Astute People Ltd

Mechanical Fitter

Stoke On Trent

Industrial Water Treatment

Competitive Salary

 

Introduction…

Our client is one of the world leaders in water treatment. Innovating in key areas such as sustainable development, resource, and by-product recovery. They are currently looking for a Mechanical Fitter to join their world-famous team in Stoke on Trent.

 

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As Mechanical Fitter, you will be responsible for:

 

• Mechanically constructing, assembling, and fitting water monitors in line with quality documentations and systems including GA and P&ID diagrams.
• Working with ABS and UPVC Pipework.
• Analysing Termination and Schematic diagrams.

 

Skills & Qualifications

 We are looking for someone with the following:

• Good knowledge and understanding of the Water Sector
• Someone who can read and understand mechanical drawings and diagrams.
• Able to work alone and in a team.
•  With or equivalent to Level 3 NVQ in the relevant trades.

 

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

 

• Training and Development schemes
• Competitive Salary
• Life Assurance
• Pension Scheme
• 25 Days Holiday plus Public Holidays

 

How to Apply

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the leading specialists in waste management. For more information, please contact George Wilson on 02392 288 207, emailing your CV to [email protected]

 

Quality Engineer - Hampshire

£40000 DOE per annum + benefits

Introduction We are currently recruiting for a Quality Engineer to ensure that product and business system processes meet regulatory and customer quality standards. Also to be responsible for identifying and raising quality issues and working to resolve them, including working directly with customers.

Roles & Responsibilities Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Lead and support certification to new or existing Regulatory Standards (e.g. ISO9001:2015)
• Conduct internal audits throughout the audit cycle and drive associated improvement activities
• Lead and support development and maintenance of business systems, procedures and documentation
• Lead Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action (RCCA / CAPA) methodologies such as DMAIC, 8D, 5W & 6M
• Support Supply Chain Quality Non Conformance and development activities

Skills & Qualifications As Quality Engineer, candidates should have:

• Experience in Quality Engineering/Assurance role in a Manufacturing environment
• ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditing qualification and internal auditing experience
• Experience in Continuous Improvement Methodologies (5S, 5Whys etc)
• Knowledge of 8D Problem solving, RCCA tools as well as APQP, PPAP and FMEA’s

Please note that due to site regulations, candidates interested in this vacancy must be Non-Smoker/Non-Vaper.

Salary & Package This exciting role offers:

• Salary of £40000 p.a. (DOE)
• Pension, 25+ holidays and sick pay.
• Opportunity to work within a developing company that can offer genuine career development
• 4:1 ratio of office/remote work
• Employee welfare/wellbeing programmes

How to Apply

To apply, please call Simon Cheung on 023 93 911 007 or email [email protected]

Senior Account Manager

Water Treatment and Water Hygiene

West Midlands

Up £40,000 + Commission and Company Vehicle

 

Introduction…

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Account Manager to join the UK No.1 specialist of Water Treatment and Water Hygiene. Working as a Senior Account Manager, you will be achieving personal sales targets via a mixture of contract base retention and growth, upselling to existing clients and actively seeking out and converting new clients.

Roles & Responsibilities As a Senior Account Manager you will be responsible for:

• Managing and maintaining Client accounts and responding to requests and compliance issues
• Monitoring performance and raising with Delivery team is issues arise
• Negotiate  contract renewals and re-engage lost accounts.
• Monitoring financial KPIs and take action as require to ensure the account remains on budget
• Compile quarterly reviews to track account progress and up/cross-sell opportunities

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Experience of working within the Water Treatment and Water Hygiene sectors
• Strong sales experience including account management experience
• Previous history of exceeding sales targets
• Good negotiation skills
• A full UK driving licence

Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Up to £40,000 basic salary
• Commission
• Company vehicle, laptop and phone
• Full training provided
• Fantastic company benefits
• Holiday package

 

Electrical Fitter

Water Treatment Waterlooville - Field Based  Up to £35,000

 

Introduction

We are currently recruiting for an Electrician to join one of the leading providers of Water engineering services and solutions across the South. Working as their Electrician, you will join their small but established team based at their head office in Waterlooville, travelling out to client sites carrying out electrical installations, repair and testing work on various water contracts. This will see you working in a hands-on site-based role covering both clean and dirty water projects.

 

The Job

Working as the Electrician, you will be responsible for…

• Preforming electrical installations, refurbishments, repairs, testing and pre-planned maintenance across clean and dirty water projects.
• Work on client sites across the South, working away and staying where needed.
• Assisting clients on-site with technical faults or refurbishment projects.
• Inspect, survey, identify faults and carry out testing on electrical systems and equipment.
• Working on client sites and within the company workshop as required.
• Installing and Commissioning new systems and package plant covering both clean and dirty water processes.
• Complete required paperwork for each project to demonstrate installation and testing work has been carried out successfully and accurately.
• Following set designs and manufacturers installation guides, utilising design drawings and wiring diagrams to complete assigned projects.
• Survey electrical systems and plans, ensuring compliance with BS7671 requirements and client specific standards.
• Completing risk assessments, activity reports and other documentation as required.
• Offering after sales technical support.

