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Procurement Manager (Ref. 2252)          Mid Glam.     

 

Up to £35K (Pro Rata)

 

6 month contract in the first instance

 

Our clients are a rapidly expanding research / development and manufacturing company based who are enjoying very active sales and ongoing increases in business. An opportunity has become available for an experienced procurement professional to take up post on a minimum of a 6 month contract

 

Main Duties

  • Responsible for the provision of the supply service to production
  • Provide and maintain adequate minimum stocks with minimum stock holding cost
  • Maintenance and Development of the supply base
  • Personally handle the formal commercial aspects of major capital purchases and of major service contracts with the appropriate manager
  • Liaise with internal departments and global offices
  • Develop / maintain relationships with approved suppliers visiting both in the UK and overseas
  • Oversee stock control and organise / control year end material stocktake
  • Progress chasing of materials and control imported materials and ensure the correct documentation is in place

 

Candidate requirements

  • Graduate (Or equivalent)with a minimum 5 year’s experience in a senior purchasing role
  • Excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel and Power point.
  • Competent in the use of ERP / MRP systems
  • Self motivated and excellent communicator

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk highlighting your relevant experience and stating your notice period and salary requirements

 

 

 

 

  

 

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Administrator / Receptionist (Ref. 2253)           Cardiff  

£C. £14 - £15K      

Our client is a well established and highly successful well known property management services business with offices based in Cardiff dealing with a broad range of properties from flats to houses and executive accommodation. They currently have an urgent opportunity for an administrator receptionist.

 

Main Duties

·         Act as first point of contact for customers (tenants and landlords) on initial enquiry on the telephone and in person

·         Input into completion of tenant contracts ensuring that the paperwork is duly signed and copies issued / filed as appropriate

·         Deal with queries from existing customers ensuring that these are dealt with effectively and quickly related to agreements, repairs / maintenance

·         Liaise with contractors regarding scheduled and emergency maintenance repairs to property and monitoring to ensure work completed as agreed

·         Involvement in receipt of rents ensuring recorded and logged and receipts issued where appropriate

·         Inputting information onto local database, using email and word documents and general administrative duties

 

Candidate requirements

·         Previous experience in an office environment and proven administrative skills required

·         Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with a broad range of customers in a friendly and professional manner

·         Ability to work in a busy environment and to multi-task

·         Comfortable inputting onto databases and working with word documents and email 

·         Willing to work in more than one Cardiff Office to cover holidays

 

Please email your CV to nick@prosperec.co.uk with a covering note highlighting your relevant experience and stating your notice period and salary requirements

 

 

 

  

 

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Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Ref. 2251)       South Wales    

 

£38 - £48K

 

This leading South Wales based manufacturing company currently has a challenging opportunity for an experienced and ambitious Senior Manufacturing Engineer with an overall objective of achieving production targets and process improvements through manufacturing and the supply chain

 

Main Duties

  • Ensure that production targets are achieved through process improvements and cost reduction exercises
  • Implement into production the manufacturing processes and equipment necessary to meet goals for current and future products

·         Direct global supply chain improvements and support development of purchasing strategies

  • Review engineering designs and recommend improvements to simplify the manufacturing process and develop new manufacturing and design techniques
  • Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of internal and/or customer programs

 

Candidate requirements

  • Degree or equivalent 4-year program in Manufacturing Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering
  • 5+ years of experience in a production support role within a high-volume manufacturing environment.

·         Possess an in-depth knowledge of production line and final product function

  • Experience with lean automation, robotics, and design for manufacture and assembly techniques is a requirement for all candidates
  • Experience with either: modern techniques for machining cast iron and steel, or, Modern assembly systems

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk with a covering note highlighting your skills and experience and stating your notice and salary requirements

 

 

 

  

 

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HR Consultant / Manager (Interim)   (Ref. 2250)        

 

South Wales    Negotiable Salary    £34 - £40K    

 

Leading South Wales based company currently has a challenging opportunity available for an experienced Human Resources professional to play a key role in facilitating cultural change in a fast paced manufacturing environment. 

 

Main Duties

  • Plan / develop HR change management strategies in line with business objectives
  • Involve staff / build trust to empower and implement the change culture
  • Facilitate and take part in training sessions
  • Take the lead on recruitment of senior engineering staff, managing sourcing strategy, interviews, assessments, managing internal administration

 

Candidate requirements
  • Minimum of 5 years experience Recruitment
  • Human Resources / CIPD Qualification is preferred
  • Experience in a Manufacturing environment preferred
  • Computer literate
  • Good communication/organisation skills
  • Good people skills, dealing with people of all levels

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk with a covering note highlighting your skills and experience and stating your notice and salary requirements

 

 

 

 

  

 

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Accounts Payable Administrator   Ref. 2248      Gwent            

 

Up to £19K

 

Our clients are a highly successful well know international manufacturing company based in South Wales. They currently have a vacancy for an experienced Accounts Payable Administrator to start as soon as possible

 

Main Duties

  • Deal with all aspects of Accounts Payable working within a small team and deputizing for management when required
  • Running ledgers and ensuring the proper reconciliation of associated general ledger control accounts
  • Maintain and control company creditors / achieve acceptable day’s payables
  • Deal with queries from suppliers located UK / Overseas and Central Purchasing
  • Process employee expenses.
  • Maintain and produce various analytical reports as required
  • Provide assistance in compiling financial forecasts and preparation of periodic journals.

 

Candidate requirements

  • Experience in accounts payable function within a sizable organization essential
  • Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Oracle is essential.
  • Basic accounting qualification (AAT or similar) preferable.
  • Ability to work to strict accounting timetables.

 

Please email your CV to nick@prosperec.co.uk highlighting your relevant experience and stating your salary requirements and notice period. Telephone 02920 692800

 

 

  

 

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Senior Marketing Analyst (Ref. 2245)                 Near Cardiff              

 

Up to £45K + Profit Related Bonus and Pension

 

Our clients are a well known established manufacturing company in South Wales who are currently involved in major multi- million projects and expanding. An opportunity has now become available for a Senior Marketing Analyst to take up post as soon as possible 

 

Main Duties

  • Work with Head of Marketing to deliver co-ordinated plan
  • Deliver robust marketing forecasting utilising predictive Management of predictive forecasting system inputs for Marketing requirements
  • Enable marketing planning with the provision of campaign forecasts, response curves / rates, average order value, profit generation and customer segment

·         Develop / deliver customer segmentation / customer database development

  • Inform product development with analysis and insight
  • Lead, coach and develop team members to deliver accurate timely analysis requirements and against stakeholder expectations.
  • Increase performance bar and capability of the Analysis team

 

Candidate requirements

  • Senior Analytical experience required within a consumer direct marketing business
  • Qualified in a mathematical / statistical discipline or related
  • Preferably SAS / SQL experience
  • Excellent communicator and team worker

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period with a covering message highlighting your relevant experience

 

 

  

 

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Senior Brand Manager Ref. 2247              Near Cardiff

 

Up to £45K + Profit Related Bonus and Pension

 

Our clients are a well known established manufacturing company in South Wales who are currently involved in major multi- million projects and expanding. An opportunity has now become available for a Senior Brand Manager to take up post as soon as possible 

 

Main Duties

  • Develop marketing plans to deliver sales and profit targets.
  • Drive customer value and brand awareness in line with business strategy and objectives.
  • Work closely with key stakeholders to ensure maximising effectiveness of all channels; including telesales, retail, wholesale and trade.
  • Lead the development and delivery of integrated and distinctive marketing communications across the full marketing and media mix.
  • Implement campaign planning and delivery requirements, from campaign brief to post-campaign analysis
  • Ensure all product developments are launched effectively across the business

 

Candidate requirements

Graduate calibre with experience of launching complex consumer products across multiple channels, particularly national retail

Management and delivery of complex marketing propositions across B2C and B2B  involving multiple stakeholders

Experience of the develop of consumer brands across multiple channels the full marketing and media mix

