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Advantage Recruitment, Unit 12, Park View Court St. Pauls Road Shipley, Bradford (2026)

24/08/2022

Advantage are currently recruiting for our client based in the BD4 area of Bradford. They are looking to recruit a Warehouse/Stores Operative to join their existing team packinging steel products.

As a Warehouse/Stores Person you will be required to:

Pack steel products ready for distribution
Experience using pick sheets
Picking
Packing
Experience within an engineering background desirable

Hours of work will be 10:30am-2:30pm Monday – Friday

£9.50 per hour initially however this will be reviewed after your initial 3 months

This is a genuine temporary – permanent opportunity for the right candidate

24/08/2022

£21,000 – £24,000 PER ANNUM + UNCAPPED BONUSES (OTE £35,000 per annum)

Advantage Group are working with a longstanding Client to recruit an experienced Sales Executive to work in a cohesive and close knit sales team providing warm sales advice to residential, commercial and trade customers. You will be fully trained on products and service offerings however a background within home improvements, UPVC products and or installations would be advantageous.

Working in a professional telephone based sales environment you will demonstrate a proven background of closing the warm sale, adjusting and revising quotes to win and secure business whilst working inside of profitability and margins.

Duties & Responsibilities of the Sales Team Manager:

Work in a timely manner to follow up on sales leads and warm generated leads from direct customers.
Provide accurate and competitive quotes for products and service offerings.
Work to maximise sales and convert leads into generated sales.
Manage and update the database and CRM system recording all customer details and information.
Report on all types of sales activity, – statistics, trends, figures etc.
Provide technical information and specification support to customers as part of the estimation/quoting process.
Review technical drawings and advise clients on any issues/ solutions.
Produce and submit accurate and detailed quotations to clients, using the prescribed pricing systems
Liaise with clients / contractors and manufacturing colleagues on queries relating to the order and installation.
Active negotiation with clients with a view to conversion to sale.
Management of contractual Sales Order processes, according to the established processes and procedures.
Provide a professional, courteous and down to earth customer journey.
CORE QUALITIES AND COMPETENCIES OF THE SALES EXECUTIVE:

Strong warm sales background, ability to identify and act upon a sales opportunity
Positive, ambitious, goal-oriented individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills
Able and willing to work flexibly to ensure maximum access to UK and overseas sales opportunities
Advantageous – NOT essential is a practical understanding or basic experience of CAD or drawings.
Strong telesales background – the role is a mixture of business and consumer clients.
Ability to work under pressure without loss of quality.
Excellent attention to detail when processing quotes and sales orders.
Confident, tenacious, and persuasive, up for the challenge.
Driven, self-motivated and with a “can do” attitude.
High level of communication skills – written, verbal and mathematical
Excellent telephone manner, ability to communicate in languages other than English –(advantage)
Strong systems and IT skills along with good online social media skills
This Client offers a competitive basic salary plus uncapped bonuses, excellent working hours Monday – Friday 09.00 – 17.00, Free Parking, Life Assurance, Company Pension and a Generous Holiday Entitlement.

If you have the required skills and abilities to make a success of this Sales Executive role, click APPLY now!

24/08/2022

Advantage Group are working with a longstanding Client to recruit an experienced Sales Team Manager to work closely with, and to develop their internal Sales Department at this busy and well established manufacturing and production site in Bradford.

Working in a professional telephone based sales environment you will demonstrate a proven background within a busy sales office with proven results of increasing profitability and developing individuals within your sales team.