This is a field-based position requiring a flexible approach to work and the ability to stay away when needed.

 

The Candidate

To be considered for this position candidates will be expected to have a background in performing Electrical maintenance / installation/ testing, ideally with experience working in the water industry or on water treatment plants. Control and automation experience would be advantageous.  Candidates are expected to be Electrically qualified to NVQ level 3 or equivalent and will ideally hold 18th edition and 2391 Test and Inspection. A valid CSCS/ECS is preferable as well as confined space training but this is not essential.  Due to the nature of this role, candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and be flexible to travel across the South and stay away.

What’s on offer.

• Basic salary up to £32,000
• Company vehicle provided for site work (not sole user)
• 28 Days holiday (including BH)
• Competitive Package

 

How to apply

To apply, please call Gemma Nixon 02392 222 964 or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

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Lead Mechanical Engineer - Projects £60,000– £65,000 (dependent on experience) Knutsford, Cheshire

If you have a passion for engineering and pioneering sustainable projects, then there has never been a better time to join Stopford. Stopford has a fantastic opportunity to join us as a Lead Mechanical Engineer and work with highly skilled professionals who are constantly striving to deliver excellence and best practice. The position of Lead Mechanical Engineer is part of the Projects group and is a full time, permanent position. Your time will primarily be based at our office at Knutsford with occasional visits to client sites and our offices in Lancaster. The Position of Lead Mechanical Engineer Reporting to the Engineering Manager (Projects) the Lead Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for:

• Management of the Mechanical Engineering Department, ensuring the mechanical deliverables produced by the Projects Group are to the correct quality, standard and in compliance with procedures.
• Mentoring and development of Mechanical Engineers within the department.
• Preparation of Specifications and Scopes of Work, Preparation of programmes, Preparation and Presentation of proposals.
• Attendance at project meetings.

The Company Stopford is an international multi-disciplinary consultancy, engineering design and project management services company founded in the UK in 1982. We work with companies around the world in emerging and existing industries, our ambition is to lead the way in engineering a sustainable world towards a low carbon economy. We have ambitious plans for future growth over the next three to five years supporting our key clients in the renewables and green energies sector and commercialising Stopford’s green technology portfolio. We have a significant opportunity to expand our operations in the UK and internationally and the role of Lead Mechanical Engineer will support this growth. Your time will primarily be based at our office at Knutsford, Cheshire. Employment at Stopford brings many benefits including:

• Competitive salary
  • Profit related bonus payment
• Pension
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Free on-site parking
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees

To be successful in the role of Lead Mechanical Engineer you will:

• Be educated to a degree level and preferably have achieved Chartered status with the IMechE.
• Have worked in a design and engineering environment and have experience of pipe and valve specification, material selection and welding and fabrication.
• Have experience in the petrochemicals, chemicals or renewable energy industries and knowledge of applicable industry regulations and standards including CDM, PER, PSSR, CE and UKCA marking is advantageous.

Please go to our website for a full job description to familiarise yourself with all of the responsibilities, skills and experience required before you apply.

Please note that we do not accept applications from agencies, and you must be eligible to live and work in the UK.?

We look forward to receiving your CV for the post of Lead Mechanical Engineer.??

Stopford reserves the right to bring forward the closing date if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist.? Therefore, we would recommended that you apply as soon as possible.?? Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.??

Role:

Bid Co-Ordinator – High Voltage

Location:

Southampton

Package Details:

Competitive salary, good pension, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, private healthcare, 39 Hours per week with the option of flexible working

 

Introduction…

We are currently recruiting for a Bid Co-Ordinator (HV) to work for our global client who are a world leader in cable technology. You’ll be responsible for managing the complete tender process from enquiry to tender submission through to order capture.

You’ll need previous account management and client relationship building experience, as well as experience of working on and delivering sales proposals, bids, and tenders. You’ll need to be well organised and able to coordinate with all internal stakeholders as well as being the client’s single point of contact.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As the HV Bid Co-Ordinator, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting customer enquires & managing tenders- simple of cables through to complex turnkey contracts involving civil works, cable installation, jointing works, and commissioning testing.
• Managing the complete tender process from enquiry to tender submission through to order capture
• Acting as single point contact for all internal and external communication on tenders
• Determining bid tactics and pricing of offers
• Collating technical, operational, and commercial information as part of the preparation of any tender submission.
• Evaluating options to provide optimised project solutions
• Undertaking post tender discussions and contract negotiation with the customer
• Tracking major projects in the UK marketplace, developing new business opportunities and long-term customer relationships

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject such as business management.

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Competitive salary
• 8% employer pension
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• Option of flexible working

 

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02393910037 and ask to speak to Charlotte Jones who can tell you more.