Reporting and ownership of financial targets

Excellent communicator and presenter

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period with a covering message highlighting your relevant experience

 

  

 

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Brand and Product Manager Ref. 2246                Near Cardiff

 

Up to £45K + Profit Related Bonus and Pension

 

Our clients are a well known established manufacturing company in South Wales who are currently involved in major multi- million projects and expanding. An opportunity has now become available for a Brand and Product Manager to take up post as soon as possible 

 

Main Duties

  • With Head of Marketing develop and deliver brand strategy.
  • Manage all Corporate PR requirements
  • Lead and deliver customer research programmes and competitor insight reporting
  • Develop and deliver all product development briefing Programme Management and Marketing teams
  • Ensure working with Programme Management, Finance, Analysts and Direct Marketing teams that products deliver gross profit according to business targets
  • Lead marketing team member on New Product Introduction process.
  • Lead colleagues and deliver 5 year plan

 

Candidate requirements

  • Graduate calibre ideally marketing post graduate qualifications
  • Experience of Complex product portfolio development, planning and management
  • Strategic brand, marketing and product planning
  • Product pricing and forecasting
  • Managing budgets

·         Exceptional communication/presentation/report writing skills

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period with a covering message highlighting your relevant experience

 

  

 

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CNC Programmer (Ref. 2243)                               Cardiff           

 

Negotiable salary dependant on experience    

 

Our client has been at the forefront of supplying engineered solutions for over 20 years to a range of industrial problems. They currently have a vacancy for a CNC Programmer to start as soon as possible

 

Main Duties

  • Programming CNC in a production area
  • Working with Radan punch press programming, nesting and tooling,
  • Radan 2D and 3D drawing, Autocad, Microsoft word/excel/office

 

Candidate requirements

  • Previous experience as a CNC Programmer required
  • Radan experience / knowledge required
  • Knowledge/use of Autodesk Inventor would be an advantage

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements an notice period. Please also add a covering message highlighting your relevant experience

 

  

 

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Applications Support Analyst  (Ref. 2237)   

 

South West Wales      Salary             £17 - £20K   

 

Our clients are part of an international group of companies providing IT and Consultancy services to a variety of sectors in the UK. They are currently looking to recruit an Application Support Analyst to join their busy team.

 

Main Duties

  • Provide both Support Desk and 1st Line support, reporting, prioritising, analysing and resolving faults
  • Escalating faults to 2nd line Support / Developers or Management if further assistance is required.
  • Record all faults reported by telephone or email into the Support Desk logging-tool ensuring that all faults are completed correctly
  • Ensure all faults are prioritised accordingly, based on the fault reported and business impact to the customer
  • Investigate, debug / diagnose faults and apply resolution accordingly, utilising tools provided
  • Provide concise and relevant information when defining a bug fix requirement, to assist the Developers
  • Provide feedback on product and / or processes to management

 

Candidate requirements

  • Prior experience in software / application support or inbound support call centre
  • Strong communication skills, both written and oral, adapting to all levels of audience
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Relationship building skills and the ability to empathise with customers and their needs at all levels.
  • Ability to quickly learn new applications and technologies
  • It would be useful if you had experience in any of the following SQL (2K5), VB6, Uniface, .net

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period and highlighting your relevant experience

  

 

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Technical Sector Sales Manager (Ref. 2234)      Cardiff           

 

Salary will be £25K basic dependant on experience + Car + Uncapped Commission + Performance Bonus + Excellent Benefits

 

Our client is an award winning, knowledge-based company providing specialist enzyme products to many of the world’s top food companies. Due to strong successful growth, they have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Technical Sector Sales Manager to join their sales team.

 

Main Duties

  • Responsible for growing, maintaining and managing business to different food market applications
  • Pursue new opportunities and markets both in the UK and abroad with extensive overseas travel in Europe, USA, Far East and Australasia
  • Deal directly with customers to solve their process problems, liaising with and receiving technical support from company’s in-house team of scientists
  • Build and maintain multi-level business relationships with strategic and Key accounts

 

Candidate Requirements

  • The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years post graduation sales experience and be a determined individual who can work to targets
  • Science or food technology degree is essential
  • Experience in food ingredients would be an advantage
  • Excellent sales and negotiation skills and the ability to build effective customer relationships
  • You will be an excellent communicator and influencer with the confidence to communicate and interact with people from different cultures
  • Must be willing and able to commit to extensive travel overseas

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period and highlighting your relevant experience

 

 

  

 

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IC Test Engineer (Ref. 2231)           South Wales              £30 - £45K

 

Our clients are part of a major international manufacturing company whose global presence is both widespread and diverse. They currently have a permanent opportunity for a an IC Test Engineer to join them as soon as possible

 

Main Duties

  • Assisting with the transfer of IC test solutions from overseas Design Centres to a UK site
  • Programming in C.
  • Mixed signal IC testing and test debug and fault-finding
  • Statistics, data analysis and SPC, test time reduction
  • Qualification of new test solutions, debugging parts with process / design marginalities

 

Candidate requirements

  • Likely to have spent at least 5 years engineering solutions in the electronics industry either within a design / development role, or a manufacturing environment
  • Qualified to degree level in an engineering subject, probably electronic / electrical, or physics
  • Must be able to demonstrate a good understanding of electronics and integrated circuits, the principles and practice of test, and have a good working knowledge of ATE
  • An understanding of the wafer-probe environment would be an advantage

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period and highlighting your relevant experience

 

 

  

 

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Graduate Semiconductor Test Engineer (Ref. 2233)    South Wales 

 

C. £21 - £26K

 

Training will be available for this position

 

Our clients are part of a major international manufacturing company whose global presence is both widespread and diverse. They currently have an opportunity for a an IC Engineer to join the technical team as soon as possible

 

Main Duties

  • Work closely and effectively with the highly motivated engineering team
  • Assisting with the transfer of IC test solutions from overseas Design Centres to the UK site
  • Qualification of new test solutions
  • Some debugging parts with process / design marginalities

 

Candidate requirements

  • Qualified to degree level in electronic / electrical, or physics
  • Applicants should be highly numerate, and have good analytical skills.
  • Basic understanding of MOS transistor, logic, and circuit design flow.
  • Basic understanding of the principles of circuit testing.
  • Basic understanding of statistics and data analysis.
  • An interest in integrated circuit manufacture, and particularly test engineering, would be an advantage
  • Programming in C

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period and highlighting your relevant experience

 

 

  

 

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Technical Sales Manager (Global) (Ref. 2229)   South Wales             

 

Circa. £40 - £50K + Car + Comm. Neg. for the right candidate

 

Our client’s are a highly successful and growing company specialising in niche scientific analytical instruments.  They are now seeking to recruit an experienced Technical Sales Manager to target customers in academia, research, industry and government laboratories on a global basis. 

