£55,000 - £60,000 + Bonus + Private Healthcare + Leadership Progression + Technical Development + Specialist Projects
Winchcombe, Gloucestershire (Commutable from: Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Broadway, Evesham, Cirencester, Stroud, Worcester)
Are you a Mechanical Design Team Lead, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer or Mechanical Design Manager looking to step into a role where you'll lead a small team, take real ownership of delivery, and be trusted to drive standards and continuous improvement on genuinely interesting automation projects?
On offer is a permanent opportunity with a well-established specialist automation business designing and building bespoke manufacturing machinery for customers across sectors including dairy and pharmaceuticals, where you'll combine hands-on design with day-to-day leadership.
You'll be joining a respected company with a strong track record, a collaborative engineering culture and a pipeline of new projects. As a result of continued growth, they are now creating this position to take ownership of the mechanical design function and support the Engineering Director.
In this role you'll lead a team of 4, manage workload and resources, maintain design quality and engineering standards, and deliver projects from concept through to manufacture, assembly and commissioning using 3D CAD (Autodesk / Fusion).
This role would suit a mechanical design leader from a special purpose machinery / automation background looking to take the next step into a key leadership position with autonomy, responsibility and long-term development.
The Role:
Lead and manage a Mechanical Design team (team of 4), reporting into the Engineering Director
Hands-on mechanical design of special purpose machinery (automation, conveyors, robotics)
Own delivery: workload planning, quality standards, continuous improvement and KPIs
Office-based role in a rural location near Winchcombe (Mon-Thu 08:00-17:00, Fri 08:00-14:00)
The Person:
Mechanical design background within automation / special purpose machinery / robotics
Prior leadership experience as a minimum (Team Lead / Supervisor), ideally Management
3D CAD experience (Autodesk / Fusion) and able to commute to a rural site (own transport)
Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed)
To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Tom Mills at Rise Technical Recruitment.
Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.
Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.
We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates
Salary description
£55000.00 - £60000.00 per year