MARS Recruitment

9 job(s) at MARS Recruitment

MARS Recruitment Witney, Oxfordshire
Aug 02, 2026
Contractor
Purchasing Executive Manufacturing 12-month FTC Witney £40,000pa plus benefits: An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Purchasing Executive to join a well-established specialist manufacturer in the Witney area. With growth plans to scale their £100m turnover business to over £200m over the next 5 years, the Purchasing Executive will be joining a small Supply Chain team, whose remit is to ensure material and component availability meet their production requirements through effective purchasing, supplier management and inventory control, supporting the company's operational and commercial objectives. This Purchasing Executive role would suit someone who is in a Buying, Purchasing, Supply Chain or Materials Coordination role looking to gain more experience. It would also suit someone who is in a Purchasing or Buying role, but wants to have more involvement in dealing with suppliers on a day-to-day basis. To be considered for this Purchasing Executive position you will need the following experience and skills: 4 years or more of experience in a manufacturing focused purchasing or buying role Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and Power BI. Experience using an ERP system. Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to respond effectively to changing priorities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong supplier relationship management and influencing skills. Excellent organisational, prioritisation and time-management skills. Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy. Positive attitude and willingness to support colleagues and business improvement initiatives. Strong numerical and analytical skills. Our client offers a competitive salary of £40,000pa, 25 days annual leave, Employer matched pension scheme, Death in Service scheme, Training & Development, Employee discounts platform (Perkbox), WeCare well-being programme, Cycle-to-work scheme. If you re a Purchasing Executive with a manufacturing background, and you re looking to be part of an exciting growth phase with lots of project work, please send MARS a copy of your CV. MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven t heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time. MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).
MARS Recruitment Shippon, Oxfordshire
Jul 31, 2026
Full time
EUC Manager Abingdon £70,000pa - £72,000pa plus bonus & benefits 1 day onsite per week: MARS has partnered a global consultancy to recruit a permanent EUC Manager to join a talented IT function. This strategic delivery partners work, spans both private and public enterprises on a global basis, delivering real impactful change, improvements and transformation for their clients. With an amazing company culture and values, this business really puts its staff at the forefront of what they do. The EUC Manager will be responsible for leading the EUC team, acting as a subject matter expert, delivering on project work, and managing escalations from the Service Desk Team. As this business expands into a global group model, with operations in Australia, North America, and further territories, the EUC function must evolve to support a more complex, multi-territory device and identity estate. The EUC Manager is the sole people manager within the function. You carry direct line management responsibility for all EUC team members and full accountability for their performance, development, and wellbeing. This is truly an exciting time to join this business as they look to make more global acquisitions, this EUC Team will play an integral part of integrating this businesses into their IT estate. You already have two Intune environments to manage, but with this growth their could potentially be furthers to that. About you: You will be a high-calibre individual with exceptional levels of personal drive and eagerness for personal development. An analytical mind, coupled with strong communication skills and a positive attitude are essential to fit into the company culture. You will have previous experience in a similar EUC Manager or IT Management role and can demonstrate a passion for supporting customers through technology. The successful candidate will have already achieved some of the below and be willing to work toward the remainder: ITIL 4 Foundation Prince2 Practitioner or equivalent project management qualification Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate (MD-102) Microsoft Certified: Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert (MS-102) Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) Apple Certified IT Professional (ACIP) The successful candidate will have already achieved experience in some of the below and be working toward the rest: Change Management experienced in enterprise-level change management. Problem Management experienced in enterprise-level problem management. Project Management experience managing of projects, including directly managing those leading projects and mentoring juniors. Mobile Device Management experience in device management of both Apple and Android devices via a Microsoft Intune environment. Experience managing relationships with third-party suppliers. Experience of line management and leading a successful team. Experience in creating and supporting highly skilled IT support capabilities. People Development experienced in supporting the training and development of others. Our client is offering a highly competitive salary and generous benefits package includes: Life Assurance, Income Protection, pension contributions and 27 days holiday (not including bank holidays). They also operate a profit share scheme so that our people share in the success of the business. The profit share bonus is based on company performance and typically paid out in March and September. Joining this impressive business also brings many social benefits. They have a full social calendar with Spring activity days, Christmas events, a 2-day Summer event and 4 sponsored weekends a year. If you're a EUC Manager looking for a career defining opportunity with progression and development, then please drop Lee at MARS an application. MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven't heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time. MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).
