Enjoy engineering design but looking for more variety, technical challenges and the opportunity to make a real impact?

This is an opportunity to join an industry leader in standby power, UPS and CHP with a strong family culture, an outstanding reputation for technical expertise and exciting expansion plans.

With over 40 years of industry experience and a business that continues to grow, you are offered the chance to develop your skills, work on varied engineering projects and build a long-term career with people who want you to succeed.

What's on offer?

• £45-65k salary, depending on experience.
• £7,000 annual car allowance.
• Bonus scheme and enhanced pension.
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service.
• Health cash plan and wellbeing benefits.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Training and long-term career development.
• Remote working.
• Monday–Thursday, 8am–5pm; Friday, 8am–4.30pm.

The role

You'll work on varied power generation projects, with responsibilities including:

• Design and Drawings – electrical and mechanical, including single line electrical drawings, control system layouts, electrical connections diagrams, fuel schematics.
• Producing CAD drawings.
• Working on generator sizing, ventilation and acoustic designs.
• Preparing & reviewing technical documentation, drawing, data sheets & testing documents.
• Providing technical expertise to project managers and internal teams.
• Supporting occasional commissioning, testing and site activities.

What we're looking for

An electrical or mechanical engineer with design experience, ideally within power generation or a related industry.

You'll bring:

• Relevant engineering qualifications or at least three years' practical experience.
• Design experience with generator systems, fuel systems and electrical distribution.
• 2D AUTO CAD skills and experience producing technical drawings.
• Knowledge of control systems, including PLC programming (desirable).
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach.

Experience 17th/18th Edition Wiring Regulations would be advantageous.

Apply today or contact Vested Talent for a confidential, no-obligation conversation.

Are you an experienced Quality Manager looking to make a real impact?

We're partnering with an established and growing manufacturing business that is committed to quality, innovation and sustainability. They are looking for an experienced Quality Manager to take ownership of the Quality Management System across two manufacturing sites, ensuring products consistently meet customer, regulatory and business standards.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys driving continuous improvement, leading quality initiatives and working collaboratively across multiple departments within a fast-paced food or beverage environment.

The Role

As Quality Manager, you'll take the lead in maintaining and developing the Quality Management System while driving quality performance across both sites. You'll work closely with production, engineering and supply chain teams to improve processes, manage supplier quality and ensure full compliance with industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, maintain and continuously improve the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Plan and manage internal, supplier and third-party audits, ensuring successful outcomes and timely completion of corrective actions.
• Investigate customer complaints, internal quality issues and non-conformances using Root Cause Analysis and implement effective Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Manage supplier approval processes, supplier risk assessments and ongoing supplier performance.
• Conduct supplier audits and oversee supplier compliance.
• Monitor and analyse quality KPIs, identifying trends and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with Production, Engineering and Supply Chain teams to improve manufacturing performance and product quality.
• Lead, coach and develop the Quality team, promoting a culture of quality, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements, industry standards and relevant legislation across both manufacturing sites.

About You

You'll have previous experience leading quality within a manufacturing environment and be passionate about driving improvements and maintaining the highest standards.

Essential

• Proven experience in a Quality Manager or senior Quality leadership role within a food or beverage background (BRC knowledge essential)
• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Experience conducting internal, supplier and third-party audits.
• Strong understanding of supplier quality management and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience carrying out Root Cause Analysis and implementing CAPA.
• Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly between manufacturing sites.

Desirable

• Experience within plastics, polymers, packaging, recycling or another process manufacturing environment.
• Degree, HND or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Management or a related discipline.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor qualification.
• HACCP qualification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (or equivalent).

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary, depending on experience.
• Company pension.
• Free on-site parking.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• The opportunity to join a successful manufacturing business where quality and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything they do.

If you're an experienced Quality professional looking for your next challenge and want to play a key role in driving quality excellence across a multi-site manufacturing operation, we'd love to hear from you.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced tax professional who enjoys combining technical expertise with genuine client advisory work. You’ll work closely with senior leadership and a varied portfolio of clients, providing proactive tax advice while helping to shape and develop the wider tax offering within a well-established and highly regarded accountancy practice.

The Role

You will take ownership of a varied portfolio and act as a trusted adviser to clients on a broad range of tax matters.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and developing a portfolio of clients, ensuring a high-quality and proactive service.
• Providing strategic tax planning and advisory support.
• Reviewing complex tax computations, returns and associated compliance work.
• Advising clients on tax-efficient structures, transactions and longer-term planning.
• Identifying opportunities to add value and provide additional advisory support.
• Keeping up to date with changes in tax legislation and communicating these effectively to clients.
• Working closely with Partners and senior colleagues on complex assignments.
• Supporting, mentoring and developing more junior members of the team.
• Contributing to the continued development and growth of the tax function.

