Kingscroft Professional Resources

Are you a Workshop Manager or Service Manager looking for a new role? Are you confident in leading a small team workshop engineers and support staff in delivering service, repair and PDI duties? Are you looking for a role where you can help create and improve working practice to drive performance and output?

Kingscroft have been asked to recruit for a Workshop Manager by a specialist supplier of Forklift Trucks and related equipment. As the ideal candidate you will have experience of managing in a workshop or service centre where you have had responsibility for quality, profitability and resources. You should be a good man manger and create a positive, best practice orientated environment.

Your role and responsibilities will include:
Responsibilities Include: -

•	Lead, manage, coach, and motivate a team of engineers and 1 logistics person. 
•	Measure workshop productivity, quality and efficiency and ensure targets are met.
•	Lead and promote a safe working culture across Workshops and Logistics.
•	To complete regular workshop inspections ensuring fully operational and safe.
•	Carry out audits of tooling needs and calibration, PAT testing, PPE requirements.
•	Undertake assessment of training needs and skills development.
•	Responsible for toolbox talks with workshop.
•	Responsible for stock levels of parts and consumables from both practical and budget perspective.
•	Allocate jobs to engineers. Plan workshop volumes, ensuring trucks are delivered, on spec and on time without compromising quality.
•	Plan, manage and evaluate all logistics activities, liaising with internal stakeholders, suppliers, external transport providers and customers.
•	Responsible for managing and escalating all technical and parts related queries derived from workshop activity.
This is a fantastic chance to join a rapidly developing business in a role that will be central to its growth and success. 
Please apply today for a confidential discussion on the role.

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Workshop Manager 

Are you a Qualified Accountant looking for new challenge as a Management Accountant? Are you looking for a role that combines people management , financial management and business partnering ? Are you looking for a challenging role in a fast paced environment with an international supply chain and blue chip clients? 

Kingscroft have been asked to recruit for a Management Accountant or Senior MA to support the activity of an outstanding manufacturing business. As the ideal candidate you will have experience of working closely with a MD and business partners and managing an accounts team to achieve operational and financial targets. 

Your role will involve:

•	Preparation of the monthly Management accounts.
•	Support the MD and Senior Management team with P&L and Cost reporting
•	Support the business with strategy and planning
•	Maintain part by part cost of sales analysis
•	Support the business functions with data and KPIs
•	Support and Manage the accounts team in sales and purchase ledger roles
•	Report on monthly spend variances and recommend corrective actions.
•	Monitor accruals/prepayments
•	Year-end reporting – liaise with auditors/tax
•	Statutory compliance
•	Various month end group reporting
•	Agree inter-company balances
•	Ensure stock take procedures followed report on slow moving stock
•	FX Analysis  - impact on costing and 
•	Monitor Duty/VAT on imports
•	Create and update ‘’chart of accounts’’ to reflect management activities.
•	Monthly R & D reports
•	Credit card and expense analysis


This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well established business in a role that’s critical to the continued development of the business.  Applications are welcomed from Qualified Management Accountants or Finance Managers with the technical skills and qualifications to succeed in the post. You will need to have manufacturing experience with the right skills and attitude to deliver the Management Accountant duties and support the accounts team. 

Please apply today for a confidential discussion on the role.

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Management Accountant

Are you an Architectural Technologist looking for a new role? Are you an Architectural Tech with experience of working on Industrial, Educational, Commercial or special use projects? Do you want to be part of an exciting multi-disciplined property consultancy with genuine growth and development opportunities?
Kingscroft has been asked to recruit for an Architectural Technologist for a nationwide multi-disciplined property consultancy. As the ideal candidate you will be experienced in all phases of construction and refurbishment projects in the education, industrial or commercial sectors. You will be confident in working directly with the clients and engaging with contractors while developing and creating plans using AutoCAD or REVIT, producing tendering packs and delivering on the schemes. 

Your role will involve:
•	Develop and produce detailed architectural plans and specifications.
•	Create comprehensive tender packages for projects
•	Work both independently / collaboratively on projects from RIBA stages 1-6.
•	Attend and chair stakeholder / site / contractor meetings
•	Liaising with clients, statutory bodies and contractors.
•	Assist Building Surveying department with tender packages
•	Preparation and submission of Planning & Building Regulation applications


Your skills and experience will be:

•	Experience and confidence to be able to solve on-site technical queries.
•	Previous experience within the following sectors: Education, Commercial, Industrial, or Healthcare.
•	Good strong technical knowledge of construction methods
•	Taking ownership of projects, managing resources and time from inception to completion
•	Handling communication with clients and coordination of external consultants' information.
•	Demonstrate attention to detail in architectural planning and specifications
•	Comprehensive knowledge of UK Planning & Building Regulations.
•	Proficient with AutoCAD / Revit.
•	Provide technical support to colleagues / team members
•	Desirable - Producing 3D visualisations
•	Desirable - NBS specification writing

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established, successful and ambitious business. Based from the office in Newcastle on a hybrid basis the role will be working with nationwide clients so the willingness to travel and a driving license are essential. 
Please apply today for a confidential conversation about the role and opportunity.
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Architectural Technologist

Are you a Quality Manager looking for a new role? Are you skilled in implementing Quality Management Systems and driving Production Quality compliance? Can you help set the standards for a market leading manufacturer business working with global blue chip customers?

Kingscroft has been asked to recruit for Quality Manager by a specialist manufacturing business. As the ideal candidate you will have worked in a fast paced product led production environment and be confident in delivering ISO9001 and 14001 systems. As the Quality Manager you will develop strong customer and supplier relationships and help drive standards through investigating non-conformance and delivering process and system based improvements.

The business is in a strong position with excellent performance in safety and quality so the role will suit someone with a proactive, continuous improvement led approach.

Your role will involve:

•	Alongside the Strategic Supply Chain and Materials Management colleagues ensure suppliers achieve and maintain appropriate standard (ISO 9001 / 14001) via Supplier audits, Supplier development and Goods Inwards Inspection etc.
•	Provide and maintain systems, procedures and processes that drive the product quality to the highest levels.
•	Actively record and implement engineering changes to the assembly lines.
•	In association with the After Sales and NPI/Sustainability Engineering Group, actively participate in the identification, root cause analysis and correction of any design, manufactured defects 
•	Coordinate the activities to correct any issues that occur inside or outside the company that affect customer satisfaction with our products.
•	Manage the team of Quality Staff ensuring daily tasks and activities completed and quality statistics provided for production & supplier improvement.      
•	Manage and lead the quality and production teams in route cause analysis for customer quality concerns ensuring no repeat concerns occur.
•	Play a leading role in the Operations Management Team
•	All existing and new systems comply with ISO and other accreditation body requirements.
•	Ensure the promotion and awareness of customer requirements throughout the organisation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in a successful and really well positioned business. Please apply today for a confidential discussion on the role and opportunity.

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