The Collective Network Limited

Quality Technologist Norfolk Up to £35,000 We are seeking a Quality Technologist to join a market-leading food manufacturer renowned for the exceptional quality of their products. Supplying some of the largest retailers across the UK, this role offers the opportunity to ensure that quality standards are consistently achieved throughout the site. This company is committed to developing and upskilling its employees, providing comprehensive training and clear career progression opportunities. Key Responsibilities Lead the food safety culture within your area by coaching the team and role-modelling exemplary behaviours. Ensure all team members are fully trained to perform their duties safely and to the required standards. Drive continuous improvement through behaviour-based safety observations and root cause analysis. Develop technical excellence across operations through training, coaching, and mentoring. Maintain strong knowledge and application of GMP, allergen control, and quality procedures on the production floor. Foster strong relationships with your team, encouraging involvement in problem-solving and professional development. Communicate goals and targets clearly, recognising good performance and addressing issues promptly. Utilise data and layered audits to uphold standard work practises and identify areas for improvement. Take ownership of the quality agenda during night shifts, ensuring customers receive consistently high-quality products. Maintain food safety, quality, GMP, and allergen standards at all times. Candidate Requirements Recognised food safety qualification such as HACCP or Food Safety certification. Degree-level education in a relevant food or quality discipline. Experience within food manufacturing, FMCG, or a similarly high-risk production environment. Comprehensive knowledge of BRC standards, GMP, HACCP, and allergen management. Confident in auditing, root cause investigation, and using data to inform decisions. Excellent communication skills with the ability to build consensus across multiple departments. If you are currently a Quality Auditor, Compliance Officer or Food Technologist, this role represents an excellent step forward in your career. Please apply or contact Owen on (phone number removed) for further information about this exciting opportunity.

Senior CAM Programmer Up to £63k Northamptonshire With some really exciting projects happening now and on the horizon they are adding to their programming office to cope with demand. You'll be tasked with programming parts for the latest technology within their specialism, a challenging but rewarding position. You will be working on CNC programs within various sectors. If you're from an F1, automotive, aerospace, defence or motorsport background these would all work well in this role. This will require an experienced offline programmer who has worked with NX software previously. You'll be programming high precision components for 3, 4 and 5 axis mills and turning centres. They manufacture on the same site so you'll be involved throughout the process, taking the lead from concept to production. There is a mix of experience and younger profiles in the team so you'll have the chance to mentor some of the younger members of the team. Be an advantage to have experience with vericut and a solid understanding of GD&T. This is a permanent opportunity and based on site with my client in Northamptonshire 5 days a week, no shift work. Working 40 hours a week, no extra hours are expected. Interested in hearing more? Please click to apply and Graeme Marks will be in touch to tell you all about it.

CMM Programmer (Composites) West Northants £45k to £50k per annum DOE We're looking for a inspector who has experience with programming CMMs using PC DMIS. You'll be inspecting composite motorsport components which is an industry known for the tight tolerances it operates between, with precision being the aim of the game both on the track and in the factory! In this role you will be one the senior inspector of the quality team, focussing on programming CMM using PC DMIS. You will also carry out some manual inspection where required. The company you will be joining is an impressive sub con machine shop who are well known within the motorsport industry and supplying into F1 and bespoke vehicle industries. They have an order book filled with new projects as well as plenty of opportunity to climb the ladder internally in the coming years. Experience we're looking for: Experienced in CMM programming - PC DMIS is a must have Strong understanding of GD&T Confident in carrying out First Article Inspection. Knowledge of ISO 9001 Keen to know more? Hit apply to this advert and if your details look like a good match Graeme will be in touch to tell you more about the role!

Senior Financial Controller Location: Cambridesghire Salary: Competitive + benefits The Opportunity We are retained by a growing international group to appoint a Senior Financial Controller into a key Finance leadership position. Reporting directly to the Senior Leadership Team, this role will take ownership of Group financial reporting, financial control, statutory accounts and audit, while leading a number of core Finance operations. You ll play a key role in strengthening controls, improving processes and ensuring the business has accurate, timely and reliable financial information to support continued growth. Key Responsibilities • Lead the Group month end, year end and consolidation processes • Oversee statutory accounts and external audit across multiple entities • Maintain strong financial controls, accounting policies and balance sheet integrity • Oversee tax, treasury, cash flow and working capital activity • Lead and develop teams across financial reporting and transactional finance • Drive improvements across finance systems, processes, controls and reporting • Partner with senior leadership team on financial performance and key business matters • Support acquisitions, integrations and wider finance transformation projects • Provide clear financial reporting and insight to senior management and the Board About You We re looking for a fully qualified ACA or ACCA with significant post qualification experience in financial control, group reporting or a senior finance leadership role. You ll have strong experience across multi entity reporting, consolidation, statutory accounts, audit and financial controls, ideally within an international or fast growth environment. You ll be technically strong, commercially aware and hands on, with the confidence to lead a team, challenge senior stakeholders and take ownership of Group level financial control. This is a confidential retained search. Further information will be provided to suitable candidates.