 

Main Duties  

  • Manage the Technical Sales Team to optimise business growth
  • Identify opportunities and acting upon them efficiently and effectively
  • Drive the development of systems solutions to suit market needs
  • Direct system solution sales for existing and potential clients
  • Liaise with dealers, relationship building, training, support
  • Manage Sales Administration, forecasting, expanding customer database

 

Candidate Requirements

  • Proven Technical Sales Management experience
  • Expert on Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
  • Record of success
  • Self starter with excellent team building and motivational skills
  • Excellent communicator

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period and highlighting your relevant experience

 

  

 

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Production Team Leaders    (Ref. 2228)         Gwent

 

£19340.00 + Shift Allowance

 

Our clients are a well established and highly successful global research / development and manufacturing company based in the SE Wales area within easy commuting of M4. Thanks to ongoing success and demand for their products, opportunities have now become available for ambitious Production team leaders to join the company

 

Main Duties

  • Implement production plan and ensure the team comply with all process and quality testing
  • Timely bookings of production along with identifying and necessary bookings for scrap and waste
  • Monitor the performance of the team and individuals and develop the skills of the team with development plans and skills matrix
  • Ensure that good housekeeping standards are maintained and ensure that all operators are adhering to the correct H&S standards / protective clothing
  • Take an active part in carrying out Risk Assessments
  • Return to work interviews / disciplinary

 

Candidate Requirements

  • Previous Team Leader or Supervisory experience is desired.
  • Solid understanding of production environment.
  • Numerate and literate with qualifications Mathematics and English Language or equivalent.
  • Previous IT systems knowledge of production systems and basic Microsoft excel and word skills would be of benefit.
  • Fork lift truck qualification desirable

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period and highlighting your relevant experience

 

  

 

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Shift Process Manager (Ref. 2226)          Gwent 

 

Up to £25K + Shift Premium 

 

Our clients are a well established and highly successful global research / development and manufacturing company based in the SE Wales area within easy commuting of M4. An exciting opportunity has just become available for an experienced Team Leader / Shift Manager

 

Main Duties

  • Co-ordinate the labour resource across the department on shift
  • Monitor and control bookings on shift and implement corrective actions within procedures
  • Ensure all processes and procedures are adhered to at all times, and quality checks are carried out to the correct frequencies
  • Ensure timely bookings of production into MFG Pro, and ensure that production is in line with the manufacturing plans
  • Maintain all KPI shift information, endorse 5S / TPM principles
  • Ensure the Health & Safety of all employees within area of responsibility at all times. Carry out daily / weekly H&S audits as defined and carry out risk assessments

 

Candidate Requirements

  • Previous experience of managing people.
  • A good knowledge of IT systems with particular skills in Excel & Word packages
  • Experience of working with Management Team
  • Previous experience of carrying out risk assessments in the workplace would be an advantage.
  • Good communication skills and able to liaise across all areas of manufacturing.
  • Flexible and adaptable to meet demanding business needs

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period and highlighting your relevant experience

 

 
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ns  Credit Control and Accounts Assistant (Ref. 2225)     

Ne  Neath / Port Talbot    Temp to Perm   £Circa. £17 - £18K  Pro Rata

 

Our clients are a highly successful multi-sited Commercial company offering services to there clients within a variety of sectors including industrial, service, academic, civil engineering / construction and property development. They currently have a temporary to permanent role Credit Control and Accounts Assistant

 

  • Vetting of Clients and Credit Search Control / Credit Control
  • Sales Ledger and Sales Application ledger / Cash-flow Forecast
  • VAT in respect of both the Sales and Sales Applications Ledgers.
  • Treasury / downloading on-line banking information daily and reconciling all the bank accounts
  • Assisting with raising quotes, converting to order and subsequent billing
  • Accounting for all transactions paid for by company credit cards
  • Payroll / PAYE for up to 50 staff
  • Managing the Fixed Asset Ledger and controlling the weekly asset reporting 
  • Management Account reconciliation assisting with monthly accounts

 

Candidate requirements

  • Experience of credit control ideally based in the construction or contracting environment
  • Experience of Exchequer would be advantageous.
  • Knowledge / experience in the principle accountabilities
  • Professional and good / confident communicator
  • Computer literate - experience of standard Microsoft packages

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk  with a covering email highlighting your relevant experience as well as your salary requirements and notice period 

 

 
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Business Development Manager (Ref. 2218)                M4 Corridor  

 

Salary:           £35 - £50K + Commission (£75K OTE)

 

Web and Streaming Solutions / New Technology Integration

           

Our clients are a London based company who are a well established and highly successful market leader in their field providing web based services and programming to a broad range of customers. They currently have a challenging and demanding role for a Business Development Manager

 

Main Duties

  • Source, qualify and develop profitable new business opportunities so as to deliver consistent gains in orders and sales
  • Ensure that all commercial relationships are managed proactively, maintaining good customer relationships, accurate sales data and reports
  • Work with Production where required, completing contracts promptly and in advance of production work commencing
  • Develop winning proposals with a hands-on approach and delegate key tasks (e.g. design, media treatments) for production teams
  • Work as part of the Sales and Marketing team, contributing to overall growth and success by sharing ideas and collaborating on major bids

 

Candidate requirements

  • Must be experienced in either Web and Streaming Solutions or new technology integration
  • Should be self-starter, used to generating own leads through proactive activity / networking and able to hit the ground running
  • Must have a strong understanding of the relevant technologies and principles that underpin the sector
  • Very useful if you have experience of dealing in relevant markets central government, health, energy, retail
  • Excellent communicator and team player

 

Please email your CV to nick@prosperec.co.uk with a covering note highlighting your relevant experience and also stating your salary requirements and notice period

 

 

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Business Development Manager (Ref. 2217)                M4 Corridor  

 

Salary:           £35 - £50K + Commission (£75K OTE)

 

elearning or video production services or streaming / VOD

           

Our clients are a London based company who are a well established and highly successful market leader in their field providing web based services and programming to a broad range of customers. They currently have a challenging and demanding role for a Business Development Manager

 

Main Duties

  • Source, qualify and develop profitable new business opportunities so as to deliver consistent gains in orders and sales
  • Ensure that all commercial relationships are managed proactively, maintaining good customer relationships, accurate sales data and reports
  • Work with Production where required, completing contracts promptly and in advance of production work commencing
  • Develop winning proposals with a hands-on approach and delegate key tasks (e.g. design, media treatments) for production teams
  • Work as part of the Sales and Marketing team, contributing to overall growth and success by sharing ideas and collaborating on major bids

 

Candidate requirements

  • Must be experienced in elearning or video production services or streaming / VOD
  • Should be self-starter, used to generating own leads through proactive activity / networking and able to hit the ground running
  • Must have a strong understanding of the relevant technologies and principles that underpin the sector
  • Very useful if you have experience of dealing in relevant markets central government, health, energy, retail
  • Excellent communicator and team player

 

Please email your CV to nick@prosperec.co.uk with a covering note highlighting your relevant experience and also stating your salary requirements and notice period

 

 

 

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Graduate Process Engineer (Ref. 2216)       SW Wales   £22 - £25K

Our clients are part of a well known and highly successful group within the manufacturing sector supplying their products on a global basis to a variety of industrial / manufacturing clients. Continued success and the ongoing company ethos of improvements has created the opportunity for a Graduate Process Engineer

 

Main Duties

  • The focus of the role will be in the development and implementation of improved processes to maximise output
  • Applying lean manufacturing techniques while maintaining quality standards
  • Implementing modifications and changes to both processes and products
  • Assist project management with planning and product improvement projects
  • Liaise with customers regarding future manufacturing requirements

 

Candidate requirements

  • Degree qualified in manufacturing / materials / chemistry / chemical engineering
  • Previous experience in a technical role, ideally process improvement either through a year in industry or post graduation
  • It would be useful if you had experience / understanding of modern lean manufacturing tools / methods
  • Experience of plastics or related would be very useful
  • Excellent team working and communication skills

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk with a covering note highlighting your relevant experience along with your salary requirements and notice period

 

 

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Project Engineer (Ref. 2211)          Neath / Port Talbot     Circa. £30K

 

Our client is part of a well known very successful group of international manufacturing companies who continue to enjoy busy order books and ongoing demand. They currently have a requirement for a Project Engineer with a mechanical background to take up post as soon as possible  

 

Main Duties

  • Check internally generated equipment design drawings
  • Obtain quotes from suppliers and place orders for manufacture of designed equipment
  • Progress orders / ensure incoming work from suppliers meets quality standards
  • Resolve production difficulties by conceiving solutions and the acquisition of equipment  / materials / facilities
  • Establish new production equipment / facilities and identify and implement / modify existing equipment
  • Process / production improvements and optimisation possibilities
  • Co-ordinate the activities of multi-persons/groups on projects
  • Engage mechanical engineering contractors / ensure compliance with Contractors Code of Practice
  • Provide support to Engineering Manager related to design equipment investigations and sourcing investigations

 

Candidate requirements

  • Degree in mechanical / production engineering
  • At least three years experience in a similar role
  • Able to read drawings and familiar with CAD
  • Ideally metals industry experience
  • Preferably experienced with improvement / optimisation of substantial production equipment and processes

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk with as covering message highlighting your relevant experience and stating your notice period and salary requirements 

 

 

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Managing Director (Ref. 2209)      M4 Corridor  

 

Negotiable Salary:  £60 - £80K+ Bonus + Benefits

 

Our client is a well established global company working within a niche area of design and manufacturing with an exciting and ambitious plan for expansion during 2010 and beyond. They are currently in the envious position of supplying to the market leading brand names providing consumer products throughout the world through a network of commercial, public and retail distributors.