Duties & Responsibilities of the Sales Team Manager:

Be the first point of contact on all matters relating to the Sales process and the business products and service offerings.
Manage your own selection of Key Accounts and maintain sales revenue, generating additional streams where possible.
Set agreed sales targets, objectives for your team, set and deliver targets and expectations through daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly meetings and huddles.
Manage daily Sales Team activities ensuring everyone is accountable and has agreed development plans. Work towards the profitability and sales budgets / forecasts working closely with the Sales Director and FD / CEO.
Ensure there is a clear and concise expectation whilst working in a harmonious and friendly yet driven environment where colleagues are confident in their abilities to provide competitive and realistic quotes to residential, commercial and trade customers.
Ensure your team have a technical understanding and practical knowledge of the Company’s products and services.
Adopt proven sales strategies that focus on the closing of the sale as well as the positive customer journey.
Personal observation and monitoring of staff, as they work with clients through regular 1-2-1’s and appraisals. Address performance issues through structured management procedures.
Support and manage the sales order processing cycle, assist Sales Consultants in the presentation of proposals and quotes to prospective clients as required. Offer support and advice on more complex sales, Share sales practice and knowledge to help support the above.
Responsible for developing and delivering Sales Team Induction for new recruits utilising HR support. Lead on the Continuing Professional Development of the Department whilst facilitating strong team bonds and encouraging healthy competition.
Review current procedures and develop practices which work seamlessly across, Sales Customer Service and Aftercare and create improved consistency across the customer journey.
Sales Management Duties:

Review, analyse and identify opportunities to generate additional sales revenue. Manage incoming business leads from exhibitions and external media.
Work closely with the Managing, Sales and Finance Directors to ensure pricing and discounts are in line with business strategy and budgets reporting back on sales, new business, revenue streams and business development.
Market knowledge – demonstrate an awareness of direct and indirect competitors and adapt the sales strategy accordingly. Keeping up to date with the latest trends in Sales, adopting new practices according to the needs of the business.
Encourage and utilise customer feedback forms as a training tool for the analysis of what makes the perfect sale and improving the customer journey.
Work closely with Engineers and Installations to increase responses and manage replacements and service issues whilst reducing costs to the business. Work with your team and the Customer Service / After Sales Teams to pass back costs to customers for wilful or accidental damage etc.
Forecasting weekly, monthly and annual budgets and sales targets.
Professional, confident and with a motivational and driven nature.
Articulate and numerate with excellent communication skills and a professional telephone manner.
Demonstrate a good working knowledge of MS office systems, databases and a good level of IT literacy to deliver back to your team.
Work in an efficient and confidential manner reporting to the Finance, Sales and Managing Directors whilst handling a busy and varied workload, working to meet targets and budgets.
Demonstrate a self-motivated, “can do” attitude being willing to support colleagues across the team and analyse development areas.
Team player, working closely with your team to drive performance and increase profitability and growth.
Ideally you will have a knowledge or proven background in home improvements or UPVC building products. Additionally an understanding of installations and scheduling would be advantageous.
Demonstrate a willingness to learn about the business and its products and service offerings whilst developing personally.
This Client offers a competitive basic salary plus bonuses, excellent working hours Monday – Friday 09.00 – 17.00, Free Parking, Life Assurance, Company Pension and a Generous Holiday Entitlement.

If you have the required skills and abilities to make a success of this Sales Team Manager role, click APPLY now!

24/08/2022

RECEPTIONIST / ADMINISTRATOR

BRADFORD

£19,500 PER ANNUM

Advantage Group are working with a longstanding Client to recruit an experienced Receptionist / Administrator to represent their Front of House manufacturing and production site in Bradford.

Working in a professional environment and as the first point of call and face of the business you will demonstrate a proven background within a busy reception environment along with strong interpersonal and administrative skills as you will be required to support the internal departments on an ad-hoc basis.

Duties & Responsibilities of the Receptionist / Administrator:

Provide a professional and welcoming greeting to any clients, suppliers and customers attending the site including managing the visitor signing in book.
Maintain a clean and fully stocked reception area.
Receive inbound calls and enquiries, provide information and guidance and accurate message taking.
Provide refreshments to visitors and meeting rooms.
Handle incoming and outgoing post on a daily basis.
Diary management, coordinate Boardroom meetings and ensure the meeting room is clear after use.
Copy typing, data processing and general administrative support to the Sales, Installations, Customer Service and Finance departments as well as providing any other ad-hoc administration support within the business.
Work closely with internal departments and update the internal CRM systems as and when required.
Support with updating scheduling and delivery information on the internal systems.
On occasion support with the processing of sales orders, checking information is correct and passing to the relevant departments
Core Qualities & Competencies of the Receptionist / Administrator:

Professional, confident
Articulate and numerate with excellent communication skills and a professional telephone manner.
Demonstrate a good working knowledge of MS office systems, databases and a good level of IT literacy.
Work in an efficient and confidential manner under your own initiative.
Handle a busy and varied workload whilst working to meet deadlines.
Demonstrate a self-motivated, “can do” attitude being willing to support colleagues across the business.
Team player, happy to do whatever is required to get the job done.
Demonstrate a willingness to learn about the business and its products and service offerings whilst developing personally.
This is an office based role. The Client offers excellent working hours Monday – Friday 09.00 – 17.00, Free Parking, Life Assurance, Company Pension and a Generous Holiday Entitlement.

If you have the required skills and abilities to make a success of this Receptionist / Administrator role, click APPLY now!

24/08/2022

This is a rare opportunity to join a forward thinking business as their Sales Support Administrator.

They provide Commercial Training to a variety of clients across the UK and Worldwide.

This role would suit somebody with strong graphics and marketing skills as there will a requirement to collaborate , design and produce marketing materials as well as support with tenders , training material and general admin documents

Whilst happy for the right candidate to work from home . ideally you will be within an easy commute of Woking where the team are based , you will be very much part of a team and they do get together regularly.

Reporting directly into the MD this is a pivotal role

BUSINESS IMPACT:

This role has an impact on the delivery of high quality client programmes through excellent materials, content creation, administration and client service support.

THE ROLE

PRODUCTION OF MATERIALS

Creative design work using advanced graphics

Creation of new content (decks, workbooks, etc.)

Conversion of materials for virtual sessions – heavy emphasis on advanced graphics and use of images

Working to tight deadlines – fast turnaround of decks

Identifying new tools and using new software to enhance digital delivery

Fast, accurate keyboard skills

Maintain knowledge and up to date skills on new ways of working (e.g. use of whiteboards, other graphics etc.)

Able to use video and other tools to produce clips and to include in training and presentation materials

SUPPORTING SALES & BD COLLEAGUES

Production of proposals and tenders using advanced graphics and design formats

Bringing ideas to sales to improve tenders/proposals

Liaising with clients to schedule events

Liaising with trainers to schedule delivery dates

Managing the schedule on central system

Keeping the CRM system updated

Providing Sales with evaluation reports and related client content and materials

Running all supporting activities (e.g. questionnaires, LPIs etc, checking cohorts, recording metrics

Following up clients (freeing up sales people to develop business) and managing client interaction

SOCIAL MEDIA

Maintain presence on all social media platforms

Proactively support the business and BD colleagues through e.g. LinkedIn directly, personally and through creation of content

Work alongside marketing and BD colleagues (e.g. production of short video clips and other media/articles for circulation with graphics and creative format) to provide content to drive campaigns and increase our profile on social media

CLIENT LIAISON

Work with clients alongside and independently of the team to take pressure off the BD team

Build strong client relationships and a recognised professional service

Be familiar with Natural Business Development, the four phases and how they apply in the role of Sales Support

Deal with client/customer queries or problems and seek to resolve them, if possible, before escalating to Business Development/Sales or Management

Working with clients and BD to ensure smooth running of all events and delivery (virtual and face to face)

Working hand in hand with the sales teams

(Future: booking venues, travel etc if the situation requires)

(Future: production of printed materials if/when required)

TRAINER LIAISON

Work closely with trainers in the production of materials, scheduling of training sessions and in ensuring that all materials are received from trainers (when required) and that all trainers are up to date with our content (when required)

Rehearse using virtual platforms to ensure that trainers are fully competent in the delivery of virtual sessions

Have the confidence of trainers as a moderator and support specialist

ADMINISTRATION AND PROCESSES

Be the first point of contact for clients, prospects and enquiries

Provide excellent customer service (telephone, email, other incoming/outgoing communication)

Work with Finance and BD colleagues to ensure that all programmes are booked, scheduled, set up with appropriate purchase orders, booking confirmation and invoices raised – directly or alongside finance

Who is an excellent communicator – able to manage complex projects and keep colleagues informed, stay on top of their work and have strong project management skills.

