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Quality Assurance Technician (Food Manufacturing)

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Quality Assurance Technician (Food Manufacturing)

Location: Coventry
Department: Technical
Salary: £29000 per annum
Shift: 4 on 4 off – Night Shift (7pm to 7am, 12-hour shifts)
Pension: Statutory
Holiday: 23 days (inclusive of bank holidays)

About the Role

We’re seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to join our Technical team in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

You’ll play a key role in maintaining and monitoring the company’s Food Safety and Quality Management Systems, ensuring that all products meet internal, customer, and third-party standards. This role promotes a strong quality culture across all departments and supports continuous improvement through Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform quality inspections according to Quality Assurance and HACCP plans.

  • Monitor and verify product traceability throughout production.

  • Maintain accurate records critical to product quality and safety.

  • Conduct finished product testing within a laboratory environment.

  • Collect microbiological and chemical samples, liaising with external laboratories.

  • Carry out environmental, surface, and hand swab testing.

  • Conduct factory audits (GMP, Hygiene, Fabrication, Glass & Plastics, Internal System).

  • Support the implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

  • Monitor and help reduce risks of foreign body contamination.

  • Manage calibration and verification of equipment.

  • Control laboratory consumable stock levels.

  • Participate in product shelf-life testing and customer complaint investigations.

  • Assist with traceability exercises and mock recalls.

  • Support customer and accreditation audits.

  • Ensure controlled documentation is current and properly implemented.

About You

You’ll be detail-focused, organised, and confident working both independently and as part of a team. You should have a proactive approach to maintaining quality and safety standards and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Previous experience in Quality Assurance or Quality Control, ideally within food manufacturing.

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Strong attention to detail and organisational ability.

  • Competent in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

  • Basic knowledge of Food Hygiene and Health & Safety.

  • Competent in HACCP and internal auditing.

  • A good standard of written and spoken English.

  • Willingness to learn and continuously develop.

Key Competencies

  • Accountability & Execution

  • Customer Focus

  • Teamwork & Collaboration

Working Environment

  • Based primarily on the production floor, with laboratory and administrative tasks.

  • Fast-moving, highly automated environment requiring a proactive approach.

  • Mostly dry and warm areas, with occasional work in cold zones.

  • Adherence to strict hygiene and food safety policies required at all times.

Why Join Us?

  • Competitive salary of £29000 per annum

  • 4 on 4 off night shift pattern (12-hour shifts)

  • 23 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays

  • Statutory pension

  • Opportunities for ongoing learning and career development

Apply Now
If you’re passionate about food quality, safety, and continuous improvement – and you’re ready for a challenging and rewarding night shift role – we’d love to hear from you. Please apply now or forard CV or donnabanks@major-recruitment.com or call 02475264248

Buyer (Manufacturing Engineering)

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Buyer – Structural & Architectural Fabrication

Location: Leicester
Salary: £30,000 DOE (flexible)
Hours: Monday to Friday (early finish on Fridays)
Start Date: End of December or January

We are seeking an experienced Buyer to join a well-presented and reputable establishment in the structural and architectural fabrication industry. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong commercial awareness, excellent numerical skills, and a proven ability to manage pricing and procurement effectively.

Industry experience is essential, but we may consider candidates with highly transferable skills from similar sectors.

Key Responsibilities

  • Source and purchase raw materials, components, and services for structural and architectural fabrication projects.
  • Negotiate pricing, terms, and delivery schedules with suppliers to ensure cost efficiency and quality standards.
  • Maintain accurate procurement records and manage supplier agreements using company systems.
  • Monitor stock levels and coordinate with production teams to ensure timely material availability.
  • Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to support long-term business objectives.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and relevant industry regulations.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Buyer in the fabrication, structural, or architectural industry (or similar manufacturing/engineering sectors).
  • Strong numerical and analytical skills; confident with pricing and cost analysis.
  • Proficiency in procurement systems and Microsoft Office tools.
  • Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary (DOE) around £30,000, flexible for the right candidate.
  • Monday to Friday schedule with early finish on Fridays.
  • Opportunity to join a well-established and professional team.
  • Career development and training opportunities.

Interested? Apply now or contact us for more details.

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Clinical Lead Pharmacist

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Senior Clinical Pharmacist – £58k per annum (£27.88 per hour) – Brighton- Are you looking for a Clinical role out of community?