 

The Managing Director will play a pivotal role in driving the business forward to achieve enhanced performance ensuring that all facets are working at optimum levels. You will deal extensively with customer decision makers to Director / Board level engendering excellent relations and partnerships to be translated into profitable commercial contracts.

 

You will lead and develop the management team working closely with Finance and Sales Directors fostering a dynamic cultural environment with a hands-on approach. You will have an ongoing and up to date comprehensive understanding of all facets of the business including; customers, existing and potential contracts, schedules, supply capability, resources and ultimately the company P&L.

 

The Successful Candidate will have a proven and clear track record of success within a similar role at senior management / director level. It is essential that you understand the fundamentals of how a medium sized enterprise works from the shop floor to the Boardroom coupled with a sound financial and commercial acumen.

 

You may come from a financial / commercial back ground / possibly ACA qualified or equivalent and have excellent business skills. You will be a first class communicator and negotiator with the drive to succeed.

 

Above all you will have the ability to work effectively with both internal and external customers / the flexibility to understand diverse points of view but also the strength and determination to stand your ground and to carry forward the company objectives.

 

Please email your CV to nick@prosperec.co.uk highlighting your relevant experience and stating your salary requirements and notice period.  

 

 

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Firmware Engineer  (Ref 2204)                 SW Wales

 

Salary is negotiable between Circa £25 and £30K

 

Our clients are a growing and well established company who design, develop and manufactures bespoke products for use in the utility and construction industries. An opportunity has now become available for an experienced firmware engineer to take up post straight away

 

Main Duties

·         Responsible for undertaking planned improvements of the current design

·         Take part in shaping future innovative designs

·         Deal with full project life cycle to assembly

·         You will be directly responsible to the Lead Engineer who will set specific technical projects

 

Candidate requirements

·         At least a 2:1 BSc in Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.

·         3-5+ years of industrial experience with responsibility for a project

·         Firmware programming skills must include Embedded C

·         Prior experience with PIC microcontrollers

·         Knowledge of LabView and / or Agilent Vee

·         Analog and Digital circuit design including low/high power

·         Use of schematic and layout PCB design software preferably OrCAD

·         Electronic circuit simulation and mathematical modelling use of MATLAB

·         Design for manufacturability, capability of taking project to the final stages of completion

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk with a covering letter highlighting your relevant experience and stating your notice period and salary requirements

 

 

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Sales Office Administrator (Ref. 2198)  Chepstow  £20- £22K  

 

Temp to Perm

 

Well established manufacturing and Distribution Company who work on a global basis have an opportunity available for an experienced and ambitious Sales Office Administrator 

 

Main Duties

·         Work effectively in the sales office, making and receiving customer phone calls, generating quotes and orders

·         Keep up to date with company products ensuring that customers are fully aware of availability

·         Consider ways of generating business through sales and marketing activity dealing with warm calls / regular / prospective clients

·         Develop excellent relationships with clients through regular contact over the telephone and on occasion meet face to face if appropriate

·         Use appropriate sales / marketing techniques i.e. mail shots, telephone communications, emarketing

 

Candidate requirements

·         You will have had previous sales and ideally marketing experience

·         Excellent communications skills both verbal and written are essential

·         You will have a positive and friendly approach with a commercial acumen

·         Experience from within the computer manufacturing sector would be useful though not essential

·         The ability to speak another European language would be very useful

·         Excellent IT skills

 

Please email your CV with a covering note highlighting your experience and including your salary requirements and notice period to Nick@prosperec.co.uk

 

 

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Software Developer (experienced or graduate trainee) (Ref. 2196)

 

West Wales   

 

Salary £20k to £30k + profit share potential £10k+ in first year

 

Our clients are a well established / growing company who are expanding and developing its ERP systems for major national and international clients. Consequently an opportunity has become available for either a Graduate Software Engineer or an experienced Software Engineer to take up post as soon as possible

 

Main Duties

  • Assist in developing and maintaining existing systems for existing clients.
  • Develop new systems for clients, from initial meeting, quoting, design, develop, test, install, training and support.
  • Support systems for existing clients.
  • Take the bespoke systems developed for individual clients, and develop them into standard packages that can be marketed to similar businesses.

 

Candidate requirements

  • Either new graduates or experienced candidates can apply for this role / training will be available
  • Dedication, hard work, flexibility, multi-tasking, speed, imagination required
  • Skills required preferably in ASP.Net and / or ASP, & SQL Server (or ability to quickly pick them up)
  • Ability to communicate effectively with and understand customer requirements
  • Able to take on responsibility for projects and complete them within timescales
  • Able to handle support and upgrade issues as and when they arise
  • Ability to examine and understand existing in house code, upgrade existing systems and develop new systems

 

Please email your CV stating your notice period and salary requirements with a covering email highlighting your relevant experience / training to Nick@prosperec.co.uk

 

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Sales and Marketing Officer (Ref. 2197)  Chepstow     £20- £22K  

 

Temp to Perm

 

Our client is a highly successful design and manufacturing company who distribute their products on a worldwide basis to a variety of industrial and public sector environments.  They currently have a vacancy for an ambitious candidate interested in a position which offers to opportunity to use a mix of sales and marketing skills

 

Main Duties

  • Work effectively in the sales office, making and receiving customer phone calls, generating quotes and orders
  • Keep up to date with company products ensuring that customers are fully aware of availability
  • Consider ways of generating business through sales and marketing activity dealing with warm calls / regular / prospective clients
  • Develop excellent relationships with clients through regular contact over the telephone and on occasion meet face to face if appropriate
  • Use appropriate sales / marketing techniques i.e. mail shots, telephone communications, emarketing

 

Candidate requirements

  • You will have had previous sales / marketing experience
  • You will have a marketing qualification / ideally degree or equivalent
  • Excellent communications skills both verbal and written are essential
  • You will have a positive and friendly approach with a commercial acumen
  • The ability to speak another European language would be very useful
  • Excellent IT skills

 

Please email your CV with a covering note highlighting your experience and including your salary requirements and notice period to Nick@prosperec.co.uk

 

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Principle Engineer (Design and Development) Ref 2195

 

Based in Wales Circa. £40K - £43K+ and Excellent Negotiable Benefits / Bonus / Pension

 

An opportunity has become available for an automotive Principle Engineer with excellent design development skills to start with a well established and successful manufacturing company based in Wales                     

 

Main Duties

  • Design & improvement of new and existing suspension product including air and mechanical based systems
  • Leading a multi-national team of engineers
  • Working with Customers, suppliers, engineering bodies and internal functions such as sales, marketing, purchasing, aftermarket, production, manufacturing and QA to bring product to market
  • Engineering lead with customers, suppliers & project based engineering activities

 

Candidate Requirements

  • The principal engineer will be skilled & knowledgeable in suspension systems. 
  • A skilled knowledge of drawing packages including modeling combined with experience of setting the kinematics & packaging of suspensions
  • The engineer will have a general understanding of vehicle dynamics including a working understanding of suspension stability, ride & handling.
  • Working knowledge of structures, including stressing and probably FEA packages
  • Working knowledge of materials including metals, elastomers and composites.
  • Familiarity with APQP based systems is advantageous
  • Leadership skills and experience working in multi-functional teams
  • Experience working with laboratory and vehicle test teams

 

