Technical Assistant – Mirfield
Salary: £25,000 Hours: Monday–Thursday 08:00–17:00, Friday 08:00–15:45 Contract: Full-time, Permanent Recruiter: Aqumen Recruitment
⭐ Join a Growing Technical & Quality Team!
Aqumen Recruitment is proud to be supporting our client, a forward-thinking manufacturer in Mirfield, in their search for a motivated and detail-driven Technical Assistant.If you're passionate about product quality, technical accuracy, and supporting the launch of innovative new products, this is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career within a supportive and collaborative environment.
About the Role
As a Technical Assistant, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring high-quality standards across raw materials, in-process production, and finished products. You’ll work closely with Technical, Quality, NPD, Purchasing, Laboratory, and Production teams to maintain excellence and support new product trials.This role is perfect for someone who enjoys problem-solving, improving systems, and working hands-on to support both quality and production needs.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will:Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement
Lead and support continuous improvement activities across technical and quality processes.
Analyse customer complaints and shopfloor data to drive root-cause investigations and sustainable improvements.
Conduct and support quality checks on incoming materials, production runs, and finished goods.
Manage external quality issues, ensuring they align with internal quality and audit procedures.
Technical Support
Provide clear, accurate technical advice to internal teams, suppliers, and customers.
Work with Purchasing to ensure raw materials meet all required specifications.
Assist production teams with day-to-day technical tasks and troubleshooting.
New Product Development (NPD)
Ensure technical compliance for new materials and new product launches.
Take ownership of product trials—recording data, documenting outcomes, and supporting successful launches.
Work with NPD to standardise samples and help move concepts through to fully launched products.
What We’re Looking For
Ideally, you will have:
Experience working with quality standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, or ISO 17025 (preferred but not essential)
Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment (preferred but not essential)
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Good problem-solving skills (e.g., 5 Whys, Ishikawa, SWOT)
Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data to support improvements
Excellent communication skills, able to liaise with suppliers, production, and quality teams
Additional requirements:
Willingness to travel nationally to customer & supplier sites
Full UK Driving Licence
DBS check required
Why Join Our Client?
Competitive salary and benefits
Supportive team environment
Clear opportunities for development and progression
Company pension scheme
A chance to make a real impact on product quality and innovation
How to Apply
Interested in shaping the future of quality and technical excellence for our client?Apply today through Aqumen Recruitment! Send your CV or contact us for more information—we’d love to hear from you.Aqumen Business Solutions is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.....Read more...
Process Engineer - Scunthorpe
Salary: £45,000 - £47,000 (inclusive of shift allowance)
Shifts: 3-shift rotation
Nights: 22:00-06:00
Afternoons: 14:00-22:00
Mornings: 06:00-14:00
Recruiter: Aqumen Recruitment
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Drive Process Excellence with a Leading Manufacturer!
Aqumen Recruitment is thrilled to be partnering with our client, a highly respected production business in Scunthorpe, as they seek a talented Process Engineer to join their growing team.
This role is ideal for a driven, analytical engineer who enjoys improving processes, optimising machine performance, and delivering measurable improvements across production. If you're passionate about lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and ensuring stable, efficient production processes-this could be your next career move.
Main Purpose of the Role
To maintain, improve, and optimise production processes, machine outputs and equipment capability-ensuring KPIs are achieved and exceeded across performance, scrap, availability and quality.
Key Responsibilities
Process & Production Optimisation
Ensure all production processes follow internal procedures and best practice standards.
Optimise process settings, standardise operations, and maintain accurate process data within the SMS database.
Analyse OEE data and drive improvement plans targeting performance, availability, scrap reduction and cycle efficiency.
Identify and implement improvements relating to cycle times, labour efficiency, weight reduction and process stability.
Explore new technologies and support process development for New Product Introduction (NPI).
Lean & Continuous Improvement
Develop and implement best practice methodologies using SMED, 5S, Kaizen and other lean tools.
Monitor and improve tool change times, creating action plans to achieve set targets.
Develop efficient process layouts in line with lean manufacturing principles.
