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Are you a Technical Manager looking for a new role Do you have technical experience within a Plastic Extrusion Environment and enjoy customer facing work Are you looking for a leadership role supporting customers and managing a small team in a plastic manufacturing business Kingscroft have been engaged to recruit for a Technical Manager working for a specialist windows manufacturing business with plastic extrusion and aluminium at the heart of its operation. The role of the Technical Manager sits between the production site, the regional technical staff and its nation-wide network of fabrication customers. The post holder ensures quality, delivery, product information, technical training and reliability concerns are all handled in line with company processes. As the ideal candidate you will have a technical engineering background, understand plastics manufacturing and enjoy a customer facing role with Quality at its core. You will be comfortable managing an established team of regionally based technicians and enjoy liaising with customers, manufacturing and quality across the business. Successful candidates could be experienced or fresh to the industry with transferable skills from other extrusion sectors. Key Duties and responsibilities: • Manage projects to provide customers with the ability to utilise PVC-U and Aluminium profile ranges to fabricate fenestration products to the required standards. • Ensure all projects are delivered on time and within budget. • Provide technical support to company manufacturing operations regarding quality and product application. • Provide overview and advice regarding product and equipment to in-house and external customers. • Provide support to customers to resolve end-user issues to ensure costs are mitigated to the business. • Manage the day-to-day operation and workload of the R&D workshop and testing facility. • Chair meetings and produce reports as required to provide information to the Divisional and Group Board. • Communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation and build strong working relationships with internal and external customers. • Develop staff using the business PDR process and maintain levels of personal competence through CPD. • Champion continuous improvement activity and act as a change agent throughout the organisation. • Budget responsibility for yearly PVC-U and Aluminium allocation, ensuring correct use and quarterly review. • Ensure compliance with all company policies, management procedures, systems of work and standard operating procedures. • Product champion roles at trade and industry shows. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in this industry leading business. Our client is open to fenestration specialists or to talented Technical Managers with transferable skills from outside the fenestration sector. Our client is open to hybrid working and flexible on how the role can best deliver the priorities. Please apply today for a confidential discussion on the role , company and opportunity. By applying to this role, you will register as a candidate with Kingscroft Professional Resources. Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your information.

Are you a Technical Administrator , Documents Controller or Production Admin looking for a new role Are you a happy liaising with Production and NPD Teams to control technical data and project documents Are you looking for a role with a good mix of technical admin , document control and creation Kingscroft have been engaged to recruit for a Technical Documents Administrator for a specialist manufac click apply for full job details

Have you supported QHSE functions and are looking for a new role as a QHSE Officer Are you capable of working across manufacturing operations maintaining and developing QHSE standards Are you looking for a role where you can work independently and be supported and developed across QHSE standards and policies Kingscroft have been asked to recruit for a QHSE Officer for a SME Manufacturing business b click apply for full job details

Are you a Maintenance Engineer looking for a new role in a first class manufacturing environment Are you a skilled engineer confident in carrying out planned and reactive Maintenance Engineering tasks Do you have a broad background in maintenance in a production environment Kingscroft have been asked to recruit for a multi-skilled maintenance engineer for a well-established manufacturer based in St click apply for full job details

Are you an experienced Continuous Improvement Engineer looking for a new challenge Are you confident in driving and coordinating and continuous improvement across manufacturing and connected operations Can you identify and implement activity that will have positive outcomes in quality, efficiency and customer delivery Kingscroft have been asked to recruit for a Continuous Improvement Engineer for a specialist manufacturing business. As the ideal candidate you will have experience of delivering CI projects in a fast moving manufacturing environment. Ideally you will be 6 Sigma Black belt or equivalent trained and understand the process to deliver improvements across agreed KPIs. Your role and responsibilities will involve: Responsibility for leading all continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and process engineering activities to achieve operational excellence. Lead introduction of best practice continuous improvement techniques at the shop-floor level such as workplace organisation, waste elimination, standard work, changeover reduction, TPM, process engineering innovation and mistake proofing. Key results must include cost lead time reduction. Lead workplace safety quality improvements, including introduction of the safe start training programme. Evaluate all process improvements and execute plans across manufacturing and warehousing to improve standards to deliver operational excellence. Lead projects for the introduction of new equipment, processes and products. Ensure KPI targets for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People Environment are consistently achieved. Provide training and coaching in new systems of work as required. Develop and execute new standard operating procedures and care points in production. Ensure all systems data for BOMs and real-time production monitors are accurate. Excellent standards of leadership, CI / lean application, communication, personal discipline, HS, quality, time management, problem solving and customer service. Demonstrate a positive attitude, lead by example and action improvements quickly. Develop and maintain suitable KPIs to monitor improvements. Promote new ideas, continuous improvement and learning. Ensure full compliance with UK HSE Regulations and company safety standards. Ensure full compliance with ISO9001, ISO45001, ISO50001 and ISO14001 standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in identifying and implementing CI activity across manufacturing operations with the chance to affect outcomes throughout the business. Please apply today for a confidential discussion on the role and business. By applying to this role, you will register as a candidate with Kingscroft Professional Resources. Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your information.

