Job Title: Project Analyst

Reporting To: Head of Finance

Hours: 40 hours - Monday to Friday

Location: Rowley Drive, Stonebridge Trading Estate, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4FG

Department: Studio

Contract Type: Permanent Full-time

About Futura Design

Futura are a family owned business since 1987, operating from a purpose-built design and engineering centre in Coventry. Supplementary to the design and manufacturing business, Futura also operate a successful recruitment agency which supplies technical personnel into predominantly the automotive industry.

Why Work for Futura Design?

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company health scheme available
• Government auto enrolment pension
• Free tea, coffee and fruit
• Friendly, modern working environment
• Supportive management style – external training encouraged and supported

Job Description

Key duties will include:

• Issuing Purchase Orders to suppliers & contractors
• Invoicing customers following completion of projects
• Control of stock management (general stock and consignment stock) onto Sage software
• Project closure financial reporting
• Formulating client quotations from information provided by technical specialist
• Tracking project performances via Sage project accounting
• Tracking orders and deliveries ensuring delivery notes are logged onto Sage system
• Maintaining project diaries for internal uses
• Management of suppliers and procurement
• Quotation reporting for internal analysis
• Project reports for clients and internal purposes

The person:

• Ideally have experience working within a small/medium enterprise
• Strong Excel skills
• Sage knowledge is desirable but not essential
• Positive attitude to work hard within a team and alone
• Problem solver and ability to work to strict deadlines
• Experience in procurement, administration and project analysis for a minimum of 5 years

Job Title: Project Analyst

Reporting To: Head of Finance

Hours: 40 hours - Monday to Friday

Location: Rowley Drive, Stonebridge Trading Estate, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4FG

Department: Studio

Contract Type: Permanent Full-time

About Futura Design

Futura are a family owned business since 1987, operating from a purpose-built design and engineering centre in Coventry. Supplementary to the design and manufacturing business, Futura also operate a successful recruitment agency which supplies technical personnel into predominantly the automotive industry.

Why Work for Futura Design?

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company health scheme available
• Government auto enrolment pension
• Free tea, coffee and fruit
• Friendly, modern working environment
• Supportive management style – external training encouraged and supported

Job Description

Key duties will include:

• Issuing Purchase Orders to suppliers & contractors
• Invoicing customers following completion of projects
• Control of stock management (general stock and consignment stock) onto Sage software
• Project closure financial reporting
• Formulating client quotations from information provided by technical specialist
• Tracking project performances via Sage project accounting
• Tracking orders and deliveries ensuring delivery notes are logged onto Sage system
• Maintaining project diaries for internal uses
• Management of suppliers and procurement
• Quotation reporting for internal analysis
• Project reports for clients and internal purposes

The person:

• Ideally have experience working within a small/medium enterprise
• Strong Excel skills
• Sage knowledge is desirable but not essential
• Positive attitude to work hard within a team and alone
• Problem solver and ability to work to strict deadlines
• Experience in procurement, administration and project analysis for a minimum of 5 years

• Gathering reporting requirements and creating reports/dashboards using Bl reporting tool whilst ensuring information is reconciled and accurate.
• Ensuring data synchronisation is being performed successfully along with data integrity.
• Quality and working with third parties to resolve any issues.
• Understanding of data structures from core broking system (Open TWINS).
• Developing and producing management information reports for areas of the client.
• Producing documentation for users and on-going internal support.
• Facilitating User Acceptance Testing and logging issues where necessary.
• Assistance with user support and providing training to non-technical users.
• Co-ordinating activities with divisional team members to ensure operational and management information is readily available.
• Accurate and timely preparation of daily and monthly reports and service the need for ad hoc reports when required.
• Ability to create insightful, visual and tabular based dashboards
• Interpret and analyse data to identify key metrics.
• To liaise with internal and external auditors to supply requested reports and explain their findings.
• Prompt and accurate supply of reports for internal and external auditors.
• Provide sector and competitor benchmarking.
• Develop and support reporting processes.
• Monitor and audit data quality.
• Assist in the development and production of internal Ml and compliance with regulatory financial information.
• Set up and maintain automated data processes.

• Minimum of 1 year data analyst experience (ideally within insurance broking)
• Preferred knowledge of Bl Reporting tools such as Tableau, Qlik or PowerBI.
• Preferred SQL scripting experience writing queries, data extraction and data warehouse
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Engage with users and senior stakeholders.
• Work closely with third party suppliers.
• An appreciation of current IT technologies and able to discuss and explain to Stakeholders.

