22 jobs found in Thanet District

Manufacturing Engineer Location: Folkestone Pay: competitive Shift Pattern: 8.00-4.30 Monday - Thursday and 8.00-3.30 on Friday Temporary ongoing We are recruiting for a Process Engineer to join a growing manufacturing and product development environment, supporting the scale-up and continuous improvement of innovative consumer and healthcare products. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with experience in manufacturing, process improvement, or production engineering who enjoys working across R&D, operations, quality, and production teams. The successful candidate will play a key role in taking products from pilot stage through to full-scale manufacturing, ensuring processes are efficient, compliant, and capable of delivering high-quality products consistently. Key Responsibilities Support the development and scale-up of new products from pilot to industrial production Plan and support manufacturing trials within production environments Improve...

Section Engineer – Roads & Structures Kent / South East Competitive Rate Major Civil Engineering Project A leading Tier 1 civil engineering contractor is seeking an experienced Section Engineer to join a major highways infrastructure project in Kent. This is an excellent opportunity to work on large-scale roads and structures packages, delivering key elements of nationally significant infrastructure schemes. Relevant experience on other major highways. Drawing from relevant infrastructure project experience found in internal candidate records involving highways, bridges, earthworks, drainage, structures and smart motorway schemes.  Responsibilities Managing roads, highways, structures, bridge and drainage works from planning through to handover. Producing and reviewing RAMS, ITPs and quality documentation. Setting out and overseeing subcontractors and direct labour. Ensuring works are delivered safely, on programme and to specification. Managing QA processes, site...

DSEAR / CompEx Electrical Inspector x3 Location: Thames Water Region (East Area) Rate: Around £30 - £35 an hour CIS We are currently looking to recruit 3 x DSEAR / CompEx Electrical Inspectors to work across the Thames Water network, carrying out DSEAR inspections and associated remedial works. Key Requirements: ·Valid CompEx 1-4 or CompEx 9-10 certification ·Experience carrying out DSEAR inspections in hazardous areas ·Ability to complete remedial electrical works where required ·Full UK driving licence Coverage Area: The main work will be across the eastern Thames Water region, including: ·Crawley ·Sevenoaks ·Barking ·Croydon ·South East London ·North East London

Job Title: HVAC Project Manager Location: Surrey or Kent office base, with site attendance and WFH flexibility Salary & Package: £60,000 + company car, 25 days holiday, laptop & phone Overview We are seeking an experienced HVAC Project Manager to lead the delivery of commercial air conditioning projects typically ranging from £300k–£500k in value. Projects will primarily involve VRV/VRF systems, splits and multi-splits across a variety of commercial environments. This role is ideal for a proactive, organised professional who can manage programmes, budgets, subcontractors and client relationships while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and to a high technical standard. Key Responsibilities Take full responsibility for end-to-end project delivery from handover to completion. Manage commercial HVAC installations including VRV/VRF, split and multi-split systems. Develop and maintain project programmes, labour plans and procurement schedules. Coordinate...

An engineering company near Southend are looking for a Powder Coater to join their team. The company are busy with a stream of work coming through and require someone to have Powder Coating experience. The hours are 4pm to 12 midnight Monday to Friday. Hourly rate is £13.50ph + x1.25 shift allowance. Hourly rate with shift allowance is £16.88ph. Due to the occasional delivery into London, you will need a drivers license. Powder coating duties:- Applying powder coating on metalwork Checking quality of your work Keeping your area tidy Some lifting Helping colleagues manoeuvre objects Occasional driving into London to deliver goods (driving license is needed)This role is a temporary to permanent position. If you have any questions about the job or the company, please call Prime Appointments and ask for Simon Clark. If you have powder coating experience, please apply

Role: Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical-bias) 18-Month Fixed-Term Contract Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 16:30 Location: Outskirts of Maidstone Contract Type: Full-time, 18-Month Fixed-Term Contract KHR is partnering with a leading international manufacturing organisation to recruit an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join their Engineering team on an 18-month fixed-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive engineering professional to play a pivotal role in improving asset reliability, developing maintenance strategies, mechanical maintenance, and driving continuous improvement across a complex manufacturing environment. The Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical-bias) will work closely with both Engineering and Operations teams, enhancing equipment performance through preventative/predictive maintenance, leading root cause investigations, and implementing reliability improvements that maximise plant availability, efficiency, and safety. Key...

Role: Reliability Engineer 18-Month Fixed-Term Contract Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 16:30 Location: Outskirts of Maidstone Contract Type: Full-time, 18-Month Fixed-Term Contract KHR is partnering with a leading international manufacturing organisation to recruit an experienced Reliability Engineer to join their Engineering team on an 18-month fixed-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive engineering professional to play a pivotal role in improving asset reliability, developing maintenance strategies, mechanical maintenance, and driving continuous improvement across a complex manufacturing environment. The Reliability Engineer will work closely with both Engineering and Operations teams, enhancing equipment performance through preventative/predictive maintenance, leading root cause investigations, and implementing reliability improvements that maximise plant availability, efficiency, and safety. Key Responsibilities - Develop, review, and optimise...