Are you a Sales Manager looking for a new challenge Are you experienced in leading a Sales team and delivering key business development goals Are you looking to for a Sales Managers role in a well invested and ambitious Automotive manufacturing business Kingscroft have been asked to recruit for a Sales Manager by a specialist manufacturing business that is focused in the automotive sector. As the ideal candidate you will have the skills to lead and develop best practice in a team of BDMs to help target key automotive manufacturing accounts. The role is a blend of leadership, personal activity and sales process improvements that maximize the companies offering and manufacturing capacity. Your duties and tasks will include: Provide direct leadership to the sales team Monitor and improve sales functions, ensuring clear accountability and targeted performance action plans Drive sales growth by developing new business in new existing key accounts Develop and implement a cohesive sales strategy Establish a strong market presence, actively engaging with key customers to strengthen relationships and identify new business opportunities Ensure sales activities are conducted in alignment with business objectives, driving increased profitability Develop key account management strategies to maximise value per customer, particularly within the UK automotive market Develop a high-performing sales team, fostering a proactive and results-driven culture Implement robust sales performance metrics and reporting structures to track and enhance commercial success Maintain a deep understanding of market trends and competitive positioning to inform strategic decision-making Represent the company at industry events, exhibitions, and trade shows to enhance brand visibility and business development efforts The company is in a great position having improved and invested in manufacturing capability and processes and is looking for a Sales Manager ready to focus on sales to drive company growth and success. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Sales Manager that will work closely with the Plant MD and Group Sales Director to really use the total resource to develop existing relationships and capture key accounts across automotive OEMs and supply chain partners. The position pays a competitive salary along with a car and the tools to deliver in the role. Please apply today for a confidential discussion about the role and opportunity! By applying to this role, you will register as a candidate with Kingscroft Professional Resources. Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your information.

Are you a skilled and experienced Architectural Technician or Senior Technologist with strong skills Are you looking for a Senior Architectural Technician or Senior Technologist role where you can lead a small team, interact with clients and deliver projects Are you looking for a role with a clear career path and defined route to promotion Kingscroft are recruiting for a Senior Architectural Technician to work for a Multi-Disciplined practice that offers Surveying, Project Management and Architecture to a wide variety of retail, commercial, industrial and residential clients. In this role you will be responsible for a small team, delivering refit and development projects in the retail, commercial or industrial sectors. In this exciting role the right candidate will have a clear path to become an Associate Director. Supported by the Directors you will have responsibilities for organising a small team and delivering client projects from initial survey, design and CAD work through to delivery. As the ideal candidate you will be a skilled Architectural Technician with skills in AutoCAD and REVIT and experience of working in a client facing role on retail or commercially orientated projects. Your role will involve:Site Survey and Existing Record: Detailed floor and roof plans Internal and external elevations, sections and sectional elevations Reflective ceilings plans and services. Production of existing layout drawings, elevations, sections in plan and model formats from existing drawing and survey notes Drawing Preparation and Control: Production of feasibility and scheme design drawings Production of detailed technical proposal drawings, models and visuals using AutoCAD, Sketch-Up and other similar packages Responsible for the quality of drawing production Client Liaison Quality Assurance of Drawing/Model production Other Duties Pro-active liaison with Clients and their representatives Liaison with internal team Production and management of project programs and management of budget and expenditure reports Preparation of project documentation, including specifications and precontract documents Carry out Principal Designer duties Preparation and submission of statutory approvals, dealing with enquiries and obtaining consents Managing office based and site projects Managing a team of 3-4 people Any other duties or requirements of the company or clients This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing development of the business while delivering projects with some really great clients. Please apply today for a confidential discussion on the role, business and opportunity. By applying to this role, you will register as a candidate with Kingscroft Professional Resources. Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your information.

