CustomCare Graduate Technical Engineer

CDE Group; Cookstown; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

CDE Group in Cookstown is seeking a Technical Engineer to design and optimize process solutions using the CDE product range, integrate third‑party equipment, and support presales through to commissioning. You will run plant specifications, perform site visits, and contribute to performance testing and worldwide process commissioning, gaining deep knowledge of CDE equipment and the wet processing industry.

This is an opportunity to develop technically and professionally within a highly skilled

Qualifications

• Experience creating plant technical specifications with input from sales.
• Coordinate design, purchasing and production details for projects.
• Communicate project specs clearly to Sales/Design/Purchasing.
• Support pre/post project investigations and continuous improvement.
• Present data and documents in market-standard formats.

Responsibilities

• Create accurate plant technical specifications through liaising with sales team/customer.
• Work with operations to produce accurate design, purchasing and production details for the project.
• Inform Sales/Design/Purchasing about project specification aspects.
• Perform pre/post project investigations to improve future work.
• Develop/manage the plant specification process to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
• Support the sales team with preliminary technical specifications, site visits and technical advice.
• Ensure technical documents are clear and concise for a worldwide audience.
• Process testing of materials to optimise washing plant design and organise schedule testing.
• Record data and report results in professional formats.

Skills

Technical specification

Project coordination

Customer liaison

Site visits

Documentation

Testing/QA

Job description

Job Description

Location: CDE Global Cookstown Location

The Technical Engineers at CDE play a pivotal role in crafting innovative solutions that address our customers' most pressing challenges. The team work on projects throughout the project lifecycle from the conceptual stages in presales through to completion with the performance tests at the end of process commissioning. A technical engineer is responsible for designing and optimising process solutions, utilising the CDE product range and integrating third-party equipment when necessary. Engage in hands-on experimentation within our lab, conducting tests and trials to validate the performance and effectiveness of CDE equipment. Opportunities to participate in process commissioning activities worldwide, verifying the performance warranties provided during the pre-sales phase and finalising project completion. The role within the technical team is a great opportunity to gain in depth knowledge of the CDE equipment and the industry we work in, this experience will set foundations that will enable great personal and career development within.

About The Role

• Managing the specification for sales and current projects, including:
• Create accurate plant technical specifications through liaising with sales team/customer.
• Working as part of the operations team to produce accurate details for the design, purchasing and production departments required to deliver the project specification in an accurate and timely manner.
• Inform Sales/Design/Purchasing teams about the various aspects of the project specification.
• Perform pre/post project investigations to assist continual improvement for current/future work.
• Develop/manage the plant specification process to improve specification accuracy and efficiency.
• Supporting the sales team through preliminary technical specifications, site visits and technical advice on the products/process.
• Perform pre/post project investigations to assist continual improvement for current/future work.
• Develop/manage the plant specification process to improve specification accuracy and efficiency.
• To ensure technical documents are technically correct, clear and concise, which may involve collecting and understanding relevant complex technical information. Information is to be presented in a market-standard language to a worldwide audience.
• Process testing of the materials to allow washing plant design to be optimised and organise scheduling the testing of samples submitted for testing.
• Recording of all data linked to the testing activities.
• Reporting of all results in a professional format in keeping with CDE document procedures.
• In return, this role will offer interesting and challenging business projects that will allow the successful candidate to continue to develop professionally. You will be an integral part of this highly skilled team, who will offer support and a wealth of knowledge.

About The Company

WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy. We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible - with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers' needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator. Wet processing is our sole focus -our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field. Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our "Customer for Life" mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.

Company Culture

We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME. To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally. We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude... and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won't take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together - life's too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think. We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.

Closing Date

Friday 9th October, 2026

Contract Type

fulltime

Salary

Based on Experience