MARS Recruitment Shippon, Oxfordshire
Apr 30, 2026
Full time
NPI Manager Abingdon £80,000pa - £90,000pa plus benefits: Do you enjoy delivering complex innovative mechanical based instrumentation and innovation in an NPI Manager capacity? Have you led and managed the new product development process of highly complex mechanical systems, either magnetics, cryogenics, instrumentation or quantum computing? Our client is a global manufacturing giant who has supplied the scientific research community for over 75 years. As their NPI Manager , you will lead the design and development of new products and derivatives aligned with market and customer requirements. You will define and deliver the NPI roadmap, ensuring products are successfully integrated into manufacturing and service strategies while meeting all compliance, safety, reliability, and cost targets. With an NPI Project Team to manage, the NPI Manager will need to blend technical knowhow with a coaching and development management style in order for you to manage your team to successfully deliver against your NPD and NPI milestones. About you: The successful NPI Manager will need the following experience and skills: A strong team player, you ll bring a strategic and commercially aware mindset, along with a passion for continuous improvement and professional development. A technical degree or PhD in the area of Physics or Engineering, ideally in the areas of Cryogenics, ULT Physics, Magnetics of Low Temperature Instrumentation Evidence of high initiative and recognised capability in Magnetics of ULT or technical product development 10+ years working in a product development or research environment with a history of hardware development, delivering good papers / written results. Recognised Subject Matter Expert in own area. Demonstrated capability in product development and NPI, ideally in the cryogenics market space. Ability to author or review development proposals to ensure they are specific, deliverable and risks are understood, characterised and mitigated. Evidence of developing collaborations and supplier developments to facilitate product delivery. Proven understanding of compliance frameworks for scientific instruments, CE, UL, etc. Able to motivate and develop a technical team to achieve targets and to performance manage as required Our client is offering a hybrid working arrangement with 3 days in their offices and 2 days from home. This is New Product Project depended. There is flexible start and finish times so you can plan your day around your preferred hours. This company offers amazing benefits, a competitive starting salary, structured career development opportunities, and a good work-life balance, our client offers 25 days annual leave, half-days on Fridays, private healthcare, a share incentive plan, a defined contribution Personal Pension Plan, and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your own requirements. For more information on the client, their products, career development, benefits etc, please send MARS a copy of your CV or drop Lee Cherrill a linkedin connection request or contact him through the MARS Recruitment website. MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven t heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time. MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).
MARS Recruitment Witney, Oxfordshire
Apr 30, 2026
Full time
Mechanical Design Engineer Witney Excellent salary, company bonus and benefits: An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join a leading specialist manufacturer located in the Witney area. This company has been operating globally for 100 years, they have been at the forefront of their industry and still has a real local family feel too it s operation. The Mechanical Design Engineer will be to work within the engineering team on existing and new R&D projects. The key responsibilities as Mechanical Design Engineer are: The design of new and redesign of existing products Initial Build and Test of products throughout the design process Reporting of test results with conclusions and proposed next steps Producing bills of materials for products Working closely with other members of the Engineering team to ensure objectives are met. To be successful the Mechanical Design Engineer would need experience of the following: An engineering degree is required. Preferably involving mechanical, electrical or Product Design. Relevant work experience and experience of working with product development. Research and development engineering experience preferable Experience of 3D CAD software, Preferably Autodesk Inventor Ability to read engineering drawings and experience of product testing Ability to use own initiative Good project management, organisation and communication skills, coupled with a flexible and cooperative approach. Able to work autonomously with concise reporting when required. Our client is offering a competitive salary, excellent commission structure, with a company car, excellent benefits package and a company bonus. The company has a wide-ranging benefits package, they offer training and development and really look after their staff. If you have experience as a Mechanical Design Engineer with 3-5 years plus experience, and you re looking for a new role and can commute to the Witney area please contact the team at MARS Recruitment. MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven t heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time. MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).
