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 and thriving.
 
INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.
 
Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.
 
REF: MPH18665, Wallace Hind Selection