Astute People Ltd

Electrical Engineer Bristol 2 year contract £400.00 - £450 per day About the role: Astute’s Nuclear team are working with a leading client in the industry to recruit both an Electrical Engineer to work from their offices in Bristol. This role offers an excellent opportunity to play a leading role in the design and implementation of a number of communication services being installed on Hinkley Point C. Responsibilities and duties: Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will:

• Engineering the communications systems for HPC
• Responsible for the end to end design
• Oversee the installation on site working with the various subcontractors
• Keeping the project within H&S regulations and that it is running in line with clients’ needs
• To manage the project Budget alongside the Commercial team and ensure the project runs to budget
• Stakeholder management - including Senior Management and the Client

Professional qualifications: We are looking for someone with the following:

• Relevant qualification in Electrical Engineering
• Strong stakeholder and subcontractor management skills
• Nuclear background

Salary and benefits of the Electrical Engineer role:

• Long term contract
• Competitive rate
• Flexible working arrangements

How to apply? To apply for this opportunity simply send a copy of your up-to-date CV and covering letter to [email protected] or call 02392 288206 to speak to Daniel Don who can tell you more.  

Quality Assistant – Solar Various UK Sites Up to £350 per day 9 - Months     About the role: Astute’s Renewables team is partnering with an award-winning solar engineering company, specialising in project life-cycle services and solutions for the utility-scale solar industry. To recruit a Quality Assistant on a 9-month contract for its sites in the UK . The Quality Assistant role comes with a day rate of up to £350 per day.                   Key skills:

• Developing and implementing Quality Management Plans and Inspection & Testing Plans
• Conducting QA/QC inspections & audits
• Ensuring project documentation, non-conformities and variations are managed
• Ensuring that the critical commissioning phase is planned and delivered flawlessly

    Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Quality Assistant role:

• Various solar sites in England
• Outside IR35
• 9 Month contract with potential to extend

    How to apply? To apply for this opportunity simply send a copy of your up-to-date CV and covering letter to [email protected] or call 07441391942 to speak to Kieran Boyton-Salts who can tell you more.      

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading Electrical Subcontractor on an Energy from Waste project to recruit a QA/QC Engineer on a 9-month contract for its West Midlands site.    The QA/QC Engineer role comes with a day rate of £400 per day.      Key skills    

• Managing all Quality Assurance activities on site
• Writing up ITP’s (Inspection and Test Plan)
• Ensure all snags are cleared on site and all submissions are compliant.
• Work closely with the Principal Contractors Quality Engineer daily.
• Provide operational support to QC checks of incoming materials and support in the management of quality documents of the subcontractors.
• Support to the site quality office for construction and commissioning phases.
• Must have a strong QA/QC background in an Energy from Waste / Oil & Gas / Industrial environment.  

      Location, remuneration and timeframe of the QA/QC Engineer role    

• West Midlands
• £400 per day
• 9 Month Contract 
• Outside IR35

 

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a Principal Contractor in the Energy from Waste sector to recruit a Finishing Foreman on a 3-month contract for its Leeds site.    The Finishing Foreman role comes with a day rate of £300.00.      Key skills    

• Co-ordination of internal fit-out for an office fit-out.
• Overseen various packages such as drylining, ceiling, flooring, decoration, joinery and general building works.
• Co-ordination of M&E Contractors alongside other Supervisors
• Hold Site & H&S knowledge and logistics.
• Enforce site standards.
• Must hold a good understanding of quality management system and able to plan, monitor and control all aspects.
• Must have a Shopfitting / Building background
• SSSTS / SMSTS
• First Aid
• CSCS Card

      Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Finishing Foreman role    

• Leeds
• £300.00 Per Day
• 3 Months 

 

Role

Electrical Supervisor wanted for an oil and gas power station.

Location

Northern Ireland

Astute Technical Recruitment are looking for for an Electrical /supervisor to work on an oil and gas power station in Northern Ireland for a 5/6 month contract.