Examplle Recruitment Group Ltd is partnering with a leading national heating contractor to recruit experienced, self-employed Gas Engineers for long-term installation work across the Kent area. They can offer both part-time (minimum 3 days per commitment) and full-time opportunities with consistent, guaranteed workloads throughout the year. What’s on Offer * Earnings: approx. £400.00 per day (price-work based) * All jobs pre-surveyed * Local work planned in within a 1-hour radius from home address * Materials: fully supplied and delivered to site * Work Type: boiler installations, including swaps and system upgrades/conversions * Wiring: completed by a qualified electrician * Waste/Scrap: collected from site * Contract Length: ongoing * Payment: weekly pay (one week in hand) Requirements * 2 years’ experience as a qualified heating engineer * Van with bulkhead (plain or sign-written) * Gas Safe Registration * In-date ACS Qualifications *...

Hardware Team Leader Location: Kent Rate: £87.83 per hour Umbrella Duration: 12 Months We seek an engineer with recent high-integrity or safety-critical industry experience (defence, aerospace, or similar), or eligible for UK security clearance. Overview Our client is seeking an experienced Hardware Team Leader to lead a team of hardware engineers supporting the development and production of complex, safety-critical electronic systems within the aerospace and defence sector. This role combines technical leadership with people management, ensuring the successful delivery of engineering activities throughout the full product lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Lead, motivate and develop a multidisciplinary hardware engineering team. Manage engineering work packages, including cost, schedule, resource planning, risk and delivery. Ensure engineering activities effectively support development, production and New Product Introduction (NPI). Provide technical governance, ensuring...

Shot Blaster – Structural Steel Location: Medway City Estate, Rochester Pay: £13.80–£14.00 per hour Job Type: Temporary to Permanent Start Date: Immediate We are currently recruiting for an experienced Shot Blaster to join a busy structural steel warehouse based on Medway City Estate, Rochester. Key Responsibilities: Shot blasting structural steel to remove rust, scale, and surface contaminants. Operating shot blasting equipment and a fire hose to clean steel components. Preparing metal structures to a high-quality finish. Working safely within a busy warehouse environment. Maintaining excellent attention to detail and quality standards. Carrying out manual handling duties as required. Taking accurate measurements and using good numeracy skills. Requirements: Minimum of 2 years' shot blasting experience. Previous experience working with structural steel or metal. Good attention to detail. Strong numeracy skills for measurements. Physically fit and able to undertake manual...

Control Panel Wirer 3 - 6 Month Contract (Possibility to be extended) £20.00 - £25.00 per hour (Umbrella / PAYE) Monday - Friday (Days) - 40 hours per week Maidstone, Kent Are you a Control Panel Wirer looking for an immediately available, days based contract role for a market leading design & manufacturing company that specialise within the Marine, Automotive sectors and other markets? Due to company growth, they now have a brand new position available for a Control Panel Wirer to join their team with immediate effect on a days based contract. The ideal candidate will be immediately available, with the ability to read electrical drawings and wire electrical panels. This is an immediate start with the potential to go beyond 3 months, where you'll be paid on a PAYE basis through a 3rd party Umbrella/Payroll Company whilst working for a leading engineering company that are at the forefront of their industry and have doubled headcount in the previous 3 years. The Role:...

I'm working with a long-standing, high-quality welding and fabrication company based in South Woodham Ferrers - and they're looking for an experienced Welder Fabricator to join their growing team. If you're a MIG Welder, happy with varied work, regular overtime, and going out on site to install projects then this is a great job for you. The Offer: Hourly rate up to £20ph depending on your skills and experience Overtime at 1.33x weekdays/Saturdays, 2.0x on Sundays Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 3:30pm Free on-site parking Occasional on-site work for variety What You'll Be Doing: MIG welding on a range of metalwork projects (TIG is a bonus) General fabrication duties in the workshop Site work mainly across home counties and London Reading from fabrication drawings Supporting the team and jumping in where needed What You'll Need: Proven MIG welding experience (TIG is a bonus) Site experience, installing projects Confident fabricating and working from drawings A...

Job Title: Contract Quality Engineer Location: Colchester Rate: £40 to 45 per hour Employment Type: 3–6 Month Contract Working Arrangements: Onsite We’re seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to support a busy manufacturing site in Colchester during a critical period of audit preparation and QMS improvement. This short‑term contract is ideal for someone who thrives in a hands‑on quality environment and can quickly embed structure, compliance, and documentation control. You’ll play a key role in strengthening ISO9001 compliance, preparing the business for upcoming audits, and tightening QMS processes and documentation. This role requires someone confident, organised, and able to hit the ground running in a fast‑moving production setting. Key Responsibilities for the Contract Quality Engineer - Lead ISO9001 readiness activities ahead of internal and external audits - Review, update, and manage QMS documentation to ensure full compliance - Support audit preparation,...