Ideally, you will have:

• Significant UK tax experience gained within an accountancy practice or professional services environment.
• Previous experience at Tax Manager or Senior Manager level, or be ready to make that step.
• CTA, ACA and/or ACCA qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong technical tax knowledge with experience of both compliance and advisory work.
• Confidence managing your own client portfolio and building long-term relationships.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to mentor and support junior colleagues.
• A proactive, commercial approach to identifying opportunities and solving client problems.

What's on Offer?

• £65,000 – £75,000 salary, depending on experience.
• Senior-level position with genuine influence and autonomy.
• Opportunity to work closely with Partners and senior leadership.
• Varied and interesting client portfolio.
• Excellent scope for continued career progression.
• Company pension.
• Annual leave entitlement.
• On-site parking.
• Relaxed, professional working environment with casual dress.

You will run the month end close and the board pack, but the weight of the role sits in operational finance: the standard costing model, production variances, stock accuracy, plant and customer profitability, and the budget and forecast that sit on top of it all. You will report to the Group Finance Director and work daily with production, procurement and supply chain.

Ownership

Financial control

• Run the month end close and produce management accounts and board reporting packs.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and maintain the control environment.
• Lead the external audit and manage the relationships.

Operational finance and costing

• Own the standard costing model and keep it accurate as processes and material mix change.
• Analyse production variances, yield, contamination and machine efficiency, and take the findings back to the plant teams.
• Quantify production losses and identify recovery.
• Support continuous improvement with the numbers to prioritise it.

Inventory

• Lead weekly and monthly stock reconciliations across both sites.
• Coordinate cycle counts and the annual stocktake.
• Review inventory valuation, ageing and slow moving stock.

Commercial analysis

• Analyse customer, product and plant profitability.
• Track raw material and recyclate price movement and its effect on contribution margin.
• Support pricing decisions with margin analysis.

Planning

• Run the annual budget and the rolling forecast.
• Produce weekly and monthly operational forecasts.
• Model scenarios for capital, capacity and pricing decisions.

Essential

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.

• Inventory accounting in a physical production environment.
• Budgeting and forecasting ownership.
• Advanced Excel.
• Credibility with operational managers and the willingness to challenge them.

Desirable

• Previous experience in process manufacturing.
• Multi site experience.
• Manufacturing finance experience, including standard costing and variance analysis.

Who these suits

A qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA or CIMA is a must. You may have worked in manufacturing, you understand standard costing properly, and you are comfortable on the shop floor asking why a line ran at 74%. Recyclates experience is useful and not required.

About the job

This is a hands-on, shop-floor focused role within the internal Quality Operations function, with real scope to improve processes, strengthen quality performance and drive continuous improvement across the site.

Working closely with Production, Engineering and Quality teams, you'll take a proactive lead in identifying and addressing operational inefficiencies, reducing defects and improving process capability. You'll use data, structured problem-solving and Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies to deliver sustainable improvements across both product and process.

The role will also support the wider quality operation, including internal auditing, inspection and batch release activities, quality initiatives and the ongoing development of the site's quality systems and processes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading root-cause investigations using 8D, DMAIC, 5 Whys and other structured CI methodologies
• Taking a proactive lead in identifying and addressing operational inefficiencies across the site
• Driving improvements to reduce defects, scrap, rework and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
• Analysing manufacturing and quality data to identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement
• Preparing and presenting data and improvement findings to relevant stakeholders
• Developing a strong understanding of product vs. process performance and identifying opportunities to improve both
• Applying SPC, Cp/Cpk and MSA to improve process capability and quality performance
• Supporting and driving site-wide quality improvement initiatives
• Managing the review, update and creation of internal quality documentation, SOPs and procedures
• Participating in the daily Material Review Board (MRB) process and supporting effective resolution of non-conformances
• Supporting internal auditing activities and ensuring actions are effectively addressed
• Supporting validation activities including IQ, OQ and PQ
• Supporting in-process inspection, final inspection and batch release processes
• Maintaining compliance with ISO 13485 and relevant regulatory requirements
• Supporting internal, external and customer audits
• Working closely with Production and Engineering teams on the shop floor to identify and implement improvements
• Supporting customer issue resolution and improving OTIF performance
• Delivering quality training and awareness across the site