• Gathering reporting requirements and creating reports/dashboards using Bl reporting tool whilst ensuring information is reconciled and accurate.
• Ensuring data synchronisation is being performed successfully along with data integrity.
• Quality and working with third parties to resolve any issues.
• Understanding of data structures from core broking system (Open TWINS).
• Developing and producing management information reports for areas of the client.
• Producing documentation for users and on-going internal support.
• Facilitating User Acceptance Testing and logging issues where necessary.
• Assistance with user support and providing training to non-technical users.
• Co-ordinating activities with divisional team members to ensure operational and management information is readily available.
• Accurate and timely preparation of daily and monthly reports and service the need for ad hoc reports when required.
• Ability to create insightful, visual and tabular based dashboards
• Interpret and analyse data to identify key metrics.
• To liaise with internal and external auditors to supply requested reports and explain their findings.
• Prompt and accurate supply of reports for internal and external auditors.
• Provide sector and competitor benchmarking.
• Develop and support reporting processes.
• Monitor and audit data quality.
• Assist in the development and production of internal Ml and compliance with regulatory financial information.
• Set up and maintain automated data processes.

• Minimum of 1 year data analyst experience (ideally within insurance broking)
• Preferred knowledge of Bl Reporting tools such as Tableau, Qlik or PowerBI.
• Preferred SQL scripting experience writing queries, data extraction and data warehouse
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Engage with users and senior stakeholders.
• Work closely with third party suppliers.
• An appreciation of current IT technologies and able to discuss and explain to Stakeholders.

Product Developer/Technologist textiles

£19,000 - £22,000 per year 

Our client is a manufacturer of engineered textile products ranging from protective bags to automotive accessories . We aim to deliver premium quality control, through selected innovative fabrics and construction. We take pride in the quality of our products . We are looking for the ideal candidate to fulfil a role of cross department Product Technologist. This is a multi-category role across both Design and Production - crucial for the business to delivery premium quality and control quality.

Job Role Responsibilities:

· Managing the preproduction process and the control of samples for issue to and from the Production line.

· Check samples prior to production as part of the sales order process notifying relevant departments of any issues that require production to be aware of halt.

· Check BOM’s on the MRP system (Sage Manufacturing) and Gerber patterns to ensure they are production ready

· Liaising with Design, Production and suppliers to offer technical guidance on new product development and product construction with the aim of reducing cycle time, returns, cost and improving quality.

· Analyse and advise on technical issues whilst being able to send clear, concise and accurate comments to Production/suppliers by creating Product specs/technical documents.

· Develop any product specification in-line with business requirements

· Overseeing and implementing tolerances on all size specifications, liaising with design, production and suppliers, working alongside pattern cutting.

· Managing relevant testing, recording & resolving any issues effectively and efficiently.

· Manage issues in the sample process to ensure the customers and business requirements are met. This may include involvement in returns and faulty reports. Analysing the data and resolving/highlighting any quality issues with relevant departments/suppliers and implementing solutions.

· Delivering continuous improvement and creative solutions overseeing compliance long-term across suppliers, promoting quality at all times.

Ideal Candidate:

· A technically-oriented qualification, preferably at degree level, is desirable but a minimum of 2 years’ experience of a similar role in a fast-paced environment is essential

· Multi-product experience; ability to move between product areas.

· Experience of working directly with the production process, and thorough understanding of factory production, including work-flow, production control, and equipment.

· Comprehensive understanding of the sample manufacturing process

· Pattern-cutting knowledge and Gerber experience is very desirable.

· Thorough understanding of product construction and testing processes.

· Fabric/textile technology & understanding would be beneficial.

· Able to work both independently and as part of a team

· A positive attitude towards challenges and implement solutions.

· Strong time-management skills; able to prioritise tasks & be flexible.

· Confident using MRP systems (Sage Manufacturing an advantage), Outlook and all Microsoft office programmes, also experience using adobe Illustrator would be an advantage

· Full UK driving license is required.

Experience: Product development / Technologist: 2 years (Required)

Education: Diploma of Higher Education (Desirable)

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Technologist who enjoys the challenge of working across multiple textile products to be a part of an extremely fast-growing company that prides itself on delivering high quality design-led products.

Product Developer/Technologist textiles

£19,000 - £22,000 per year 

Our client is a manufacturer of engineered textile products ranging from protective bags to automotive accessories . We aim to deliver premium quality control, through selected innovative fabrics and construction. We take pride in the quality of our products . We are looking for the ideal candidate to fulfil a role of cross department Product Technologist. This is a multi-category role across both Design and Production - crucial for the business to delivery premium quality and control quality.

Job Role Responsibilities:

· Managing the preproduction process and the control of samples for issue to and from the Production line.

· Check samples prior to production as part of the sales order process notifying relevant departments of any issues that require production to be aware of halt.

· Check BOM’s on the MRP system (Sage Manufacturing) and Gerber patterns to ensure they are production ready

· Liaising with Design, Production and suppliers to offer technical guidance on new product development and product construction with the aim of reducing cycle time, returns, cost and improving quality.

· Analyse and advise on technical issues whilst being able to send clear, concise and accurate comments to Production/suppliers by creating Product specs/technical documents.

· Develop any product specification in-line with business requirements

· Overseeing and implementing tolerances on all size specifications, liaising with design, production and suppliers, working alongside pattern cutting.

· Managing relevant testing, recording & resolving any issues effectively and efficiently.