Financial Controller Location: Cambridgeshire Salary: £75,000 + benefits The Role We re working with a successful food manufacturing business that is looking to strengthen its senior finance capability with the appointment of a Financial Controller. This is a key position within the business, giving you a seat close to the senior leadership team and genuine ownership of the financial performance of the organisation. You ll be responsible for ensuring the finance function operates effectively, but equally important will be your ability to turn financial information into actions that improve performance . Working closely with the Managing Director and wider leadership team, you ll have visibility across the operation and the opportunity to influence decisions around profitability, costs, cash, investment and growth . What You ll Be Doing Take ownership of the end-to-end finance function and ensure strong financial control. Lead the production of management information that gives the business a clear view of performance. Drive the annual budget, forecasting and longer-term financial planning process. Monitor cash, working capital and financial performance, identifying areas requiring attention. Analyse product and customer profitability, margins and cost movements to support better commercial decisions. Work alongside operational teams to identify efficiencies and improve financial performance. Develop meaningful KPIs and reporting for the senior leadership team. Oversee the year-end audit, statutory accounts and wider tax and compliance requirements. Manage, support and develop the existing finance team. Continue to improve the processes, controls and systems underpinning the finance function. What You ll Bring We re looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) who has developed beyond purely technical finance and enjoys understanding how a business actually operates. You ll ideally bring: Experience at Financial Controller, Finance Manager or equivalent level . Strong management accounting and financial control experience. Solid budgeting, forecasting and cash management capability. Commercial awareness and the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders. Experience working closely with operations and non-finance teams . Previous experience within food, FMCG or manufacturing . Experience managing and developing a finance team. Strong analytical and systems skills. Why Consider It? This is a role for someone who wants to be close to the decision-making rather than sitting on the sidelines producing reports. You ll have the opportunity to build on what is already in place, improve the visibility and effectiveness of the finance function and become a trusted partner to the MD and wider leadership team. If you re a commercially minded finance professional looking for a role where your experience, judgement and ideas will genuinely be listened to , this is worth a conversation.

Accounts Payable Supervisor Location: Peterborough Salary: £40,000 plus benefits We are partnering with a growing, engineering-led business to recruit an Accounts Payable Supervisor on a full-time basis. This is a hands on supervisory role within the finance team, responsible for overseeing the day to day Accounts Payable function and ensuring invoices, payments and supplier accounts are processed accurately and efficiently. The role will suit an experienced Accounts Payable professional who is comfortable supervising a team, managing supplier relationships and maintaining strong financial controls, while remaining hands-on with the AP function. Key Responsibilities Oversee the day-to-day Accounts Payable function and ensure invoices are processed accurately and on time Supervise and support the AP team, providing guidance, training and day to day direction Manage the end-to-end invoice processing and payment cycle Review and approve invoices, payment runs and supplier account reconciliations Ensure supplier statements are reconciled and outstanding queries are resolved promptly Manage supplier queries and build strong relationships with key suppliers Monitor AP performance, workloads and deadlines Support the month-end close process, including AP reconciliations and accruals Ensure AP records are accurate and maintained in line with company procedures Maintain appropriate financial controls across the AP process Identify and resolve discrepancies, invoice issues and payment queries Work closely with finance, procurement and operational teams to resolve issues Support the wider finance team with transactional finance activities where required Assist with ongoing improvements to AP processes and ways of working Key Requirements Strong experience within Accounts Payable, ideally with previous supervisory or team leadership experience Good understanding of the end-to-end Accounts Payable process Experience managing invoice processing, supplier reconciliations and payment runs Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy Confident managing supplier queries and resolving issues Experience supporting month-end processes Good understanding of financial controls and AP procedures Comfortable supervising, supporting and developing an AP team Strong communication and organisational skills Experience within a manufacturing, engineering or operational environment would be beneficial About You You are an experienced Accounts Payable professional who enjoys taking ownership and ensuring the AP function runs smoothly. You are organised, hands on and commercially aware, with the confidence to supervise a team while remaining involved in the detail. You will be someone who takes pride in accuracy, builds strong relationships with suppliers and colleagues, and can ensure deadlines and processes are consistently maintained.