Our client is an established engineering company based in Hastings and Battle, providing a wide range of welding, fabrication and control systems to commercial and domestic clients. Our client is currently looking for a MIG Welder to join their busy and friendly team on a temporary basis in Bodiam, East Sussex. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience within this industry, and be able to weld with MIG to a very high standard. As a MIG Welder you will be working predominately on structural work and adhering to technical drawings. Due to the location of the vacancy, you must have a valid Driving Licence and your own transport. The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and qualities: Demonstrable experience using Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Experience of working with mild steel Solid understanding of mathematics Understanding of measuring tools such as callipers, rules, feeler gauges, and pi tapes Be able to read and interpret engineering drawings Be...

Factory Operative Location: Witham, Essex Pay: £12.85 per hour Hours: Weekly rotating - 06:00-14:00 & 14:00-22:00 We are currently recruiting Factory Operatives to join a well-established manufacturing company based in Witham. This is an excellent long-term opportunity offering full-time hours, ongoing training, and the chance to secure a permanent position with a significant pay increase. This role is ideal for candidates with previous manufacturing or factory experience who are looking to join a busy production environment with genuine career progression opportunities. Key Responsibilities of Factory Operative: Preparing products ready for the manufacturing process Working on production lines within a fast-paced factory environment Operating machinery and manufacturing equipment Using overhead cranes and forklifts where required (full training provided) Loading, unloading and safely moving products around the factory Carrying out quality inspections on finished...

Welder/Fabricator Location: Witham, Essex Salary: £13.00 - £15.00 per hour (depending on experience) Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00am - 3:00pm Stonetech Recruitment are working with a leading manufacturer of automotive equipment based in Witham who are looking to recruit an experienced Welder/Fabricator to join their growing team. This is an excellent temporary-to-permanent opportunity for someone with strong MIG welding and fabrication skills who is looking for long-term employment with a well-established company. The Role * Carrying out high-quality MIG welding. * Fabricating components to engineering specifications. * Reading and working from technical engineering drawings. * Inspecting finished work to ensure it meets quality standards. * Maintaining a clean, safe and organised work area. The Ideal Candidate * Previous experience in MIG welding and fabrication. * Ability to read and interpret technical engineering drawings. *...

Senior MEICA Project Manager Location: Bewl, East Sussex Rate: Up to £600 per day Contract Length: 18 months We're looking for an accomplished Senior MEICA Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of mechanical and electrical projects within the UK water sector. This is a long-term contract offering the opportunity to oversee projects from initial award through to final commissioning and handover. You'll take ownership of programme delivery, commercial performance, resource planning, and client relationships while ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, and compliance are maintained throughout. What You'll Be Doing ·Managing the full lifecycle of MEICA projects from mobilisation to completion. ·Coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects safely, on schedule, and within budget. ·Developing and maintaining project programmes, resource plans, and financial forecasts. ·Building strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, and internal...

Site Agent About the Role We are seeking an experienced Site Agent to join our team on a major piling and tunnelling project. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in delivering a complex, high-profile infrastructure scheme, leading site operations while ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, programme, and commercial performance. Reporting to the Project Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of construction activities, coordinating site teams, subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently, on time, and within budget. Site Agent Key Responsibilities * Lead and manage daily site operations on a major piling and tunnelling project. * Plan and coordinate construction activities to achieve programme milestones. * Ensure full compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards. * Manage site engineers, supervisors, and subcontractors. * Monitor productivity,...

M&E Global is a defence contractor undertaking services on complex military equipment and aircraft for UK and US contractors. We are currently looking for Apache Mechanics and Avionic Technicians to join our team The role Based in Illesheim, Germany you’ll get to work alongside our dedicated workforce on a US Military base. This role is a fantastic chance for you to further develop your skills as an Apache Mechanic, working in an exciting environment. Knowledge and Skills Required To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to fulfil each of the following essential duties: * You must have minimum 3 years’ experience working on the desired aircraft. * Thorough knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, repair procedures and replacement of parts. * Broad knowledge of aircraft sheet metal/structural modifications and repair. * Basic knowledge of electrical theory and a thorough knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment,...

Fabricator / Assembly Operator Location: Dartford, Kent Salary: £13.10 per hour | £14.43 per hour | £16.43 per hour (Night Shift) Job Type: Temp to Perm Right Match Recruitment Group is currently recruiting on behalf of a leading manufacturing organisation in Dartford that is expanding its production team and seeking experienced Fabricators and Assembly Operators. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with previous experience in assembly, mechanical build or fabrication who are looking for a long-term career opportunity within a successful and growing manufacturing environment. The Role Working as part of the production team, you will be responsible for assembling and building products to a high standard, following detailed instructions, technical drawings and quality procedures. Your duties will include: Carrying out mechanical assembly and product build. Reading and interpreting technical drawings, diagrams and work instructions. Using hand tools and equipment...