Please email your CV to nick@prosperec.co.uk with a covering note highlighting your relevant experience and stating your salary requirements and notice period as soon as possible or ring 02920 692800

 

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Project / Programme Manager         Ref 2194    South Wales

 

Circa £38 - 40K+ Excellent Benefits / Bonus / Pension

 

Highly successful manufacturing company is seeking to recruit an experienced Project / Programme Manager to work at the South Wales site with easy access from the M4 to manage engineering programmes in line with business development activity

 

Main Duties

  • Directs and manages all the full breadth of engineering projects as required
  • Forms / maintains / develops excellent customer relationships
  • Works with cross functional teams ensuring that good internal relationships are developed and maintained to achieve project completion
  • Prepares and presents programme / project plans including timings, risk analysis and commercial aspects
  • Monitors all project activities holding progress reviews at appropriate times
  • Gives regular updates to Senior programme Managers and Heads of Department

 

Candidate requirements

  • Proven experience in engineering and manufacturing environment, preferably automotive
  • Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineering Degree / postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience
  • Proven experience of working closely with customers and programme management
  • Excellent project management / organisational skills, good commercial acumen
  • Able communicator, negotiator with presentation skills

 

Please email your CV to nick@prosperec.co.uk with a covering note highlighting your relevant experience and stating your salary requirements and notice period as soon as possible

 

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Research & Materials Technician / Scientist (Ref. 2190)       

SE Wales  Up to £30K 

Our clients are a well established and highly successful global research / development and manufacturing company based in the SE Wales area within easy commuting of M4. An exciting opportunity has just become available for a Research & Materials Technician to be responsible for development work focused on new and evolving materials and designs targeted at continually improving product capabilities for existing and new applications

 

Main Duties

  • Managing internal and external R & D programmes focused at enhancing of product technologies and preparation of technical reports
  • Laboratory testing and evaluation of key development materials
  • Supervision of the manufacture of sample products or prototypes using new materials, components, tools or equipment.
  • Actively involved in building new products through development stages to production hand - over.

 

Candidate Requirements

  • Degree in Materials / Chemistry / Electrochemistry. Second degree would be advantageous but not essential.
  • Prior industrial R@D experience advantageous but not essential.
  • IT skills   MS Office
  • Team player comfortable with working on a Global basis
  • Awareness of statistical techniques for R@D

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period.  It would be useful also if you could outline the design packages you have used

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Design Engineer (Ref. 2188)  Monmouthshire    Temp to Perm 

£20 - £30K    This role could be partially home based

Our client is a highly successful design and manufacturing company who distribute their products on a worldwide basis to a variety of industrial and public sector environments.  They currently have a vacancy for an experienced Design Engineer 

 

Main Duties

  • Producing 2D / 3D drawings from initial design stage through to prototype and final component approval
  • Work closely with manufacturing engineers, toolmakers and suppliers to ensure product meets with customer requirements

 

Candidate requirements

  • Previous design engineering experience essential
  • Qualified to HND / HNC level or degree
  • Experienced with using a variety design packages

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period.  It would be useful also if you could outline the design packages you have used

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Controls Engineer (Ref. 2186)                SE Wales                    Circa £30K

 

This is an urgent requirement for a major international company which delivers state of the art new technology for use in a wide variety of consumer products.

 

Main Duties

  • Design, specification / integration of electrical, control / instrumentation
  • Programming , maintenance and documentation of PLC systems
  • Programming motion control systems including servo drives, AC , DC and inverters
  • Machine control panel specification, design and documentation
  • Specification , Installation / commissioning manufacturing equipment / process
  • Ongoing process improvements  fault finding and repair of existing process machinery electrical systems and controls

 

Candidate requirements

  • PLC system design / integration Allen Bradley (control logix)  , Siemans  / Mitsubishi
  • Motion control system design / commissioning Allen Bradley Servo motors / Drives 
  • Electrical control Panel specification, design and building
  • Use of Autocad for production of electrical drawings
  • Design and programming of  Human Machine interfaces preferred Allen Bradley Panel View

 

Please email your CV to nick@prosperec.co.uk with a covering note highlighting your relevant experience as soon as possible or telephone 02920 692800

 

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Maintenance Technician    Ref. 2174   Mid Glam           

 

C. £25K + Shift Allowance

 

Our clients are a highly successful and well established international company which manufactures and supplies a comprehensive range of a range of goods for use in a variety of sectors. Continued success had created the need to recruit Maintenance Technicians to start work as soon as possible.

 

Main Duties

  • Maintain production equipment and support site facilities, liaising with production to optimise TPM plans
  • Implementation of TPM within key areas
  • Maintain all aspects of manufacturing equipment including CNC, Tool Room, Press Shop, Metal Finishing / Welding, Painting / Spraying, Cutting equipment, bespoke equipment, Jig and template equipment
  • Assist to maintain building and site facilities including; equipment breakdowns, Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste, heating, air conditioning and lighting systems

 

Candidate requirements

  • Preferable City & Guilds or equivalent in electrical or mechanical engineering with supporting craft maintenance experience

·         Must have a proven track record in the direct maintenance and support of manufacturing equipment and facilities services

·         Excellent communication / interpersonal skills

  • Computer literacy would be a clear advantage

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk starting your salary requirements and notice period or telephone 02920 692800 for further information 

 

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Buyer / Expeditor (Ref. 2182)        Mid Glamorgan             £22K 

 

Our clients are a highly successful and well established international company which manufactures and supplies a comprehensive range of goods for use in a variety of sectors. They currently have a vacancy for an experienced buyer / expediter looking to build on their career with a growing company

 

Main Duties

  • Responsible for buying and logistical tasks to co-ordinate material deliveries to production build schedules
  • Control key business performance indicators such as stock levels, procurement cost and supply chain performance
  • Respond to buyer messages and raise purchase orders
  • Expedite suppliers in order to achieve delivery on time of materials and manage raw material inventory
  • Liaise with support functions to ensure materials delivered to manufacture on time

 

Candidate requirements

  • Demonstrable experience as a buyer expeditor
  • Ideally a Graduate or equivalent
  • Ideally studying towards CIP or qualified / equivalent
  • Excellent working knowledge of ERP systems
  • Experience of negotiating with suppliers
  • Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
  • Team player with a positive approach

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk with a covering letter highlighting your relevant experience and stating your notice period and salary requirements

 

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Customer Care Coordinator (Italian speaking) Ref. 2184      

 

Swansea        C. £7.69 per hour

 

Temp to Perm / 20 hours per week initially leading to longer hours

 

Our clients are an expanding distributor who are currently enjoying continued growth and as a result now have an opportunity for an Italian speaking Customer Care Coordinator to take up post as soon as possible

 

Main Duties

  • Provide first line Customer Care to all customers by email and telephone
  • Process all other incoming communications
  • Investigate and solve customers’ problems and complaints 
  • Offer product and application advise to customers
  • Liaise with warehouse team regarding customer order & stock issues
  • Handle customer returns and refunds
  • Transfer non-customer enquiries (e.g. marketing, PR, wholesale etc) to the relevant company personnel
  • Assist Directors in maintaining regular customer communication via social networking websites
  • Research competition and market in media

 

Candidate requirements

  • Experience in a customer facing role
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • High level of understanding of Internet, E commerce, E marketing  
  • Self motivational - working with minimal supervision
  • Organisational Skills - multi tasking, ability to adapt to changing demands

 

Please email your CV to info@prosperec.co.uk with a covering letter highlighting your relevant experience and stating your notice period and salary requirements

 

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Electronics Design Engineer (Firmware and Hardware)         

 

(Ref 2179)     SW Wales

 

Salary is negotiable between £24 and £32K

 

Our clients are a growing and well established company who design, develop and manufactures bespoke products for use in the utility and construction industries. An opportunity has now become available for an experienced electronics design engineer to take up post straight away

 