What you will bring:

• 3+ years' experience in Quality, Manufacturing Engineering or Continuous Improvement
• A background in Continuous Improvement methodologies and structured problem solving
• Experience within medical devices or another regulated environment, e.g. aerospace
• Experience with SPC, Minitab or equivalent statistical tools
• Experience analysing and presenting manufacturing or quality data
• A strong understanding of product and process quality, with the ability to identify practical improvement opportunities
• Experience with internal auditing, non-conformance management and quality improvement
• A structured, data-driven approach to problem solving
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to influence and collaborate across functions
• Experience with CNC machining would be advantageous

What's on offer:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company bonus scheme
• A hands-on role with genuine scope to influence quality, processes and continuous improvement across the site
• Move to a new state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence in Castleford in Q1 2027

This is a newly created role within a close-knit manufacturing business, offering direct access to the Quality Manager and genuine scope to improve processes, influence standards and introduce better ways of working. The company is also part of a growing group of specialist engineering and medical-technology businesses.

The role will primarily support the site's Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs (QARA) function, with a strong focus on maintaining compliance, supporting the Quality Management System (QMS), managing external audits and working with external certification and regulatory bodies. Alongside this, you will provide hands-on quality support across the manufacturing operation.

Your role

You will support quality and compliance across the full manufacturing process, from incoming materials and supplier documentation through to production, inspection and batch release.

Working closely with the Quality Manager and wider QARA function, you will help maintain and improve the site's QMS, support regulatory and compliance activities, and ensure the business remains prepared for external audits and certification requirements.

You will also work closely with Production, Engineering, Inspection, suppliers and customers to identify quality issues, implement corrective actions and drive continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs (QARA) function across the site
• Supporting the maintenance, development and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS)
• Supporting regulatory and compliance activities within a regulated manufacturing environment
• Supporting and coordinating external audits, including preparation, hosting and follow-up of corrective actions
• Supporting the management and ongoing relationship with external certification, regulatory and other relevant bodies
• Supporting internal, customer, supplier and third-party audits
• Investigating internal and customer non-conformances
• Leading root-cause analysis and CAPA activities
• Supporting goods-inwards inspection and supplier-quality improvements
• Making practical disposition decisions on non-conforming products
• Reviewing drawings, specifications, inspection records and CMM reports
• Completing batch-release and traceability activities
• Maintaining and improving procedures, work instructions and controlled quality records
• Analysing KPIs and quality trends to identify improvement opportunities
• Working closely with production, engineering and inspection teams to reduce defects and improve right-first-time performance
• Supporting the ongoing development of quality processes, standards and best practice across the site

What you will bring:

• A Quality Assurance and/or Regulatory Affairs background within a regulated manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and quality compliance
• Experience supporting external audits, certification bodies and/or regulatory bodies
• Strong Excel skills, including creating formulas and using data to produce reports
• Experience with CAPA, non-conformance management and root-cause analysis
• Experience with batch release, product disposition and traceability
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications
• Knowledge of manufacturing inspection methods and standard metrology equipment
• Experience with internal audits
• Experience writing and maintaining controlled quality documentation
• Confident communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with production teams, suppliers, customers and external bodies

Experience of CNC machining, AS9100, ISO 9001, ERP or MRP systems, Power BI, Lean, Six Sigma or GMP would be advantageous but is not essential.

Mon–Thu 7:00 am–3:30 pm | Fri 7:00 am–2:30 pm

• Relevant experience in an accountancy practice environment
• Experience with preparing year-end accounts and business tax computations
• Proficiency in cloud accounting software such as Xero, Sage, and QuickBooks
• Effective communication and client management skills
• Confidence in liaising with HMRC and other agencies
• Previous experience working with owner-managed businesses is desirable
• Qualifications: AAT, ACA/ACCA part-qualified, newly qualified, or fully qualified

In return, you will benefit from a competitive salary of £30,000 - £40,000, tailored to your experience and qualifications, alongside an excellent benefits package. These benefits include an 8% employer pension contribution, up to 25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays, a healthcare cash plan, 3x salary death in service cover, income protection, employee reward platform, ongoing professional development opportunities, both in-house and external training, and study support for those pursuing professional qualifications. The firm also offers a supportive work environment with casual dress, company events, and room for career progression within a friendly, team-oriented atmosphere. This role provides an excellent platform for growth and exposing yourself to varied work and key clients within a reputable practice. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply or contact us for a confidential discussion about this exciting opportunity.