What you will be doing

  • Manage the Clinical Pharmacists in the Dispensary to ensure adequate coverage of staff at all times, to delegate and allocate work as required to ensure all prescriptions and supporting documentation are clinically screened and processed appropriately
  • Be responsible for managing performance and personal development of direct reports, including completion of appraisals and personal development plans
  • Oversight of day to day performance of assigned staff to meet assigned Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
  • Working 08:30am – 17:00pm Monday to Friday

What you will be need

  • You will need to be registered with the GPHC.
  • Experience working within a UK pharmacy.
  • Minimum two years of experience in leading a Pharmacy dispensing team or service
  • An ambitious attitude and the want to be more than your current position.

Perks of the role

  • An hourly rate of £27.88 per hour (£58,000 per annum)
  • 22 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays raising with service
  • Day off on your birthday
  • Reimbursement of fees for one professional body relevant to your role
  • Free health cash plan, which includes discounted gym membership, prescriptions reimbursed, counselling sessions
  • Life Assurance
  • Bereavement counselling
  • Shopping offers and discounts
  • Digital gym, nutrition advice, EAP
  • Income Protection
  • Contributory pension scheme at 5%

If you would like to know more about this incredible role please send me an email on regan@hsc-recruit.co.uk

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Electrical Service Engineer

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Electrical Service Engineer
Location: Halifax
Salary: IRO £40K PA

Are you ready to electrify your career? We’re on the lookout for an experienced Electrical Service Engineer; who will be servicing Machine Tools!

Our client is all about installing, commissioning and repairing CNC and manual machine tools across the manufacturing universe. If you’ve got the skills, we’ve got the tools!

Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept:

  • Maintenance Master: Perform planned and reactive maintenance like a champ.
  • Fault Finder: Diagnose and fix machines on-site faster than you can say “short circuit!”
  • Installation Wizard: Set up machinery and make it run smoother than a well-oiled machine.
  • Parts Guru: Order parts and keep the gears turning.
  • Customer Communicator: Handle queries and keep our clients buzzing with satisfaction.

Core Hours:

  • Monday to Thursday: 07:30 – 16:00
  • Friday: 07:30 – 12:00
    (Flexibility is key-sometimes, you’ll need to stay overnight!)

What We’re Looking For:

  • Experience: Field service or machine tool background? Yes, please!
  • Electrical Bias: NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering is a bonus.
  • Tech-Savvy: Know your hydraulics from your pneumatics and be a CNC control whiz.
  • Problem Solver: Love tackling challenges head-on, even under pressure.
  • Communication Skills: You can explain tech talk to anyone-no jargon here!
  • Willingness to Travel: Hit the road for work and occasionally enjoy a night away.
  • Full UK Driving License: Clean is preferred-let’s keep it smooth!

What’s in it for You?

  • 30 Days Holiday (yes, including bank holidays!)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
  • Company Van & Fuel Card (vroom vroom!)
  • Premier Inn Card for those comfy stays
  • All PPE Provided (safety first!)
  • Phone Allowance

Ready to Power Up Your Career?
If you’re located in the West Yorkshire area and are excited to join our vibrant team, apply now! Let’s spark some magic together! HMIND

Electrical Field Service Engineer

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A Field Service Engineer is needed to install, service, test, and commission Variable Speed Drives and Control panels on sites in the Cambridgeshire / Anglia area

Reporting to the Service Manager – you will carry out routine service work on all makes of Variable Speed Drives, Soft Starts, with installation and refitting of new for old. Responsive breakdown callouts are also required from engineers on a rota basis. Assist with the Hire business with regards to installations and commissioning on site and ongoing operation of installed equipment.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Service Existing Customers Drives.
  • Assist in small installations of MCC’s, New for Old Variable Speed Drivees and Soft starters.
  • Attend breakdowns to customers sites for reactive maintenance.
  • Test and Commission Products offered by the company.
  • Mark up drawings with modifications.
  • Support the sales team.
  • Liaise with customers on site regarding technical and progress work.
  • You will be required to operate within a rolling rate basis for 24/7 cover.

YOUR SKILLS

The ideal candidate will be a time-served Electrical Technician with a background in either Field Service or Maintenance and some knowledge of variable-speed drives with Star Delta Starting a strong advantage . You will need to be 18th Edition qualified with a current JIB or CSCS card and a good working knowledge of 240 – 690 LV, single and 3 phase systems etc. You will ideally have experience of process-based environments such as, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, paper & pulp, petrochemical, chemical manufacturing, aggregates etc. Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential as is a full UK Driving Licence

Full Product Training will be given

The company offers a competitive benefits package with call out and standby rates and a company vehicle

APPLY NOW

If you would like more information on this exciting role please call Adam Jones at Major Recruitment on 0191 6620016 or click Apply Now to send your CV

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Optical Assistant

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Optical Assistant – £26k – Leatherhead – do you want unlimited progression and a great team?