Main Duties

  • Undertake planned improvements of the current design, of products as well as take part in shaping future innovative designs.
  • Work on joint projects with the Technical Manager, and assist in instructing assembly staff in setting up a manufacturing process based on the developed final prototypes
  • Analog and Digital circuit design including low/high power, portable, telemetry equipment
  • Electronic circuit simulation and mathematical modelling use of MATLAB

 

Candidate requirements

  • The successful candidate will have a high degree of knowledge and experience in analogue electronics design
  • Design for manufacturability, capability of taking project to the final stages of completion
  • Project-tested firmware programming and debugging skills
  • Prior experience with either LabView or Agilent Vee
  • High soldering accuracy and superior prototyping and assembly skills
  • Electronic engineering – 2:1 or equivalent
  • Preferably 3-5+ years industrial experience

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk with a covering letter highlighting your relevant experience and stating your notice period and salary requirements or telephone 02920 692800

 

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Project Design Engineers   Ref 2178          Mid Glam       

 

C. £25 - £30K

 

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity with a highly successful manufacturing company who are currently experience ongoing and growing demand for their products. Applications are required from ambitious Project Engineers. Salary is negotiable dependant on qualifications and experience

 

Main Duties

  • Product design, development and qualification including the assessment of the product in terms of strength, materials and safety
  • Carry out stress calculations using both traditional and Finite Element techniques
  • Mechanical design of new products and modifications to existing products
  • System design and integration / value engineering / safety engineering
  • Participate in and contribute to engineering and design review processes
  • Prepare Technical Proposals
  • Develop the Company’s analysis techniques

 

Candidate requirements

  • You will be minimum degree qualified / preferred Masters or PhD
  • Working towards Chartered Engineer status
  • Preferably 2 Years experience +
  • Computer literate to high level with a working knowledge of CAD systems
  • Trained in FE Analysis
  • Knowledge of Static and Dynamic Stress Analysis
  • Knowledge of aerospace design standards
  • A sound knowledge of ISO 9001:2000 procedures

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk as soon as possible with a covering document highlighting your relevant experience or telephone Nick on 02920 692800 to discuss the appointment

 

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Sales and Marketing Assistant  (Ref. 2168)                   SE Wales       

 

C. £16 - £17K

 

Our client is a well established successful manufacturing company providing state of the art products to a wide variety of industry. Due to continued success the company are now seeking a Sales and marketing Assistant to join the team.

 

Main duties

  • Assist the Sales and Marketing Manager to prepare and implement sales and marketing plans
  • Assist with coordinating external suppliers for the design and production of marketing materials, website and other external communications 
  • Help coordinate, plan, report on and attend exhibitions
  • Assist in implementing, maintaining and reporting on competitor and customer database information
  • Working with the sales team deal directly with potential clients making appropriate phone calls and following up leads  

 

Candidate requirements

  • Qualified to degree level in marketing / Business or equivalent
  • Proven experience required either in full time employment or through a work placement
  • Excellent communications skills both verbal and written are essential.
  • Eye for design and attention to detail with commercial acumen
  • A full driving licence is essential
  • Excellent IT skills including MS Office products are essential

 

Please email your CV with a covering note highlighting your experience and including your salary requirements and notice period to Nick@prosperec.co.uk

 

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Marketing Manager Ref. 2176       South West Wales     

 

C.£25 - £35K

 

Our clients are a well established and highly successful market leader in their field providing web based services and programming to a broad range of customers. They currently have a challenging and demanding role for a Marketing manager

 

Main Duties  

·         Develop and execute the marketing strategy, creating new business opportunities for the sales team through direct activity / reviewing tender opportunities

·         Market and sell the company’s published products through research, direct sales activity, event attendance, and establishing and managing a reseller network

·         Develop and manage E-Marketing campaigns

  • Support the Sales team in logistics of preparing / delivering tender and commercial documents

·         Develop key stake holder relationships and network effectively

·         Manage PR activity, producing regular news items for the company website, press releases for local and national publications

 

Candidate Requirements

·         Experienced marketer with a proven track record of success

·         Strong competency in MSOffice, desk research, eMarketing

·         Confident, highly motivated, tenacious, and a proven self-starter

·         Excellent communication, influencing and networking skills

·         Used to working with key performance indicators and achieving targets

·         You will preferably hold a relevant graduate qualification within marketing / business related field

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk as soon as possible with a covering document highlighting your relevant experience or telephone Nick on 02920 692800 to discuss the appointment

 

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Software Developer (experienced or graduate trainee) (Ref. 2166)

 

West Wales

 

Salary £18k to £30k + profit share potential £10k in first year

 

Our clients are a well established / growing company who are expanding and developing its ERP systems for national and international clients. Consequently an opportunity has become available for either a Graduate Software Engineer or an experienced Software Engineer to take up post as soon as possible

 

Main Duties

  • Assist in developing and maintaining existing systems for existing clients.
  • Develop new systems for clients, from initial meeting, quoting, design, develop, test, install, training and support.
  • Support systems for existing clients.
  • Take the bespoke systems developed for individual clients, and develop them into standard packages that can be marketed to similar businesses.

 

Candidate requirements

  • Either new graduates or experienced candidates can apply for this role / training will be available
  • Dedication, hard work, flexibility, multi-tasking, speed, imagination required
  • Skills in ASP & SQL Server (or ability to quickly pick them up)
  • Ability to communicate effectively with and understand customer requirements
  • Able to take on responsibility for projects and complete them within timescales
  • Able to handle support and upgrade issues as and when they arise
  • Ability to examine and understand existing in house code, upgrade existing systems and develop new systems

 

Please email your CV stating your notice period and salary requirements with a covering email to Nick@prosperec.co.uk or telephone 02920 692800 for further information

 

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Sales Engineer    (Ref. 2167)  

 

SE Wales / Monmouth      Circa. £28 - £34K + Car + Excellent Benefits

 

Our client is a leading international company which supplies high quality manufactured goods to a wide range of industry throughout the UK and worldwide. Opportunities have now become available for Business Development / Sales Professionals to play a key role in increasing orders throughout the business

 

Main Duties

  • Keep in touch with existing clients developing new leads and attaining new contracts
  • Approach new potential customers following up leads and quotes
  • Make direct approaches to untapped potential customers promoting products and securing new contracts
  • Work closely with the sales and marketing office as well as the sales teams ensuring that you maximise opportunities for new business
  • Travel throughout the UK and extensively abroad dealing with a cross section of customers including those at the highest level
  • Deal with contract valuables anything from £25K to £25Mil

 

Candidate requirements

  • Experienced Business Development Sales Professionals with a minimum of 3 to 4 years in the field
  • It is essential that you have a proven ability to work within a technical / engineering sales environment
  • Preferably graduate level or equivalent in an engineering, materials or business related discipline
  • Excellent communication skills and able to negotiate from the ground floor to senior level within large and small engineering environments
  • Any experience from within aerospace, automotive, petrochemical or heavy industries would be very useful
  • Willing to travel extensively in the UK and abroad

 

Please email your CV with a covering note highlighting your experience and including your salary requirements and notice period to Nick@prosperec.co.uk or telephone 02920 692800

 

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Sales and Marketing Assistant  (Ref. 2168)                   SE Wales       

 

C. £16 - £17K

 

Our client is a well established successful manufacturing company providing state of the art products to a wide variety of industry. Due to continued success the company are now seeking a Sales and marketing Assistant to join the team.

