CAD Team Leader

Recruit 2 You; Waingroves; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit 2 You is seeking a CAD Team Leader in Ripley, UK to lead a mechanical CAD team, deliver 3D models and drawings, and ensure compliance with CAD standards and processes.

You will mentor apprentices and graduates, coordinate across multiple projects, and support the sales team with sketches and layouts while driving continuous improvement in the team.

Qualifications

• Senior CAD Engineer level experience in mechanical CAD design.
• 3D models and drawings to international standards.
• Ability to check others' work.
• Knowledge of fabricated structures and manufacturing techniques.
• Mentored or trained colleagues.
• Coordinated work across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Allocate and prioritise daily and weekly workloads.
• Act as first point of contact for team issues.
• Train, coach and support team members.
• Contribute to performance reviews and development plans.
• Support recruitment through candidate shortlisting and interviews.
• Check colleagues' work for compliance with standards.
• Ensure CAD standards, templates and Vault data management.
• Report team progress, workload capacity and project risks to management.
• Support Sales with concept sketches and layouts.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practices.

Skills

Mechanical CAD design

Senior CAD

3D modeling

Manufacturing drawings

Mentoring/training

Project coordination

Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Vault

Education

ONC

HNC

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Vault

Job description

CAD Team Leader ~ Ripley ~ Job Details

Are you an experienced CAD Team Leader ready to take the next step in your career, or just looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy working with CAD software's day-to-day?

Our client is looking for an experienced CAD Team Leader who is ready to take on a new challenge in their role with an expanding global sales team.

As the CAD Team Leader, you will:

• Allocate and prioritise daily and weekly workloads to meet project deadlines.
• Act as the first point of contact for team issues, escalating where necessary.
• Train, coach and support team members, including new starters, apprentices and graduates.
• Contribute to performance reviews and development plans, raising any conduct, absence or performance concerns.
• Support recruitment through candidate shortlisting and interviews.
• Check colleagues' work to ensure compliance with customer requirements, industry standards and internal procedures.
• Ensure consistent use of CAD standards, templates and Autodesk Vault data management.
• Report team progress, workload capacity and project risks to management.
• Support the Sales team with concept sketches, layouts and sales drawings.
• Drive continuous improvement and develop best practices within the team.

The essential requirements for this role are:

• Experience in a mechanical CAD design role at Senior CAD Engineer level or equivalent
• Experience of producing 3D models and manufacturing drawings to international standards/codes
• Experience of checking the work of others
• Good understanding of fabricated structures/components and manufacturing techniques
• Experience of mentoring or training colleagues, apprentices or graduates
• Experience of coordinating work across several concurrent projects
• Engineering or Manufacturing Qualification to ONC level or equivalent
• 5+ years of CAD design experience

Desirable experience for this role is:

• Experience of using Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Vault
• Understanding of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
• Engineering or Manufacturing Qualification to HNC level or equivalent
• Leadership qualification (e.g. ILM Level 3), or willingness to complete one in the role with 2JCP support

About this role:

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Career progression and professional development opportunities
• Supportive, collaborative, and innovative work environment