Are you a skilled Business Development Manager looking for a new role As a BDM are you confident working with large OEMs and automotive partners, off highway manufacturers or the rail supply chain Can you take technical products to the industry working across engineering and procurement teams to deliver engineering projects Kingscroft have been asked to recruit a Business Development Manager for a click apply for full job details

Are you a skilled Business Development Manager looking for a new role As a BDM are you confident working with large OEMs and into the automotive , off highway or rail supply chain Can you take technical products to the industry working across engineering and procurement teams to deliver engineering projects Kingscroft have been asked to recruit a Business Development Manager for a specialist manufa click apply for full job details

Are you a skilled Business Development Manager looking for a new role Are you confident in delivering technical sales to an industrial customer base Do you have experience of working in technical sales and understand the sales and procurement process on industrial manufacturing projects Kingscroft have been asked to recruit a Business Development Manager to work for an organisation that manufacture click apply for full job details

Are you a Sales Manager looking for a new challenge Are you experienced in leading a Sales team and delivering key business development goals Are you looking to for a Sales Managers role in a well invested and ambitious Automotive manufacturing businessKingscroft have been asked to recruit for a Sales Manager by a specialist manufacturing business that is focused in the automotive sector. As the ideal candidate you will have the skills to lead and develop best practice in a team of BDMs to help target key automotive manufacturing accounts.The role is a blend of leadership, personal activity and sales process improvements that maximize the companies offering and manufacturing capacity.Your duties and tasks will include: Provide direct leadership to the sales team Monitor and improve sales functions, ensuring clear accountability and targeted performance action plans Drive sales growth by developing new business in new existing key accounts Develop and implement a cohesive sales strategy Establish a strong market presence, actively engaging with key customers to strengthen relationships and identify new business opportunities Ensure sales activities are conducted in alignment with business objectives, driving increased profitability Develop key account management strategies to maximise value per customer, particularly within the UK automotive market Develop a high-performing sales team, fostering a proactive and results-driven culture Implement robust sales performance metrics and reporting structures to track and enhance commercial success Maintain a deep understanding of market trends and competitive positioning to inform strategic decision-making Represent the company at industry events, exhibitions, and trade shows to enhance brand visibility and business development efforts The company is in a great position having improved and invested in manufacturing capability and processes and is looking for a Sales Manager ready to focus on sales to drive company growth and success.This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Sales Manager that will work closely with the Plant MD and Group Sales Director to really use the total resource to develop existing relationships and capture key accounts across automotive OEMs and supply chain partners. The position pays a competitive salary along with a car and the tools to deliver in the role.Please apply today for a confidential discussion about the role and opportunity!By applying to this role, you will register as a candidate with Kingscroft Professional Resources. Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your information.

Are you an experienced Continuous Improvement Engineer looking for a new challenge Are you confident in driving and coordinating and continuous improvement across manufacturing and connected operations Can you identify and implement activity that will have positive outcomes in quality, efficiency and customer delivery Kingscroft have been asked to recruit for a Continuous Improvement Engineer for a specialist manufacturing business. As the ideal candidate you will have experience of delivering CI projects in a fast moving manufacturing environment. Ideally you will be 6 Sigma Black belt or equivalent trained and understand the process to deliver improvements across agreed KPIs. Your role and responsibilities will involve: Responsibility for leading all continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and process engineering activities to achieve operational excellence. Lead introduction of best practice continuous improvement techniques at the shop-floor level such as workplace organisation, waste elimination, standard work, changeover reduction, TPM, process engineering innovation and mistake proofing. Key results must include cost lead time reduction. Lead workplace safety quality improvements, including introduction of the 'safe start training programme. Evaluate all process improvements and execute plans across manufacturing and warehousing to improve standards to deliver operational excellence. Lead projects for the introduction of new equipment, processes and products. Ensure KPI targets for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People Environment are consistently achieved. Provide training and coaching in new systems of work as required. Develop and execute new standard operating procedures and care points in production. Ensure all systems data for BOMs and real-time production monitors are accurate. Excellent standards of leadership, CI / lean application, communication, personal discipline, HS, quality, time management, problem solving and customer service. Demonstrate a positive attitude, lead by example and action improvements quickly. Develop and maintain suitable KPIs to monitor improvements. Promote new ideas, continuous improvement and learning. Ensure full compliance with UK HSE Regulations and company safety standards. Ensure full compliance with ISO9001, ISO45001, ISO50001 and ISO14001 standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in identifying and implementing CI activity across manufacturing operations with the chance to affect outcomes throughout the business. Please apply today for a confidential discussion on the role and business. By applying to this role, you will register as a candidate with Kingscroft Professional Resources. Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your information.