MARS Recruitment
Apr 30, 2026
Full time
Workshop Technician Machinist Swindon £40,000pa - £42,000pa 9 day fortnight Are you an apprentice trained Workshop Technician who can machine using a manual lathe and TIG weld who is interested in working a 9 day fortnight? MARS is working with a specialist manufacturer in the Swindon area is who is looking to recruit a Workshop Technician responsible for manufacturing, assembling, and testing their impressive systems. The Workshop Technicians duties include precision machining, fabrication, and hot works such as MiG/TiG welding and brazing. If you re a Machinist who can weld, or a multi-skilled apprentice trained Workshop Technician, who enjoys variety in their job role, then this is definitely the career move for you. About you: The successful Workshop Technician will be a Time Served Machining Technician / Mechanical Engineer / Fitter (City and Guilds, NVQ level 3 or equivalent). Experience Minimum 3 years post Apprenticeship in a similar role. Manufacturing components and assemblies for commercial sale. Welding / brazing (advantageous) Manual machining of components using centre-lathes, turret mills, pillar drills etc. ISO 9001 Quality Management System. Skills Ability to interpret technical drawings and manufacture components. Proficient with measuring instruments( micrometres, vernier callipers). Good working knowledge of Standards, limits and fits. Mig / Tig welding would be advantageous Strong practical problem-solving skills Driving Licence. Our client is offering an excellent salary of £40,000pa - £42,000pa plus 25 days holiday, a good pension scheme, private medical, and the chance to work a 9 day fortnight. If you re a Workshop Technician, Machinist, Manual Machinist, Multi-Skilled Technician who is looking for work in the Swindon area, please apply now. MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven t heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time. MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).
MARS Recruitment Southmoor, Oxfordshire
Apr 30, 2026
Full time
Senior Azure Cloud Engineer Abingdon Excellent salary plus bonus 1 day onsite per week: MARS has partnered a global consultancy to hire in a permanent Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to join a talented IT function. This strategic delivery partners work, spans both private and public enterprises on a global basis, delivering real impactful change, improvements and transformation for their clients. With an amazing company culture and values, this business really puts its staff at the forefront of what they do. Due to growth, they now seek a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer who lives and breathes the Azure stack. This Azure Cloud Engineer role is incredibly varied, there is the standard Azure DevOps & GitHub, working pipelines etc, but you will also use Bicep for Infrastructure-as-a-code. The Cloud Engineer will help their external consultancy teams define technical requirements with their clients. On top of that, there is a lot of standard existing Azure Cloud support for clients and acting as a technical escalation point for internal service desks. Our client is looking for an Azure Cloud Engineer with the following skills: SME-level experience working within a Microsoft Azure cloud environment. o Microsoft Azure Certifications: o Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) o Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) o Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) or demonstrable equivalent security engineering experience with a commitment to achieve this certification. Infrastructure-as-Code: strong, hands-on proficiency in Bicep for provisioning and managing Azure resources. IaC must be the default approach, not an occasional tool. CI/CD pipeline expertise: proven experience building and maintaining pipelines in Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions, ensuring automated, repeatable infrastructure deployment. Scripting proficiency: PowerShell and Azure CLI used regularly for automation, operational tasks, and reducing manual intervention. Azure Integration Services: proficient in Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, and API Management for integration design and implementation. API Development: solid experience with SOAP and REST APIs, including design, development, and secure management. Experience with GitHub version control, including branching strategies and code review practices. Experienced in designing virtualised infrastructure environments including compute, virtualisation, storage, and security. Experience with security vulnerability management and remediation. Our client is offering a highly competitive salary and generous benefits package includes: Life Assurance, Income Protection, pension contributions and 27 days holiday (not including bank holidays). They also operate a profit share scheme so that our people share in the success of the business. The profit share bonus is based on company performance and typically paid out in March and September. Joining this impressive business also brings many social benefits. They have a full social calendar with Spring activity days, Christmas events, a 2-day Summer event and 4 sponsored weekends a year. If you re an Azure Cloud Engineer looking for a career defining opportunity with progression and development, then please drop Lee at MARS an application. MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven t heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time. MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).