Roles & Responsibilities 

• Plan and schedule projects
• Estimate the time and materials needed to complete projects
• Maintain records and documentation relating to the ongoing completion of projects
• Supervise electricians as they work, providing guidance and instruction as needed
• Ensure that work complies with all safety requirements
• Perform electrician tasks as needed

Skills & Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field is strongly preferred
• Previous experience as an electrical supervisor is highly beneficial
• In-depth knowledge of the electrical industry
• Strong leadership skills
• Basic technical literacy
• Experience with Siemens Gas Turbines preferred

Salary & Package 

Rates of pay In line with NAECI + Living Allowance

How to Apply 

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02393919495 and ask to speak to Samantha who can tell you more. 

 

Motor Vehicle Technician – (Police Vehicles) - Days

East London – Rainham

Salary: £38,404.81 + Bonus

 

Introduction

We’re currently looking to recruit an experienced Motor Vehicle Technician to service and maintain a range of Police vehicles from their state-of-the-art depot in Rainham. As an experienced Vehicle Technician, you will be tasked with the upkeep of a fleet of vehicles, ensuring they are reliable and can be called upon when needed.

 

The Job

Reporting to the Service Manager, you will be responsible for.

• Servicing, maintaining, and repairing a wide fleet of vehicles – Ford, BMW, Vauxhall, Ford, and Mercedes Benz Sprinter vans
• Diagnosing faults and error codes.
• Complete MOT’s checks, and services
• Be able to perform complete engine strip downs and fault find any problems
• Conducting maintenance / service work as per the maintenance schedule.

The candidate

Candidates will have the following skills and experience.

• Hold Master Technician qualifications or senior technician level
• C&G 1 & 2 in Motor Vehicle Studies or equivalent NVQ Levels 3.
• Manufacturer training through Ford, Vauxhall or BMW is preferable
• Be able to perform in depth fault finding and diagnostics
• Experience working with new vehicles over the last three years.
• Hybrid vehicle experience desirable

What’s on offer.

• Basic salary of £38,404.81  
• Opportunity to earn more through overtime.
• Work in a state-of-the-art workshop
• Company provides training
• Substantial annual bonus.

How to apply.

To apply, please call Matthew Brindley on 02393910041, or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

 

Transport Manager

Hazardous Waste

Paisley  £35,000

 

Introduction

We are currently recruiting for a Transport Manager to join one of the industry leaders in Hazardous Waste Management Services across the UK. Supporting them at their site in Paisley, you will be responsible for ensuring safe, efficient and compliance transport operations are running at all times out of the site. 

What you will be doing

As the Transport Manager, reporting directly to the Operations Manager, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Running the day to day transport activities across a fleet of vehicles
• Contribute to the delivery of targets, cash flow and budgets
• Manage the legal requirements and monitoring of tachographs and drivers
• Report on results, production, and driver feedback
• Ensure all transport activities always operate within company policy and legal requirements
• Staff training and development
• Regular monitoring and delivery of customer service targets
• Ensure the depot operates within company assurance procedures
• Undertake any reasonable task of duties required

 

What you will need

• Background within Waste Management/ Hazardous Waste Management
• Appropriate Health and Safety Qualification – IOSH, COSHH
• CPC Certificate
• Proven experience within a Transport Supervisory role
• ADR Awareness

 

What’s on Offer

• Basic Salary around £35,000 
• Full training and support
• Progression within a leading hazardous waste business

How to Apply

For more information please contact Gemma Nixon on 02392 222 964 or email your CV to gnixon

@astutetechnical.co.uk to apply

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]

Role:

Mill & Warehouse Operator

Location:

Masham, North Yorkshire

Package Details:

£22,672.00+ Benefits

Introduction…

My client supplies animal feed to farmers in the North of England offering customers efficient solutions to feeding on their farms. They are looking for a Mill & Warehouse Operator to join their team.

