE
(client's own JD attached in files)
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive CAD Designer/Project Coordinator to join our team. This role involves creating accurate technical drawings and ensuring smooth communication between clients, suppliers, and internal teams. The ideal candidate will have strong AutoCAD skills, project management experience, and a keen eye for detail.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop detailed 2D technical drawings using AutoCAD
- Create and update parts lists and BOMs for projects
- Ensure all designs meet industry standards, regulations, and client requirements
- Maintain and organise technical documentation such as parts lists
- Project Coordination
- Oversee project timelines, ensuring deadlines and milestones are met
- Assist in the procurement of materials at competitive prices
- Provide quotations
- Liaise with internal teams, suppliers, and clients to ensure project requirements are fulfilled
- Monitor project progress and provide updates to stakeholders
- Ensure all purchased materials comply with mandatory regulations
- Follow and enhance company procedures to improve efficiency
Qualifications & Skills
- Proficiency in AutoCAD (2D)
- Strong understanding of technical drawings and industry standards
- Experience in project coordination
- Excellent organisational and multitasking skills
- Strong communication and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
- 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays rising to 33 after qualifying period)
- Performance bonus
- Pension Initial 5% employee contribution and then paid for by employer after qualifying period
- Private health care, critical illness cover and death in service cover
- Opportunity for progression and training
Contract Electrician
Electrician - Ongoing Temporary Assignment
Field Based – Staffordshire
Monday – Friday 08.00 – 16.30 (on-going temporary contract)
Payment via – CIS, or own Ltd Company or umbrella)
Hourly Rate is DOE *Own vehicle & tools required
Our client is looking for an electrician to support their on-going client’s social housing projects with testing and certifying duties.
Work will include but not limited to:
- EICR testing and Certification of electrical works
- Day to Day electrical repairs
- Fuse Board replacement & maintenance work to properties
- Electrical Upgrades Voids
- Rewiring
- 1st & 2nd Fix
- Fit-outs
- Lighting
- General electrical in domestic properties
Skills & Experience
- JIB Electrician
- Relevant electrical qualification including electrical testing qualification
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Ability to work independently as well as being a strong team player
- Could be working in teams or on an individual basis – If on an individual basis, a company vehicle will be provided
- Good organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to work to H&S legislation and best practice duties with due regard to current good practice, and in line with current health and safety legislation
Electrical bias Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
POSITION: MULTISKILLEDMAINTENANCE ENGINEER (ELECTRICALLY BIASED)
Thomas Hardy Bottling Group is a unique, family owned, service company dedicated to the manufacturing and packaging of a wide variety of drinks. The Group has two production facilities in the Northwest that are currently able to package beer, cider, FAB's, soft drinks, juice drinks and tonic waters into both glass and PET bottles.
To support our customer needs, we have made a multimillion-pound investment in our Burtonwood site which has seen us expand our packaging capability and increase capacity, by installing an automated high-speed canning line that will be capable of producing over 350 million cans per year. As a result of this investment, we need to increase our workforce to support our business.
We are looking for an electrically bias Maintenance Engineer to join our current Engineering Team. The position will be based in the bottling/canning halls, currently working a 3 shift pattern (06:00-14:00/14:00-22:00/22:00-06:00) Sunday to Friday.
Performance Objectives
- Responsible for breakdown situations, planned preventative maintenance and planned shutdowns
- Continuous improvement, working within the team to strive to continuously deliver performance improvements
- Key relationships will be the Engineering Manager, Production Team Leaders and the Engineering Team
- The role will be part of a three man team, covering the whole Bottling/Canning Halls, Process Plant and Services
Personnel Specification
- Indentured with HNC in Electrical Engineering
- Experience within a packaging environment preferred, but not essential
- Extensive knowledge of electrical, automation and PLC software, ideally Siemens S7
- Experience of working in a challenging quality and customer focused environment
- Experience of high pressure situations where decision making may be required with little supervision
Terms & Conditions of Employment
- Salary from £45,697 + O/T + Bonus scheme
- Healthshield
- Monthly allowance
- Pension
- Holidays starting at 27 annually
January 2025
Shift Mechanical Maintenance Technician
Shift Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Tameside
12hr days and nights rotation (every other Friday, Saturday and Sunday off)
Up to 50k + bonus and generous pension/ holiday and additional package
Job Purpose:
Due to plant expansion and constant increase in order we are seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to ensure machinery downtime remains minimal and proactively improve efficiencies across site.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain plant, equipment, and utilities across the site.
- Proactively troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
- Complete routine PPM work and document tasks accurately.
- Respond to reactive maintenance tasks efficiently.
- Utilize CMMS (SAP) for maintenance activities.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping (5S methodology).
- Promote and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide technical support during production breakdowns.
- Keep up to date with plant processes and technical advancements.
- Assist shift supervision teams with guidance and technical expertise.
Requirements:
- Apprentice trained or equivalent in a mechanical engineering discipline.