MARS Recruitment Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
Apr 29, 2026
Full time
Production Supervisor Chipping Norton £35,000pa - £38,000pa plus benefits: Our client is a leading manufacturer within their industry with further plans to expand and develop their business in the coming years. Due to an internal promotion, they are looking to recruit a Production Supervisor to oversee their busy day shift production team, which consists of circa 25 production operators. Please note, that you will be required to work 1 week in every month on the night shift, you will gain 20% uplift in your salary for that week. On a day-to-day basis the Production Supervisor will supervise all members of the production team in, maintaining the quality of the product, communicating production/maintenance schedules to the group, providing clear and concise hand overs between shifts and reporting results back to management. You must have a professional and positive can do attitude that reflects the culture and high standards of the organisation whilst able to motivate all team players to achieve specified quality standards, production targets, business objectives and communication across all business units. Key Production Supervisor experience: Technical Experience working as a supervisor in a fast pasted, high pressured manufacturing environment. Forklift License. Lean techniques Quality Inspections & Audits. Monitor and Track Production KPI s. Understanding of TPM. Injection/Compression moulding experience. Tool changing experience. Machine setting experience. Robot programming. Soft Skills Supervisory skills including, educating and motivating a team. Good communication skills, verbally and in writing. Issue resolution covering product, process and personnel. Understanding of Continuous Improvement . Flexibility and forward-thinking approach. Ability to work on own initiative. Good team player, coach, mentor and motivator. Motivated and proactive. Patient leader of people. Our client is offering an excellent salary of £35k to £38k with benefits. If you re a Production Supervisor wanting to join a market leading company where you can have a real impact, then please send MARS Recruitment a copy of your CV, you will not be disappointed. MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you have not heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time. MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).
MARS Recruitment Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
Apr 29, 2026
Full time
Production Supervisor Night Shift Chipping Norton £35,000pa - £38,000pa plus 20% shift allowance & benefits: Our client is a leading manufacturer within their industry with further plans to expand and develop their business in the coming years. Due to an internal promotion, they are looking to recruit a Production Supervisor to oversee their busy day shift production team, which consists of circa 25 production operators. Please note, that you will be required to work 1 week in every month on the day shift. On a day-to-day basis the Production Supervisor will supervise all members of the production team in, maintaining the quality of the product, communicating production/maintenance schedules to the group, providing clear and concise hand overs between shifts and reporting results back to management. You must have a professional and positive can do attitude that reflects the culture and high standards of the organisation whilst able to motivate all team players to achieve specified quality standards, production targets, business objectives and communication across all business units. Key Production Supervisor experience: Technical Experience working as a supervisor in a fast pasted, high pressured manufacturing environment. Forklift License. Lean techniques Quality Inspections & Audits. Monitor and Track Production KPI s. Understanding of TPM. Injection/Compression moulding experience. Tool changing experience. Machine setting experience. Robot programming. Soft Skills Supervisory skills including, educating and motivating a team. Good communication skills, verbally and in writing. Issue resolution covering product, process and personnel. Understanding of Continuous Improvement . Flexibility and forward-thinking approach. Ability to work on own initiative. Good team player, coach, mentor and motivator. Motivated and proactive. Patient leader of people. Our client is offering an excellent salary of £35k to £38k plus 20% shift allowance for work carried out on the night shift, with benefits. If you re a Production Supervisor wanting to join a market leading company where you can have a real impact, then please send MARS Recruitment a copy of your CV, you will not be disappointed. MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you have not heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time. MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).
MARS Recruitment Shippon, Oxfordshire
Apr 20, 2026
Seasonal
Indirect Buyer Abingdon 6-month contract £26 per hour PAYE or £33 Umbrella: A specialist high-tech manufacturer based in the Abingdon area is looking to recruit a temporary Indirect Buyer on a 6-month contract which could go temp to perm . Our client is global manufacturer and as they go through an exciting period of change, they are looking for an Indirect Buyer with Services and Utilities experience, to help them review, collate and document all of their current spends and help implement a way of tracking the spend and renewal dates for contracts. The successful Indirect Buyer Educated to or performing at graduate calibre, or demonstrable track record of success in a purchasing environment (3+ years experience) In process of gaining CIPS qualifications preferable Experience working in a similar Indirect Buying role Competent at handling supplier contracts, MRP, negotiation and supplier relationship management Able to efficiently manage competing priorities Confident when working to tight deadlines Experience and understanding of an MRP system A team player with creative problem-solving skills Drive to continually improve the supply chain Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills If you re an Indirect Buyer with experience of working within a manufacturing company, and a 6-month temp to perm position may interest you, then please make contact with Lee at MARS Recruitment. MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven t heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time. MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).