· Manage issues in the sample process to ensure the customers and business requirements are met. This may include involvement in returns and faulty reports. Analysing the data and resolving/highlighting any quality issues with relevant departments/suppliers and implementing solutions.

· Delivering continuous improvement and creative solutions overseeing compliance long-term across suppliers, promoting quality at all times.

Ideal Candidate:

· A technically-oriented qualification, preferably at degree level, is desirable but a minimum of 2 years’ experience of a similar role in a fast-paced environment is essential

· Multi-product experience; ability to move between product areas.

· Experience of working directly with the production process, and thorough understanding of factory production, including work-flow, production control, and equipment.

· Comprehensive understanding of the sample manufacturing process

· Pattern-cutting knowledge and Gerber experience is very desirable.

· Thorough understanding of product construction and testing processes.

· Fabric/textile technology & understanding would be beneficial.

· Able to work both independently and as part of a team

· A positive attitude towards challenges and implement solutions.

· Strong time-management skills; able to prioritise tasks & be flexible.

· Confident using MRP systems (Sage Manufacturing an advantage), Outlook and all Microsoft office programmes, also experience using adobe Illustrator would be an advantage

· Full UK driving license is required.

Experience: Product development / Technologist: 2 years (Required)

Education: Diploma of Higher Education (Desirable)

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Technologist who enjoys the challenge of working across multiple textile products to be a part of an extremely fast-growing company that prides itself on delivering high quality design-led products.

DevOps Engineer - Manchester

Chassam Recruitment are currently recruiting for a DevOps Engineer for a leading organisation based in Manchester City Centre. My client is expanding rapidly and now looking to grow their team. They are working with all the latest technologies and now looking for someone to promote a culture of automation and monitoring.

Skills needed:

My client is looking for someone with experience in:

• Docker
• Continuous Integration and Delivery
• Monitoring Tools
• Scripting and deploying infrastructure as code
• Windows and Linux Server Administration
• DevOps

If you are a DevOps Engineer and looking for a new career in a fast paced company then look no further. Please send your CV ASAP for the attention of Vicki Roth.  An excellent salary and benefits package are on offer.

DevOps Engineer - Manchester

Chassam Recruitment are currently recruiting for a DevOps Engineer for a leading organisation based in Manchester City Centre. My client is expanding rapidly and now looking to grow their team. They are working with all the latest technologies and now looking for someone to promote a culture of automation and monitoring.

Skills needed:

My client is looking for someone with experience in:

• Docker
• Continuous Integration and Delivery
• Monitoring Tools
• Scripting and deploying infrastructure as code
• Windows and Linux Server Administration
• DevOps

If you are a DevOps Engineer and looking for a new career in a fast paced company then look no further. Please send your CV ASAP for the attention of Vicki Roth.  An excellent salary and benefits package are on offer.

Do you get a buzz out of helping others?

You may not be saving lives but supporting an IT department can have a massive impact on the continued success of a business.

Your experience in hardware and PC fixes means you’ll be able to hit the ground running and be a real asset immediately.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring that all IT infrastructure on site is maintained to a high standard. You’ll also be the go-to person for technical issues affecting hardware and software across multiple environments.

So, what are the requirements?

You’ll have strong knowledge of Windows 10 and MS Office. You’ll also be well versed in network troubleshooting and using IT ticket systems to log incidents.

Your experience in IT hardware specifications will also be an added bonus.

Okay, so what do you get for all this?

You’ll get a salary of £20,000, which you may end up spending a chunk on the companies’ products thanks to their hefty staff discount. That’s Christmas sorted.

Everyone needs a bit of time off. You’ll start with 25 days holiday, but with each year you’ll get an extra day up until 33 days.

If you haven’t got an up to date CV, don’t worry, you can just send me what you do have ((url removed)) or get in touch another way – I know not everyone has one to hand.

My number is on our site, along with LinkedIn details to connect (Adam Williams).

Every applicant will receive a response.

Do you get a buzz out of helping others?

You may not be saving lives but supporting an IT department can have a massive impact on the continued success of a business.

Your experience in hardware and PC fixes means you’ll be able to hit the ground running and be a real asset immediately.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring that all IT infrastructure on site is maintained to a high standard. You’ll also be the go-to person for technical issues affecting hardware and software across multiple environments.

So, what are the requirements?

You’ll have strong knowledge of Windows 10 and MS Office. You’ll also be well versed in network troubleshooting and using IT ticket systems to log incidents.

Your experience in IT hardware specifications will also be an added bonus.

Okay, so what do you get for all this?

You’ll get a salary of £20,000, which you may end up spending a chunk on the companies’ products thanks to their hefty staff discount. That’s Christmas sorted.

Everyone needs a bit of time off. You’ll start with 25 days holiday, but with each year you’ll get an extra day up until 33 days.

If you haven’t got an up to date CV, don’t worry, you can just send me what you do have ((url removed)) or get in touch another way – I know not everyone has one to hand.

My number is on our site, along with LinkedIn details to connect (Adam Williams).

Every applicant will receive a response.