Example Candidates

• Currently completing a master’s in biomedical engineering
• Modules covered as part of studies include engineering design, process modelling, statistics, calculus, fluid mechanics, medical diagnostics techniques, materials, circuit analysis and instrumentation and control.
• 12 months of industry experience in a design-focused role using Cad to design bespoke parts/components and machinery.
• Has also gained hands-on assembly experience through summer work, etc.
• Keen to find a design-focused role

• Degree-qualified with 3 years of industry experience
• Holds a BEng in Electronic and Electrical Engineering (1st Class)
• Covered modules as part of studies based around communications, software engineering and design electronics.
• Industry experience has been in automotive and FMCG environments focusing on communication protocols and data capture products.
• Experience with Proteus and KiCAD for PCB design, LabView, Linux and programming languages such as Embedded C and Python.

• MBA-qualified purchasing professional with circa 30 years of experience
• Has worked in food, electronics, medical device and FMCG environments.
• Spend management experience ranging from £2million up to £24million.
• MRP experience with a range of systems including SAP, Sage200, Syteline and Syspro
• Recent achievements have included £750K of savings in the first 2 years with an employer and a reduction of stock by circa £200K in a 12-month period.

• CI-focused production manager with circa 20 years of experience in manufacturing environments
• Has worked in the plastics, food, FMCG and automotive sectors
• Holds a Six Sigma Black Belt and qualification in Management and Leadership via the Open University
• Used to utilising a range of CI tools including Kaizen, 5S, TPM, SMED and Kanban
• Experience and achievements have included the implementation of a 5S programme successfully across a site, introducing single piece flow improving productivity by 30%+ and reducing changeover by over 30 minutes through the use of SMED.

• Manufacturing professional with circa 30 years of experience across multiple manufacturing sectors including aerospace, life science and electronics
• Holds an HND in Mechanical Engineering
• Familiar with being very improvement-focused within roles
• Achievements have included several successful NPI launches, improvement of preventative maintenance and improvements in inventory management leading to a circa £500K per year increase in revenue and consistent improvement in performance through the redesign of assembly areas
• CAD experience with packages such as CATIA and Siemens NX and has worked with a range of MRP/ERP programmes such as SAP, Baan and Syteline.

• Master’s qualified production manager with circa 15 years of experience
• Started career in engineering-focused roles before moving into production management for the last 5 years
• Holds a Masters’ in Chemical Engineering
• Has had experience managing teams of circa 100 staff
• Familiar with managing KPIs such as OEE, labour efficiency, time and attendance and scrap and rework

• Experienced and Masters qualified supply chain professional
• Experience has been mainly in FMCG and Food manufacturing setups
• Holds an MSc in International Logistics and Supply chain Management as well as NEBS certificates in management
• Used to having budget management responsibilities ranging from £12million up to £30million
• Familiar with leading teams of around 5 staff directly with responsibility 30-100 staff indirectly
• Recent achievements include increasing customer service level to above 99% with 2 separate employers, creating £600K+ of savings through analysis and introduction of new suppliers and increasing space in a warehouse facility by 30% through a redesign of the layout.

• Supply chain professional with circa 30 years of experience
• Has worked in various industries including heavy industry, FMCG and electronics
• Leadership experience with small teams of 3-5 staff
• Good Lean and CI knowledge having spent time in improvement-focused secondments during career
• MRP/ERP experience with a variety of systems (including SAP and SAGE) and has also overseen implantation projects
• Achievements have included increasing OTIF from 70% to 93% and returning and maintaining COTD to the mid 90% target within 8 weeks of re-joining a previous employer

• The candidate is degree qualified and holds circa 10 years of purchasing experience.
• Has experience of leading and developing purchasing teams of up to 4.
• Proficient with Syteline, SAP and Oracle.
• Strong background in data analysis and cost reduction.
• Has been responsible for spends ranging from £2M up to £30M.

• Degree-qualified design professional with circa 1 year of experience
• Holds a BSc in Creative Product Design (1st Class)
• Has worked predominantly with metals (cast, machined, sheet, etc.) from a design perspective.
• Very proficient in SolidWorks holding a range of certifications for the product.
• Experience has been mainly in FMCG environments with a lot of experience designing products for consumer marketplaces
• Additionally comfortable using Adobe products such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign and has experience of working with external collaborators to grow brands and identities.