- Industrial/ manufacturing experience
- Additional ideal skills would be pneumatics, hydraulics, pumps, valves etc...
If you have the skills and experience required, we'd love to hear from you! Apply Now!
Shift Electrical Maintenance Technician
Shift Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Tameside
12hr days and nights rotation (every other Friday, Saturday and Sunday off)
50-52k + bonus and generous pension/ holiday and additional package
Job Purpose:
Due to plant expansion and constant increase in order we are seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to ensure machinery downtime remains minimal and proactively improve efficiencies across site.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain plant, equipment, and utilities across the site.
- Proactively troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
- Complete routine PPM work and document tasks accurately.
- Respond to reactive maintenance tasks efficiently.
- Utilize CMMS (SAP) for maintenance activities.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping (5S methodology).
- Promote and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide technical support during production breakdowns.
- Keep up to date with plant processes and technical advancements.
- Assist shift supervision teams with guidance and technical expertise.
Requirements:
- Apprentice trained or equivalent in a Electrical engineering discipline.
- Industrial/ manufacturing experience
- Experience of PLC fault finding is preferred.
If you have the skills and experience required, we'd love to hear from you! Apply Now!
Mechanical Pipe/Pump Service Engineer
Mechanical Pipe/Pump Service Engineer
Bristol
Starting Salary £30K rising to circa £45K (incl overtime) once fully trained
- Attend nationwide installation and breakdowns when necessary
- Service, repair and assembly of pumps and pumping equipment
- Maintain company procedures and improve where possible
- Complete site reports after each visit, obtain a customer signature and submit promptly
- Be a good ambassador for the company, promoting all products and services at every opportunity
- Ensure that the company vehicle is stocked and van- stock and tools required at all times
Skills & Experience
- Mechanical qualification – Essential
- Confined space trained - Desirable
- First Aid - Desirable
- CSCS - Desiarable
- SSSTS – Desirable
Benefits
- 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays
- Performance bonus
- Pension Initial 5% employee contribution and then paid for by employer after qualifying period
- Private health care (taxable), critical illness cover and death in service cover
- Opportunity for progression and training
#INDENG
Panel Wirer
Panel Wirer
Keel
40 Hours per week Mon – Fri
£25,584
- Assembling control panels to given wiring diagrams and parts lists
- You must have previous experience in assembly and wiring of panels, safe use of hand tools, high standards of workmanship and able to read schematic drawings
- Liaise with Engineers, Stores and Design departments with anomalies pertaining to design/manufacture
- Record keeping of completion of jobs/times
- Maintain and assist in improving company procedures where possible
- Any other duties as deemed necessary
- Identify training needs
Skills & Experience
- Experience of working in a similar role
- Understanding of control system functionality and components
- Proficient in reading schematic diagrams
- Mechanical assembly skills
- Forming of cables
- Component recognition
- Team player
- Technical qualifications pertaining to production manufacture or engineering
Benefits
- 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays
- Performance bonus
- Pension Initial 5% employee contribution and then paid for by employer after qualifying period
- Private health care (taxable), critical illness cover and death in service cover
- Opportunity for progression and training
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Panel Assembly Operative
Panel Wirer
Keel
40 Hours per week Mon – Fri
£25,584
- Assembling control panels to given wiring diagrams and parts lists
- You must have previous experience in the safe use of hand tools, high standards of workmanship and able to read schematic drawings
- Assembling ancilliary parts
- Liaise with Engineers, Stores and Design departments with anomalies pertaining to design/manufacture
- Record keeping of completion of jobs/times
- Maintain and assist in improving company procedures where possible
- Any other duties as deemed necessary
- Identify training needs
Skills & Experience
- Experience of working in a similar role
- Understanding of control system functionality and components
- Proficient in reading schematic diagrams
- Mechanical assembly skills
- Forming of cables
- Component recognition
- Team player
- Technical qualifications pertaining to production manufacture or engineering
#INDENG
QS / Commercial Manager
QS / Commercial Manager - Construction & Retail Refurb
Are you a Quantity Surveyor looking to step up into a Commercial Manager role? Do you have a background in construction fit-out and retail projects? If you're ambitious, driven, and ready for your next challenge, we want to hear from you!
The Opportunity
We're working with a leading construction fit-out company that's on the lookout for a dynamic QS who's eager to take the next step in their career. This is a fantastic chance to move into commercial management, working on high-profile retail and interior fit-out projects across the UK.
What's in It for You?
Clear progression into a Commercial Manager role
Competitive salary & benefits package
The chance to work on high-end retail projects
A supportive team and mentorship to develop your skills
A company that values ambition and career growth
What We're Looking For
Experience as a Quantity Surveyor in fit-out or retail projects
Strong commercial acumen & contract management skills
A proactive, ambitious mindset - ready to take on more responsibility
Ability to manage costs, budgets & project financials confidently
Excellent communication & negotiation skills
Ready to Make the Move?
if you're a Quantity Surveyor who's looking to step up and take on a Commercial Manager role, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now or reach out for a confidential chat!
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