THE PERSON

Has strong creative, graphics and software skills and who relishes bringing creative ideas to proposals, tenders, programmes, workbooks and in all that goes into pre and post delivery including use of metrics and KPIs and new, innovative ways of evaluating.

Has excellent attention to detail, able to proof and edit to highest standards – being proactive in coming back to BD on issues that may occur.

Can prioritise their work and manage complex work without close supervision or direction

Is confident in moderating on a wide range of software platforms (e.g. Zoom, GTM, Webex) and able to handle technical issues that may arise.

Can work accurately at speed, often under pressure, able to handle high volume of work and tight deadlines

Is proactive and has a growth/curious mindset – looking out for and researching new features and different ways to support our programmes (e.g. software, new technology, new methods, new content)

Is open to trying out new ways of working and sharing these with the team

CORE SKILL SET

Microsoft Office

Creative design skills

Ability to use graphics for creative design of materials

Edit, proofing and reviewing skills

Moderating/Virtual Platform skills (multiple platforms)

Learning new software relevant to virtual delivery

Client Liaison

Trainer Liaison

Scheduling work

This is a truly exciting opportunity, that’s varied , no 2 days will be the same , you will be supported and enjoy a great working environment working for a true market leader in its sector.

24/08/2022

Production Planner

Bradford Center

£25,000 – £30,000 per annum

Excellent Benefits

This role is offered on permanent basis.

I’m currently working with an established company in the Bradford area to recruit an experienced Production Planner / Demand Planner to work within their already existing team.

Working within a controlled environment you will be required to demonstrate the experience detailed below along with the required personality and work ethic.

Duties & Responsibilities of the Production Planner:

Line management of production planning, scheduling and material scheduling staff.
Setting up project plans whilst managing risks and their mitigation
Communicating with Operations Management staff and other departments regarding production information and plans, highlighting in advance any potential problems.
Maintaining the integrity of the MRP system demands
Contributing to estimates, bids and new business plans
Managing lead times and yield management for manufactured and procured items.
Management of controls for commodity suppliers and consumables suppliers to the operations areas
Development and management of organisations Sales & Operations planning processes.
Demand Planning and forecasting for all areas to include Production, Capacity Planning, Scheduling, Materials and Demand Planning for all operational activities (both Direct & Indirect)
Maintaining work centre schedules to ensure proper job scheduling and capacity limitations are understood and communicated when necessary
Generating production schedules and highlight material and labour shortages.
Production planning of workflow from order through to completion planning capacity to ensure customer deliveries are made on time
Providing accurate daily forecasts and analyses to lower material schedulers, production managers and supervisors
Management and implementation of Engineering change throughout the business.
Releasing production work orders to the Manufacturing department
Participating in the transfer of new products from development to manufacturing
Ensuring that internal departments are kept abreast of work order status, inventory levels and projects
Ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and policies
Continuous improvement projects
Essential Requirements of the Production Planner:

Proven hands on experience of leading & managing a planning function within an Engineering / Manufacturing environment
Risk Management within a programme and schedule based environment
Proven knowledge and experience of establishing and managing programme/business/production plans
Knowledge of cost accounting fundamentals and labour reporting
Working knowledge of Material Master Maintenance, Bill of Materials, Routings / Recipes, Work Centres and Labour Reporting
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel for reporting
Experience as a high-level user of business planning systems, MRP systems and other such software tools
Able to communication verbally and within various media both internally and externally to and to Customers / suppliers.
Working hours Monday – Thursday 08.45 -17.00, Friday 08.45 – 16.00.

If you have what it takes to be successful in the Electronics Soldering Assistant role, please contact me for details or click the APPLY button to apply with your CV.

