21 Oct
Bennett and Game Recruitment
Cheltenham
Mechanical Design Engineer Job Overview
My client located just outside Winchcombe in North Gloucestershire are trusted globally by start-ups through to multinational powerhouses - ranging from dairies to pharmaceutical companies to help improve their efficiency and production capabilities with their state of the art, bespoke manufacturing machinery, and control systems.
They typically automate end-of-line, repeatable labour-intensive processes at speed, by designing and building novel machinery, integrating robotics and vision inspection.
They are looking to appoint another Mechanical Design Engineer to their team. Reporting to the engineering director, you will be bringing customers' automation aspirations to life,
designing special purpose machinery and working across a variety of industry sectors (predominantly in food and beverage and plastic container handling) and working on some truly ground-breaking projects.
Working as part of a closely-knit team, you will be based in-house but should expect occasional travel to customers' sites - mainly around the UK, Ireland but also Europe and USA. You will be designing from scratch, new solutions as single units but more often as part of larger / complete turnkey automation solutions. They are very busy and growing rapidly so this is an exciting time to join the company and work with a great bunch of people!
Responsibilities include:
Design and development of new and existing components/products
Conceptual Design
Conceptualising new automation solutions
Detailing existing designs
Site layout design
Producing BoMs to accompany all designs
Project management
Ownership of certain customers projects from conception, design, build,
customer delight!
Ensuring all projects are delivered to the highest possible standards and in a timely fashionMechanical Design Engineer Job Requirements
You must be experienced in:
Special purpose machinery design (ideally)
Manufacturing industries / processes
Liaising with customers/suppliers
Working in 3D primarily (Auto Desk Inventor)
You will:
Have a great attitude
Hold a mechanical engineering degree / similar or minimum 3 years CAD Draughtman experience
Have good working knowledge of Autodesk Inventor / other Autodesk Programs
Have a good eye for detail
Self-starter with an inquisitive mind
Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
Be a great problem solver and be tenacious
Be fluent in English (second language is a plus)
Presentable and articulate
Be eligible to work and live in the UK
Have your own transport due to the location of the site Mechanical Design Engineer Salary & Benefits
A competitive salary of £35,000- £50,000 (depending on experience)
Opportunity to earn spot bonuses/awards for outstanding contributions
Contributory Pension Scheme (after probationary period)
21 days holiday per annum plus statutory holidays
Additional holiday for long service
Private Health Insurance for you, your partner and children (after probationary period)
Cycle to work scheme (after probationary period)
Great colleagues!
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▶️ Mechanical Design Engineer
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