 

Main duties

  • Assist the Sales and Marketing Manager to prepare and implement sales and marketing plans
  • Assist with coordinating external suppliers for the design and production of marketing materials, website and other external communications 
  • Help coordinate, plan, report on and attend exhibitions
  • Assist in implementing, maintaining and reporting on competitor and customer database information
  • Working with the sales team deal directly with potential clients making appropriate phone calls and following up leads  

 

Candidate requirements

  • Qualified to degree level in marketing / Business or equivalent
  • Proven experience required either in full time employment or through a work placement
  • Excellent communications skills both verbal and written are essential.
  • Eye for design and attention to detail with commercial acumen
  • A full driving licence is essential
  • Excellent IT skills including MS Office products are essential

 

Please email your CV with a covering note highlighting your experience and including your salary requirements and notice period to Nick@prosperec.co.uk

 

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IT Engineers / Technicians (Ref. 2162)   South West Wales

 

Salary is negotiable dependant on experience

 

Our clients are a very successful and expanding company offering full IT support services to clients throughout the UK. Continued growth ahs created several opportunities for junior and experienced IT Engineers / Technicians to take up post as soon as possible

 

Candidate requirements

  • Recognised IT qualification
  • Preferably experienced in Small Business to Enterprise Network
  • Preferably  experience in Windows Server 2000, 2003 and 2008, Windows XP and Vista and Network Fault Finding
  • Good communication skills and the ability to work alone or as part of a team
  • Full training will be provided
  • Full driving licence

 

Please email your CV stating your salary requirements and notice period with a covering note highlighting your relevant experience to Nick@prosperec.co.uk or telephone 02920 692800 for further information

 

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Business Development Assistant (Marketing Ref. 2161)      

 

Cardiff Area       Salary Circa. £20K

 

6 months in the first instance

 

Our client is a well established and highly successful company based near Cardiff who offer a specialist development product service for a variety of UK markets. A challenging opportunity has now become available for a business / marketing graduate to work with the company for 6 months in the first instance

 

Main duties

  • Working in close consultation with the Directors of Sales and Marketing
  • Support the marketing and sales activities of each sector across a wide range of marketing and promotional activities
  • Provide a high standard of marketing information and materials, market intelligence and information service at all times
  • Co-ordinate the use of agreed company images and materials and assist in creating the correct image for the company
  • Help build and support the company sales and business development activities

 

Candidate Requirements

·         Business studies and / or marketing qualification

  • Either a graduate with sales and marketing work experience and / or 3 years sales marketing services experience 
  • Ideally experience in marketing publications, packaging design, desktop publishing.
  • IT Literate / MS Office
  • Useful if you can speak another European language but not essential
  • Experience in manufacturing or an understanding of Biological Sciences and / or Chemistry it would be useful but not essential

 

Please email your CV to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period or telephone 02920 692800

 

 
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IT Support Officer (College based)  Ref. 2147             Swansea       

 

C. £23 - £27K Dep. on qualifications / exp + Pension + Bonus

 

Our client is an industry leader in providing pre-university and university pathway programmes providing foundation, degree pre-masters and masters programmes in a broad range of disciplines. A challenging opportunity has become available for an experienced IT support professional to lend excellent support to a University based centre.

 

Main Duties

  • Responsible for coordinating and implementation of computerised information system and offering ongoing user support
  • Maintenance of the network server, standard operating environment applying patches, email facility, internet connections, routers
  • Maintain shared network drives, back-up servers, antivirus software
  • Maintenance / replacement of hardware and software liaising with university staff as required and updating of license register
  • Ensuring backups and disaster recovery processes are in place
  • Advise / assist in design and training of general staff on systems and ensure all new employees are given appropriate training
  • Website Development / Maintenance

 

Candidate requirements

  • Educated to undergraduate degree level, ideally with a degree in IT
  • Experience in IT support in a Windows 2003 and XP environment
  • Experience in managing and installing Windows servers and Active Directory
  • Experience in managing and installing Windows Exchange Server
  • Some network management skills including security of the TCP/IP protocol
  • SQL query experience and some knowledge in MSSQL Server
  • LAN/WAN , TCP/IP knowledge

 

Please email your CV stating your notice period and salary requirements to Nick@prosperec.co.uk or telephone 02920 692800 

 

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Biochemist (Ref. 2159)      Essex       Circa. £25 - £32K Neg. dep on exp

 

Our clients are a market leader in the refinement of products into EN14214 B100 European Standard Bio diesel. Due to major expansion within the organisation they are seeking to recruit biochemist / biomass chemist to join the passionate Essex based team and to play a vital role within the organisation

 

Main Duties

  • Work closely with the Laboratory Director
  • Conduct, and continually improve, current experimental and testing methodology
  • Complete full audit and documentation process and log of work
  • Conduct research and development projects

 

Candidate requirements

  • Masters or PhD or equivalent in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering is essential
  • Previous management experience within a working Laboratory
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate technical information and concepts to non-scientists
  • Have a working knowledge of Gas Chromatography
  • Ideally have a working knowledge of Coulometric Karl Fisher equipment but not essential
  • It would be advantageous if you had experience of Bio diesel or Waste / Environmental background but not essential

 

Please email your CV in the first instance to Nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your salary requirements and notice period 

 

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Business Development Associate                   Ref: 2122                           Gwent

 

Salary £19-22k + Bonus    depending on experience.

 

Our client is a highly successful expanding company in the pharmaceutical industry.

 

The main purpose of the job is to support the business development managers within the role of the account team in generating, developing and fulfilling business leads for the core services of our clients

 

Main duties:

 

  • To work closely with business unit directors, business development team internal teams and clients and be responsible for handling and developing a number of new and existing accounts allocated by business development. 
  • The role includes maintenance of a consistent and high quality impression of the services offered by the clients by means of proposals, contracts and presentations. 
  • It is expected that this role will construct and manage proposals and clearly and effectively communicate to clients in order to maximise contract potential. 
  • It is also expected that this role will utilise existing processes for analysing proposals outcomes and costing models with the business development managers, relevant business units and finance. 
  • It will be necessary to work closely with business unit managers responsible for revenue production. 
  • This role will include coordination and hosting of client visits internal to our clients site and contact with clients externally at client premises or conference exhibitions.

 

Candidate requirements:

 

  • Graduate degree level in life sciences or experience in contract development services in similar industry
  • At least 2 years experience of working in the technical environment of a service provider. 
  • A basic understanding of the relevant parts of the pharmaceutical development process related to the client operations.
  • Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook and Excel.  Previous client facing role an advantage.

 

Interested candidates should email their CVs urgently to nick@prosperec.co.uk stating your notice period and salary requirements

 

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Electrical Project Electrician

 

Ref 2146                    Nr Cardiff          3 months in the first instance

 

Salary £22240 pro rata + benefits,

 

Our client is a highly successful manufacturer with an established and thriving plant near the city of Cardiff. An opportunity has now become available for an experienced Electrical Project Electrician to make a positive contribution towards developing and maintaining the workplace and equipment to a high standard.  

Duties of the job
  • To independently carry out installation and commissioning of electrical equipment with up to 415V potential.
  • Power failure correction, including overloads and replacing fuses.
  • Sensing and switching device problems.
  • Relay and PCB system fault diagnostics.
  • Use of basic PLC fault diagnostics and programming.
  • Rectifier maintenance.
  • Component failures, repairs and replacement of relays, contactors, coils,
  • solenoids and PCBs.
  • Motor and drive faults (AC & DC) - thyristor motor drives.
  • Motor repairs, including bearings and brushes.
  • Lighting installation and maintenance.
  • Heating element repairs.
  • Overhaul of machines, sub-assemblies and components.
  • Replacement of thermocouples.
  • Testing of earthing equipment and satisfactory operation.
  • Furnace control equipment using thyristor equipment.

 

Candidate requirements

  • A Craftsman will have attained at least 12 months experience as well as having completed a relevant certificated maintenance apprenticeship, preferably in a process industry, with an ONC/HNC preferred.

·         A good understanding of electrical measurements and instrumentation.

·         Installation of distribution systems, including cable and equipment selection, and test procedures.

·         To have a good knowledge of the electrical safety regulations.

·         A good understanding of the use of PLCs in fault finding, and programming.

 

Interested candidates can email their CVs to info@prosperec.co.uk .  A full medical and security clearance will be undertaken at interview stage.

 

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CNC / CAM Design Engineer                     Ref:2154                       Mid Glam

 

Salary £20-25k depending upon experience

 

Our clients are seeking to appoint an experienced Design Engineer to boost the design and production at the Wales site for a European group of companies of Cargo Restraint Systems for Road, Rail, Sea and Air transportation.