Are you a Sales Manager looking for a new challenge Are you experienced in leading a Sales team and delivering key business development goals Are you looking to for a Sales Managers role in a well invested and ambitious Automotive manufacturing business Kingscroft have been asked to recruit for a Sales Manager by a specialist manufacturing business that is focused in the automotive sector. As the ideal candidate you will have the skills to lead and develop best practice in a team of BDMs to help target key automotive manufacturing accounts. The role is a blend of leadership, personal activity and sales process improvements that maximize the companies offering and manufacturing capacity. Your duties and tasks will include: Provide direct leadership to the sales team Monitor and improve sales functions, ensuring clear accountability and targeted performance action plans Drive sales growth by developing new business in new existing key accounts Develop and implement a cohesive sales strategy Establish a strong market presence, actively engaging with key customers to strengthen relationships and identify new business opportunities Ensure sales activities are conducted in alignment with business objectives, driving increased profitability Develop key account management strategies to maximise value per customer, particularly within the UK automotive market Develop a high-performing sales team, fostering a proactive and results-driven culture Implement robust sales performance metrics and reporting structures to track and enhance commercial success Maintain a deep understanding of market trends and competitive positioning to inform strategic decision-making Represent the company at industry events, exhibitions, and trade shows to enhance brand visibility and business development efforts The company is in a great position having improved and invested in manufacturing capability and processes and is looking for a Sales Manager ready to focus on sales to drive company growth and success. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Sales Manager that will work closely with the Plant MD and Group Sales Director to really use the total resource to develop existing relationships and capture key accounts across automotive OEMs and supply chain partners. The position pays a competitive salary along with a car and the tools to deliver in the role. Please apply today for a confidential discussion about the role and opportunity! By applying to this role, you will register as a candidate with Kingscroft Professional Resources. Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your information.

Are you a Production Team Leader or Production Supervisor looking for a new role Are you confident in leading a team and delivering production schedules Are you confident to manage against key targets for Quality and HS while developing an efficient team with great culture Kingscroft have been asked to recruit for a Production Team Leader by a specialist manufacturing business. As the ideal candidate you will have experience of Leading or Supervising a Production Team to achieve key targets for Output, Quality, Health and Safety , Training ,Discipline Behaviours . You will be confident in delivering best practice to achieve the business targets. Supported by a Cell Leader and reporting to Production Manager your role will be to lead a team of skilled operatives in a mid / low volume assembly environment to schedule and achieve weekly production schedules. The role is based on a day shift covering Monday Thursday. Your role will involve: To lead and be accountable for the teams deliverables in terms of quality, cost delivery and safety Liaise with other colleagues across the business to agree an achievable manufacturing plan for your team. Schedule weekly customer requirements. Schedule rough stock delivery (in line with production plan) from external suppliers. Drive discipline. Drive efficiency/ productivity through earned hours. To work closely with internal and external customers as appropriate regarding team issues. Facilitate, coach and mentor team members through changes and improvements. Ensure effective resource management in order to meet business needs. Share best practice with other Team Leaders and Lean experts throughout the business. Provide cover for other Team Leaders and functional managers as and when required. Support, manage and guide Cell Leaders Escalate issues that pose risk to the team to the appropriate level in the business in a timely manner. Increase employee engagement Drive a Zero Incident Culture and support SMS. Maintain a high standard of housekeeping in your area Monitor individual and manage individual performance Complete absence reviews, manage attendance and time keeping This is a fantastic opportunity to take on and improve a production team that is central to the business success. Please apply today for a confidential discussion on the role, the company and opportunity. By applying to this role, you will register as a candidate with Kingscroft Professional Resources. Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your information.

Are you an experienced Continuous Improvement Engineer looking for a new challenge Are you confident in driving and coordinating and continuous improvement across manufacturing and connected operations Can you identify and implement activity that will have positive outcomes in quality, efficiency and customer delivery Kingscroft have been asked to recruit for a Continuous Improvement Engineer for a specialist manufacturing business. As the ideal candidate you will have experience of delivering CI projects in a fast moving manufacturing environment. Ideally you will be 6 Sigma Black belt or equivalent trained and understand the process to deliver improvements across agreed KPIs. Your role and responsibilities will involve: Responsibility for leading all continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and process engineering activities to achieve operational excellence. Lead introduction of best practice continuous improvement techniques at the shop-floor level such as workplace organisation, waste elimination, standard work, changeover reduction, TPM, process engineering innovation and mistake proofing. Key results must include cost lead time reduction. Lead workplace safety quality improvements, including introduction of the safe start training programme. Evaluate all process improvements and execute plans across manufacturing and warehousing to improve standards to deliver operational excellence. Lead projects for the introduction of new equipment, processes and products. Ensure KPI targets for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People Environment are consistently achieved. Provide training and coaching in new systems of work as required. Develop and execute new standard operating procedures and care points in production. Ensure all systems data for BOMs and real-time production monitors are accurate. Excellent standards of leadership, CI / lean application, communication, personal discipline, HS, quality, time management, problem solving and customer service. Demonstrate a positive attitude, lead by example and action improvements quickly. Develop and maintain suitable KPIs to monitor improvements. Promote new ideas, continuous improvement and learning. Ensure full compliance with UK HSE Regulations and company safety standards. Ensure full compliance with ISO9001, ISO45001, ISO50001 and ISO14001 standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in identifying and implementing CI activity across manufacturing operations with the chance to affect outcomes throughout the business. Please apply today for a confidential discussion on the role and business. By applying to this role, you will register as a candidate with Kingscroft Professional Resources. Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your information.