Technical Support & Documentation
Attend internal and external trials for new products and ensure all supporting documentation is completed.
Maintain and update process equipment specifications, ensuring standardisation wherever possible.
Coordinate and implement actions from customer requests, ECRs, and internal problem investigations.
Health & Safety
Adhere to all site Health & Safety and Environmental Protection procedures.
Proactively raise any potential H&S concerns.
Fully empowered to stop work immediately if any threat to life, health or fire safety is identified.
Quality
Ensure work practices conform to IATF quality standards.
Maintain high levels of housekeeping and compliance throughout all activities.
What We're Looking For
Essential
Strong working knowledge of injection moulding processes and practical tool setting.
Relevant qualification in Injection Moulding & Processing.
Excellent problem-solving abilities and analytical mindset.
Ability to manage workload effectively across shifts.
Strong communication skills at all levels.
Computer literate and comfortable with MS Office.
Desirable
Experience within a high-volume automotive environment.
BPTA PTL GA Level 3/4.
HND/Degree in Engineering.
Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles (5S, Kaizen, SMED).
Behaviours
Influential, persuasive and confident in driving improvements.
Positive "can-do" attitude.
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Maintenance Technician - Scunthorpe
Salary: £40,000 - £42,500 (inclusive of shift allowance)
Shifts:
Week 1: Mon-Wed Days (06:00-18:00)
Week 2: Mon-Tue Nights (18:00-06:00), Wed Off, Thu-Fri Days (06:00-18:00)
Week 3: Mon-Tue Off, Wed-Fri Nights (18:00-06:00)
Recruiter: Aqumen Recruitment
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Join the Engineering Team Driving Real Impact!
Aqumen Recruitment is delighted to be supporting our client, a leading manufacturing organisation in Scunthorpe, as they seek an experienced Maintenance Technician to join their dynamic engineering team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a multiskilled engineer who thrives in a fast-paced production environment and enjoys taking ownership of both planned and reactive maintenance. If you're passionate about keeping machinery running smoothly-and solving problems before they escalate-this role is for you.
Main Purpose of the Role
As a Maintenance Technician, you'll work as part of a high-performing maintenance team, delivering general, routine, and unplanned maintenance across plant machinery, equipment, and facilities. The goal is simple: ensure rapid response, fast rectification, and reliable uptime.
Key Responsibilities
Maintenance & Engineering
Respond quickly to production breakdowns to minimise downtime.
Support production across a variety of injection moulding machines (60-2700 tonnes), performing repairs, diagnostics, and fault-finding.
Maintain, adjust, and set up laser cells, PU cells, assembly systems, and automation equipment.
Carry out planned service work and participate in weekend start-up/shutdown rotations.
Support installation work, site upgrades, and continuous improvement projects.
Conduct mandatory safety checks on allocated machinery.
Health & Safety
Maintain strict adherence to all company and site Health & Safety requirements.
Proactively identify and report potential H&S risks.
Follow environmental protection procedures.
Empowered to stop work immediately if a threat to life, health, or fire safety is identified.
Quality
Work in compliance with IATF quality standards.
Maintain excellent housekeeping during and after all tasks.
Identify and communicate needs for spare parts.
What We're Looking For
Essential Qualifications & Experience
City & Guilds 214 Mechanical Engineering, HNC/ONC, or NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
Time-served apprenticeship in manufacturing/production engineering.
Strong mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical knowledge.
Ability to read diagrams, drawings, and technical documentation.
Experience working safely within an engineering environment.
Solid fault-finding and problem-solving capability.
Desirable
18th Edition Electrical Installations
Overhead crane licence
Experience with automation and assembly equipment
Knowledge of CI/Lean Engineering techniques
Familiarity with 6- and 3-axis robotics
Experience with plastic injection moulding machinery
Behaviours
Motivated and proactive, with a strong desire for self-development.
Able to operate effectively under pressure and meet tight timeframes.
Confident working independently or collaboratively as part of a team.
Why Join Our Client?
Competitive salary including shift allowance
Opportunity to work with advanced machinery and automation
Varied, hands-on, and fast-paced engin
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