Roles & Responsibilities

As the Mill & Warehouse Operator, you will be responsible for:

PURPOSE

To produce compound feeds and blended and rolled products, control the weighing in and intake of feed materials, packing operations, loading vehicles, quality control on site, warehouse operations and stock control.

NATURE & SCOPE

The job holder reports to the Operations Director (or Merchant Product Manager in the case of warehouse staff) and may be expected to cover a number of roles within the mill or warehouse including:

Weighbridge and Intake

Ensuring that vehicles discharge according to approved codes of practice

• Sampling & inspection and testing when required of loads prior to tipping
• Routing to correct storage bins
• Reporting all raw materials delivery problems and maintaining adequate intake records
• Inspecting, loading and sampling finished product collection or delivery vehicles.
• Ensuring that a high level of housekeeping is maintained at weighbridge, intake and outloading areas.

Compound Feed

Producing feed to meet transport requirements, suit bin availability, and limit cross contamination.

• Hand weighing of premixes and feed additives and keeping all necessary records.
• Ensuring that high levels of housekeeping are maintained in the hand weighing and all other areas of the mill – including the control room.
• Maintaining stocks of feed materials and ground products.
• Keeping a record of batch numbers on production logs.
• Topping up microweigher bins with the correct premixes
• Stock rotation, ensuring that premixes and medicinal additives are within the stated expiry dates.
• Ensuring that presses & conditioners are operating effectively.
• Ensuring that the correct press and the correct die are being used, to meet the feed specification.
• Monitoring the correct running of the presses, coolers, conveyors and elevators
• Ensuring that finished feed bins are completely empty, before new feeds are introduced
• Ensuring that the appropriate slides are closed/open
• Maintaining appropriate production records.

Blending

Maintaining adequate bay stocks & controlling the sampling, inspection and intake of feed materials and premixes into the blending shed.

• Weighing and mixing blends and transfer to the correct storage bays.
• Hand weighing of premixes or feed additives according to the production formulation, and keeping all necessary records.
• Inspecting, loading and sampling finished product collection or delivery vehicles.
• Ensuring that high levels of housekeeping are maintained in the blending shed.
• Maintaining appropriate production records.

Rolling

Sampling, inspection and testing of loads prior to tipping

• Moisture adjustment by either drying or liquid addition
• Processing and storage prior to rolling
• Rolling and transfer to correct storage areas.
• Ensuring that high levels of housekeeping are maintained in the rolling plant.
• Maintaining appropriate production records.

Packing

Ensuring that all bags are packed, stitched, labelled and stacked correctly.

• Ensuring that bag weights are correct including regular check weighing.
• Ensuring that high levels of housekeeping are maintained on the packing plant.
• Maintaining appropriate packing records and taking samples.

Warehouse

Inspection of delivery paperwork and loads prior to unloading.

• Correct storage and stock rotation.
• Monitoring stock levels and best before dates
• Grass seed storage, blending, packing and distribution.
• Loading vehicles and completing collection / delivery paperwork
• Ensuring that high levels of housekeeping are maintained in the warehouse and yard area.
• Maintaining appropriate batch records.

The job holder is responsible for cleaning according to a planned cleaning schedule maintaining adequate records for audit purposes.

The job holder may be required to assist the maintenance staff with maintenance & calibration jobs and the Quality Controller in taking samples for quality or salmonella testing – for which training will be given.

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• The job holder requires an understanding of all aspects of compound feed, blended and rolled product production as well as intake and warehouse operation.
• Full training is provided by the Company.

MEETING / REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The job holder may be expected to attend HACCP and / or H&S meetings as required.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

Weighbridge, intake and vehicle loading

• Compound feed production
• Blending, rolling and packing operations
• Warehouse control and grass seed operations
• Hygiene and housekeeping
• Record keeping and sampling.

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• £21,000 - £22,672.00 basic
• Pension
• Holiday
• Overtime

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 07441391775 and ask to speak to Sue Greeff who can tell you more.