 

Main purpose of role:

·         Coordinate the design and production elements for sheet metal products within the company.

 

Candidate requirements

  • A good working knowledge of current sheet metal techniques (CNC punch presses / press brakes) is essential.
  • A working knowledge of a 3D design package (ideally Solid Works)
  • Clear and concise communication is essential.
  • An engineering related degree or equivalent experience is required.

 

Interested candidates please email their CV to info@prosperec.co.uk stating your notice period and salary requirements

 

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 Laboratory Manager               Ref: 2153                                  Nr Swansea

 

Salary: Attractive and commensurate to experience

 

Our clients are market leader in the supply of specialist contamination control products to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare and medical device industries worldwide. They have an exciting opportunity for a Micro Laboratory Manager to join this growing company.

                  

Reporting to the QA Manager, you will oversee the daily running of the Microbiology Laboratory. You will lead the site in microbiology ensuring that all appropriate microbiological standards and regulatory requirements are met in clean rooms. Develop a culture in which all staff has a full knowledge and understanding of the aspects of microbiology and hygiene appropriate to their role.

 

Key Responsibilities:

·         Through a high profile presence , both personally and by the Microbiology department ensure that microbiological and hygiene aspects of GMP are understood by all and strictly enforced

·         Implement monitor and maintain appropriate standards of control over process personnel, environment and utilities to demonstrate compliance with all regulatory and clients standards

·         Advise on and review microbiological aspects of SOP’s, validation protocols and microbiological regulatory submissions

·         Manage the Microbiology Laboratory to provide a compliant, on time testing service to the site, ensuring sufficient stocks of media/reagents and consumables

·         Ensure the water system meets the required microbiological specification.  Responsible for monitoring, sampling and testing of the Water for Injection system

·         Ensure that cGMP standards in the Microbiology Laboratory are maintained.

·         Prepare Environmental Monitoring / Water reports for monthly Quality Meetings.

  • Assist the Technical Development Manager in Development Studies, which may entail testing products to British Standard Methods such as BSEN 1040, BSEN 1276 etc.

 

 

Candidate requirements:

  • Minimum of a degree in Microbiology

·         Min 3- 5 years in a supervisory/ management role

  • Experience of pharmaceutical microbiology would be beneficial including that gained in manufacture of sterile products.
  • Advanced knowledge of environmental monitoring, cleaning and disinfection of clean rooms, water systems and training in microbiological techniques

·         Sound man management and communication skills.

 

Interested candidates please email their CV to info@prosperec.co.uk stating your notice period and salary requirements

 

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Mechanical Design Engineer               Ref: 2134                       Swansea

 

Salary: Very competitive depending upon experience.

 

Our clients are a medical device company developing a range of innovative drug infusion products for intensive and chronic care. They are currently seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to work on their own initiative within a small team of Engineers involved in the design, prototyping and manufacture of miniature drug infusion products.
 

They are looking for imaginative, independent minded individuals with a passion for innovation and a desire to work as part of a motivated team in a challenging and rewarding environment.
 

Candidate requirements:

  • HNC/HND or Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Track record of intricate and creative design skills.
  • Experience with Class 2 medical devices (or other high risk products e.g. aerospace) preferably infusion products.
  • Experience in products with miniature components would be a plus.
  • 3D CAD – Ideally Solid Works.
  • ‘Full lifecycle’ & hands on approach to engineering.
  • Minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
  • Excellent organisation & time management skills.
  • Working to FDA and European Medical Device standards (ISO13485).

 

This is an excellent opportunity to establish yourself with a high-growth potential company, and to develop experience in a sought after high-technology sector.
 

Interested candidates please email their CV to info@prosperec.co.uk stating your notice period and salary requirements

 

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 Project Manager                              Ref. 2151                               Swansea  

Salary £30 - £32 plus full expenses, accommodation and travel package

 

Our client brings together a blend of safety professional, control of work and plant control/programming expertise. They provide risk assessment IT software internationally to major petrochemical companies to keep their workforce safe. Currently they require an experienced Project Manager to work in conjunction with their customer in Qatar (Middle East) to successfully plan, design and implement the product. One month will be spent in product training with the client in South Wales before placement commences in Qatar for 5 months with fully expensed enhanced package. This is an initial 6 month project with the high possibility of further projects.

 

Main Responsibilities

·         Lead teams to prepare project proposals for submission and implement project in respect of planning, design and construction.

·         Manage the delivery of the project to meet time, quality and budgetary targets.

·         Organise project teams for effective and efficient project implementation.

·         Assist with the marketing of my clients services through client liaison, bid and proposal presentation and general promotional activities.

·         Provide weekly progression and forward planning reports to my client.

 

Candidate Requirements

·         Minimum of a Degree in an Engineering discipline is essential.

·         Previous demonstrable Project Management experience is essential.

·         Basic IT Software knowledge is advantageous.

·         Good experience in planning, design and contract services.

·         Experience in the Oil and Gas industry would be advantageous.

·         Ability to work in a multicultural environment.

 

Interested candidates please email their CV to info@prosperec.co.uk stating your notice period and salary requirements

 

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Quality Engineer                          Ref: 2150                               Nr Swansea

 

Salary: Very competitive depending upon experience

 

Our clients are a medical device company developing a range of innovative drug infusion products.

 

Main purpose of the job

Responsible for the implementation of quality engineering techniques and activities in support of business needs in accordance with Company procedures and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance with FDA and ISO standards within Medical Devices.
 

Key duties

·         Project team member providing quality engineering expertise in support of product development

·         Advise on the content of and approve product and process validation protocols and reports.

·         Compilation and reporting of Quality Measurement statistics.

 

Candidate profile

·         Ideally to have a minimum of three years within the quality field, with experience within the Medical Device industry for two years. 

·         Graduate, preferably in a science, engineering or technology discipline

·         Experience of working to ISO13485 standards.  

·         Must be a self starter and able to work closely with design team members and understand they key technical issues of the design implementation.

 

Interested candidates please email their CV to info@prosperec.co.uk stating your notice period and salary requirements

 

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Electronics Test Technician           Ref. 2130                   Swansea

 

Salary circa £15,000 (depending on skills and experience)

 

Our client is a well established, successful and expanding Electronics Design Consultancy that specialises in the consultancy, design and manufacture of electronic products for a wide spectrum of sectors.

 

Duties of the Job:

  • Work testing PCB’s fault finding at component level
  • Ensure products meet quality and customer standards
  • Carry out investigations

 

Candidate Requirements:

  • Our client is looking for an Electronics Test Technician who has gained some experience in this field.
  • Experience is also required in the testing of PCB's.

 

Interested candidates please email their CV to info@prosperec.co.uk stating your notice period and salary requirements

 

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Programme Manager                      Ref 2096                               SE Wales

 

Circa 40K+ Excellent Benefits / Bonus / Pension

 

Highly successful manufacturing company within the automotive sector is seeking to recruit an experienced Programme Manage to work at the South East Wales site to manage engineering programmes in line with business development activity

 

Main Duties

  • Manages all aspects of engineering programmes as directed
  • Establishes and maintains customer relationships relating to those programmes
  • Ensures good internal relationships are developed and maintained to achieve project completion in a timely manner
  • Preparation and presentation of project timing plans including commercial aspects and risk analysis
  • Ensure progress reviews are held on time and at defined intervals
  • Responsible for obtaining cross functional input into programmes
  • Updating Head of Projects on status of programmes

 

Candidate requirements

  • Minimum eight years experience in engineering and manufacturing environment
  • Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineering Degree / MBA or equivalent
  • Experienced in dealing with customers and C2C and programme management
  • Sound product knowledge
  • Excellent project management / organisational skills, good commercial acumen
  • Excellent communicator, presenter and negotiator

 

Please email your CV stating your notice period and salary requirements to Nick@Prosperec.co.uk or telephone 01792 645151 for further information

 

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