What you will be doing

  • Dispensing to all levels.
  • Pre screening.
  • Contact Lens Teaching.
  • Working within a team of 10 staff members to give patients the best experience possible
  • Helping the Optom and DO in anyway you can.
  • Working 5 days per week 8:50am – 18:00pm with 1 weekend in and 1 weekend off.

What you will need

  • Past experience working within Optics.
  • Experience working with the general public.
  • Ability to work as part of a team or independently.

Perks of the role

  • A salary of up to £26k per annum.
  • Bonus based on store targets.
  • Clear paths to Clinical and DO courses with pay rises on completion
  • Free parking and close to local transport.
  • Team building days including dinners and drink.
  • Rewards apps with thousands of vouchers.
  • Unlimited progression even progressing to owning your own practice.
  • Your Birthday off.
  • Paid Sick leave
  • Maternity leave

If you would be interested in this great opportunity please send me an email Regan@hsc-recruit.co.uk

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Multi Skilled Joiner

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Multi Skilled Joiner
£34,300
Permanent
Manchester

Hamilton Woods Associates are currently recruiting for a Multi Skilled Joiner to carry out repairs and maintenance on a permanent basis in Manchester.

Responsibilities of the Multi Skilled Joiner:

  • Carry out repairs and maintenance on domestic properties
  • Carry out first and second fix joinery
  • Undertake basic plumbing
  • Complete plastering and tiling

Essential Experience of the Multi Skilled Joiner:

  • Full UK Driving Licence
  • NVQ Level 2/3 in relevant qualification

To be considered for this exciting role, please contact Lucie Houston – Managing Consultant at Hamilton Woods or apply online with a covering note of your experience and suitability referencing the job ID number. Due to the exceptionally high level of applications if you have not heard back from HWA within 7 – 10 days, it is regrettable that we cannot respond to all applicants, and please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Electrical Field Sales Engineer – Midlands

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A great opportunity is available for a Field Sales Engineer with a background in selling Electrical Equipment to Engineering, Utilities, Process or Infrastructure markets to work for a growing company and develop sales in the Midlands area

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

This is a full-time remote role covering the Midlands area. Working with new and existing customers across a variety of manufacturing and engineering sectors, you will be responsible for managing and expanding customer relationships, coordinating sales activities, managing sales quotas, and identifying new business opportunities.

You will also support the tendering team and follow up leads provided by the service engineers and internal sales teams, attend networking events & trade shows as well as carrying out product demonstrations when appropriate

YOUR SKILLS

To succeed in this role you will ideally have experience within Switchgear, Controls & Automation or Electrical equipment sales. You will need strong sales and negotiation skills, experience in B2B sales within an electrical engineering environment and the ability to identify and establish new business opportunities. Excellent communication and presentation skills are essential as strong organizational and project management skills. All candidates must have a Full UK Driving Licence and be happy to travel regularly to visit clients.

SALARY

Salary c£50-55K + car allowance + commission

APPLY NOW

If you are interested in working for a dynamic, established and successful engineering company and developing your career and technical knowledge please call Adam Jones at Major Recruitment or click Apply Now to send your CV

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Dispensing Optician

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DO – £37k -Croydon- Are you looking for progression and a high end independent with plenty of support?

What you will be doing

  • Dispensing to all levels.
  • Helping junior members of staff.
  • Working with the Optom to make sure handovers are done correctly.
  • Working 08:30am – 17:30pm over 5 days per week including Saturdays with alternate Fridays and Saturdays off and no Sundays or Bank Holidays!

What you will need

  • Experience working as a Dispensing Optician.
  • Registered with the GOC.
  • Can work well with a team or independently.

Perks of the role

  • A salary up to £37k per annum.
  • A bonus incentive in place based on conversions.
  • Fees paid.
  • Free parking and close to local transport.
  • 33 Days holidays.
  • Progression available for any courses you want to take.
  • Relaxed environment with no pressure on sales.
  • Company Sick Pay.
  • Team Building Events.

If you would be interested in learning more please send me an email at Regan@hsc-recruit.co.uk and we can discuss it further.

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