24/08/2022

Electronics Soldering Assistant

Shipley

£18,500 per annum

Excellent Benefits + Bonus

This role is offered on a permanent basis and also offers a bonus.

I’m currently working with an Electronics and Technology company in the Bradford area to recruit an experienced Electronics Soldering Assistant for their already existing team.

Working within a controlled clean room operation area you will have a proven background within a similar environment along with experience of Chip and Wire Bonding or Epoxy Bonding.

Duties & Responsibilities of the Electronics Soldering Assistant:

Demonstrate a proven background in electronics and PCB soldering or within a similar environment
Hand assembly of electronic devices using soldering, epoxy and bonding techniques
Working within strict process specifications to tight manufacturing instructions and required standards as determined by the product design elements
Work in a timely and efficient manner to meet the requirements and delivery of line and audit inspection to IPC-Apictorial and verbal working instructions from Engineers
Highlight any re-work issues or problems to the Operations Support department and their Operations Management
Work with the Operations Test teams and ensure smooth flow of product is maintained
Work with the Engineering team and Operations Support team during redesign and new product introduction and innovation
Participate in Continuous Improvement activities and any new working initiatives within the department
Assist in the generation of new manufacturing aids as and when required
Be responsible for continuous improvement activities both individually and as part of the wider team
Follow written, pictorial and verbal working instructions from Engineers and Team members
Contribute to and support all internal LEAN manufacturing techniques adopted as part of the production system including 5S, Kaizen, KANBAN etc.
Essential Requirements of the Electronics Soldering Assistant:

Proven background in Electronics Assembly Soldering and hand assembly of PCB boards and electronics devices
Excellent attention to detail and hand to eye coordination
Consistently produce work to the highest standards
Knowledge of working with various epoxies and soldering equipment
Adaptable and flexible with approach to working as part of a team
Take ownership of your own workload
Awareness of LEAN manufacturing, 5S, KANBAN and Kaizen processes
IPC-A-610 qualified – is advantageous but NOT essential
Team player able to work to deadlines and multi-skilled
This role requires a full background check in addition to applicants providing UK employment referencing details for the last 2 years of their work history.

If you have what it takes to be successful in the Electronics Soldering Assistant role, please contact me for details or click the APPLY button to apply with your CV.

24/08/2022

Production Manager

Shipley

£50,000 – £55,000 per annum

Excellent Benefits

This role is offered on permanent basis.

I’m currently working with an Electronics and Technology company in the Bradford area to recruit an experienced Production Manager / Demand Manager / Planning Manager to work within their already existing team.

Working within a controlled environment you will be required to demonstrate the experience detailed below along with the required personality and work ethic.

Duties & Responsibilities of the Production Manager, Demand or Planning Manager:

Line management of production planning, scheduling and material scheduling staff.
Setting up project plans whilst managing risks and their mitigation
Communicating with Operations Management staff and other departments regarding production information and plans, highlighting in advance any potential problems.
Maintaining the integrity of the MRP system demands
Contributing to estimates, bids and new business plans
Managing lead times and yield management for manufactured and procured items.
Management of controls for commodity suppliers and consumables suppliers to the operations areas
Development and management of organisations Sales & Operations planning processes.
Demand Planning and forecasting for all areas to include Production, Capacity Planning, Scheduling, Materials and Demand Planning for all operational activities (both Direct & Indirect)
Maintaining work centre schedules to ensure proper job scheduling and capacity limitations are understood and communicated when necessary
Generating production schedules and highlight material and labour shortages.
Production planning of workflow from order through to completion planning capacity to ensure customer deliveries are made on time
Providing accurate daily forecasts and analyses to lower material schedulers, production managers and supervisors
Management and implementation of Engineering change throughout the business.
Releasing production work orders to the Manufacturing department
Participating in the transfer of new products from development to manufacturing
Ensuring that internal departments are kept abreast of work order status, inventory levels and projects
Ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and policies
Continuous improvement projects
Essential Requirements of the Production Manager / Demand or Planning Manager:

