Design Manager

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Engineering Design Manager or a very experienced Mechanical Design Engineer looking for a move into management with a well established and profitable British manufacturer of packaging machinery.

BASIC SALARY: up to £65,000

BENEFITS:

· Annual Bonus

· Salary Sacrifice to purchase an Electric Car.

LOCATION: Office based in Bedford

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Milton Keynes, Northampton, Cambridge, Huntingdon, St Neots, Biggleswade

JOB DESCRIPTION: Mechanical Engineering Design Manager, Mechanical Design Engineer, Drawing Office Manager - packaging machinery, turnkey capital equipment, industrial equipment

As our Design Manager, you will be managing the companies Mechanical Design Engineering function (Drawing Office) and a team of 5 Mechanical Design Engineers. You will spend 50% of your time managing and leading the team, and 50% as a hands on Design Engineer.

You will be expected to achieve agreed delivery times & KPI`s on new machines, upgrades & spare parts, to create drawings, BOM`s & spares lists and will be expected to liaise effectively with the Electrical Design, Software & Controls and manufacturing teams.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:  Mechanical Engineering Design Manager, Mechanical Design Engineer, Drawing Office Manager - packaging machinery, turnkey capital equipment, industrial equipment

· You WILL be an experienced Mechanical Engineering Design Manager (or Drawing Office Manager) or will be a very experienced Design Engineer looking to move into a management role.

· You WILL have specific experience of special purpose machinery and ideally of packaging machinery.

· You WILL be a qualified Mechanical Engineer to a minimum of HNC level.

· You WILL have experience of using SolidWorks &/or AutoCAD software.

THE COMPANY:

A very well established and profitable British manufacturer of packaging machinery & turnkey lines supplying the food, chemical and pharmaceutical markets in the UK and worldwide.

I have recruited for this company for over 10 years and have placed 5 people here as managers, in engineering & in sales and all are still at the company ...