CMM Quality Inspector Up to £50,000 Gloucestershire It's not often you can join a company that are pioneering a new technology into manufacturing, but this opportunity offers exactly that. We are partnering with a quickly expanding manufacturing business that have pioneered a brand-new technology that is being used across the Aerospace, Defence and Automotive industry. And in this role you will be joining their Quality Inspection function to deliver this new technology to clients As the Quality Inspector within the team, you will be responsible for programming and operating their PC-DMIS CMM's for both metallic and composite components. You will be completing inspection also on manual inspection tools such as verniers and callipers. To be successful in this position, you will need: PC-DMIS Operating and Programming Experience (Level 2) Understanding of ISO9001 Standards Confident in communicating with engineering teams Extracting Inspection Data from CAD If you feel this could be suited to your experience and want to learn more about the role. Hit apply and our consultant Jack will be in touch to discuss the position in greater detail.

Production Planner Cambridgeshire 38,000 - 42,000 If you're a Production Planner who likes ownership, autonomy, and the chance to genuinely shape how things are done-this one's worth a look. I'm working with a well-established manufacturer that's a leader in its space. Thanks to continued growth, they're expanding their planning function and looking for someone who can come in, add value quickly, and make the role their own. What you'll be doing: Building and managing short- to medium-term production plans Keeping a close eye on production activity and stock movements Coordinating external production and processing when needed Maintaining and updating Bills of Materials within the system Planning packaging and pallet requirements to support operations Organising transport and logistics to keep everything flowing Handling key admin tasks that keep the function running smoothly Communicating plans, changes, and updates across supply chain teams and customers Monitoring performance and reporting on key KPIs What they're looking for: Previous experience in Production Planning, ideally within Food or FMCG Solid understanding of ERP systems Strong communication skills and a well-organised approach Someone proactive, detail-focused, and comfortable taking ownership This is a great opportunity to join a growing business where your input will be valued and your career can move forward. Interested? Get in touch with Gemma on (phone number removed) or apply today to find out more.

Production Planner Cambridgeshire 38,000 - 42,000 If you're a Production Planner who likes ownership, autonomy, and the chance to genuinely shape how things are done-this one's worth a look. I'm working with a well-established manufacturer that's a leader in its space. Thanks to continued growth, they're expanding their planning function and looking for someone who can come in, add value quickly, and make the role their own. What you'll be doing: Building and managing short- to medium-term production plans Keeping a close eye on production activity and stock movements Coordinating external production and processing when needed Maintaining and updating Bills of Materials within the system Planning packaging and pallet requirements to support operations Organising transport and logistics to keep everything flowing Handling key admin tasks that keep the function running smoothly Communicating plans, changes, and updates across supply chain teams and customers Monitoring performance and reporting on key KPIs What they're looking for: Previous experience in Production Planning, ideally within Food or FMCG Solid understanding of ERP systems Strong communication skills and a well-organised approach Someone proactive, detail-focused, and comfortable taking ownership This is a great opportunity to join a growing business where your input will be valued and your career can move forward. Interested? Get in touch with Gemma on (phone number removed) or apply today to find out more.

Project Coordinator Buckinghamshire 32k per annum Fancy working on projects within formula 1? The biggest names within the aerospace/defence industries? This role has the variety to ensure you look forward to work each morning and the fast paced nature of the sectors will mean no day is ever the same You will be in charge of coordinating projects from start through to completion liaising with internal teams to keep the programs ticking over. You'll be working for a company who are flying at the minute, order book is stacking up and looking to grow their team further. You'll get job security, job satisfaction, personal development and progression with this opportunity. To be a success in this role you'll need to come with experience in planning, scheduling and coordinating program activities. This is working for a fast paced manufacturing business so a background working in a similar environment is required. They have a specially kitted out workshop that you would be proud to show customers which is located conveniently just on the outskirts of Milton Keynes centre. This position will be working closely with the senior management team who are a very hard working and dedicated group, so someone who shares that approach will no doubt thrive in this company. Interested in hearing more? Please click to apply and Graeme Marks will be in touch to tell you all about.