Proven hands on experience of leading & managing a planning function within an Engineering / Manufacturing environment
Risk Management within a programme and schedule based environment
Proven knowledge and experience of establishing and managing programme/business/production plans
Knowledge of cost accounting fundamentals and labour reporting
Working knowledge of Material Master Maintenance, Bill of Materials, Routings / Recipes, Work Centres and Labour Reporting.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel for reporting
Experience as a high-level user of business planning systems, MRP systems and other such software tools.
Able to communication verbally and within various media both internally and externally to and to Customers / suppliers.
This role requires a full background check in addition to applicants providing UK employment referencing details for the last 2 years of their work history.

If you have what it takes to be successful in the Electronics Soldering Assistant role, please contact me for details or click the APPLY button to apply with your CV.

24/08/2022

Advantage Group are delighted to be supporting our client based in Shipley Bradford who are looking for Assembler/Soldering professionals to work in their state of the art facility.

An immediate start .This is a fixed term contact initially , with a genuine opportunity for the role to become permanent for the right candidate.

The role

Hand assembly of electronic devices using soldering, epoxy and bonding techniques you will be working to process specifications, manufacturing instructions and required standards as determined by the product design

Meet requirements of line and audit inspection to IPC-Apictorial and verbal working instructions from Engineers and other team members

The person

Ability to follow written, pictorial and verbal working instructions

Patience and an eye for detail

Ability to consistently produce high quality work

Must be adaptable and have the ability to multi-skill

Experience of hand assembly of electronic devices

Experience in the use of various epoxies and solders

Experience of soldering/bonding

This role would suit somebody from a similar electronic assembly background an Engineering graduate or an ME Grad

24/08/2022

Epoxy Bonder

Shipley

£25,000 – £27,000 per annum

Excellent Benefits Package

This role is offered on a permanent basis and also offers a bonus.

I’m currently working with an Electronics company in the Bradford area to recruit an experienced Epoxy Bonder for their already existing team.

Working within a controlled clean room operation area you will have a proven background within a similar environment along with experience of Epoxy Bonding, Chip and Wire Bonding or Electronics Assembly.

Duties & Responsibilities of the Epoxy Bonder:

Hand assembly of electronic devices using soldering, epoxy and bonding techniques.
Follow, maintain and uphold all Company Operating Procedures, Quality Instructions and associated policies.
Working to process specifications, manufacturing instructions and required standards as determined by the product design.
Meet requirements of line and audit inspection to maintain AS9100 and ISO9001 requirements.
Follow written, pictorial and verbal working instructions from Engineers and other team members.
Highlight any re-work issues and record all failures as required by TD&S company operating procedures
Ensuring all areas are kept clean, tidy and free of ESD hazards at all times and ensure all planned maintenance responsibilities are carried out.
Work with the Engineering team and Operations Support Engineering team during redesign and new product introduction.
Work with the Operations Test teams and ensure smooth flow of product is maintained.
Report any problems with materials or equipment to the Operations Management team.
Assist with training new operators as and when required.
Assist in the generation of new manufacturing aids as required.
Be responsible for continuous improvement activities both individually and as part of the team.
Contribute to and support all the LEAN manufacturing techniques adopted as part of the organisation including 5S, Kaizen and KANBAN etc.
Work within the business values ensuring adherence to training and working to targets for Operational Excellence OPEX
Carry out daily quality checks within the cleanroom lab
Any other reasonable duties as directed by a member of Operations Management team.
Essential Requirements of the Epoxy Bonder:

Proven background in Electronics Assembly or Epoxy Bonding in electronics
Availability to work on a consistent shift pattern Monday – Friday
Awareness of LEAN manufacturing, 5S, KANBAN and Kaizen processes
Team player able to work to deadlines
Fast, accurate and efficient with excellent attention to detail
This role requires a full background check in addition to applicants providing UK employment referencing details for the last 2 years of their work history.

If you have what it takes to be successful in this role, please contact me for details or click the APPLY button to apply with your CV.

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