Design Draughtsman

Your Recruitment Coach; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Benefits package

Job summary

Your Recruitment Coach is seeking an experienced Design Engineer/Draughtsperson in Peterborough to develop and document 3D SolidWorks models, sheet metal and structural steelwork, and installation drawings. You will architect layouts for food processing equipment, conduct site surveys, and refine processes from concept to installation.

The role requires hands-on 3D modelling expertise, experience with weldments, and a practical, commercial approach to design.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' industrial design experience.
• HNC/HND in Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong 3D SolidWorks experience including Weldments, Sheet Metal and Part Modelling.
• Experience designing equipment and structural steelwork.
• Good knowledge of industrial fabrication methods.
• Experience producing detailed fabrication drawings.
• Willingness to undertake occasional UK and overseas site surveys.

Responsibilities

• Developing 3D models and detailed fabrication drawings
• Sheet metal and structural steelwork design
• Designing access platforms, walkways and staircases
• Site surveys and measuring existing operating areas
• Producing fabrication and installation drawings
• Process layout design and refinement
• Designing interconnecting chutes and equipment
• Load-bearing calculations and identifying foot loadings
• Identifying utility connection points
• Producing risk assessments for specific solutions and layouts
• Updating drawings to reflect as-installed designs

Skills

SolidWorks

Weldments

Sheet Metal

Part Modelling

3D Modelling

Industrial Fabrication

Team Collaboration

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

DESIGN ENGINEER / DRAUGHTSPERSON

Peterborough

£40,000 - £45,000 DOE + Overtime + Benefits

Your Recruitment Coach are working with an established and growing engineering business looking to add an experienced 3D SolidWorks Design Engineer / Draughtsperson to their Project Engineering team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys designing, problem solving and seeing their work come to life.

You'll be involved from initial concept through to installation, working on bespoke food processing systems and industrial projects.

The Role of DESIGN ENGINEER / DRAUGHTSPERSON

• Developing 3D models and detailed fabrication drawings
• Sheet metal and structural steelwork design
• Designing access platforms, walkways and staircases
• Site surveys and measuring existing operating areas
• Producing fabrication and installation drawings
• Process layout design and refinement
• Designing interconnecting chutes and equipment
• Load-bearing calculations and identifying foot loadings
• Identifying utility connection points
• Producing risk assessments for specific solutions and layouts
• Updating drawings to reflect as-installed designs

The projects are predominantly within the food processing industry, so experience of hygienic and food-safe design is highly beneficial.

About You

• Strong 3D SolidWorks experience, ideally including Weldments, Sheet Metal and Part Modelling
• Experience designing equipment and structural steelwork
• Good knowledge of industrial fabrication methods
• Experience producing detailed fabrication drawings
• HNC/HND in Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years' industrial design experience
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD
• An understanding of machinery guarding, CE marking and machinery regulations
• A practical and commercial approach to design and value engineering
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team
• A flexible and enthusiastic approach
• Willingness to undertake occasional UK and overseas site surveys
• Experience within food machinery, food processing or hygienic design would be particularly useful.

This is a role of a DESIGN ENGINEER / DRAUGHTSPERSON where you can genuinely see the results of your work - from the initial design, through fabrication and installation, to the finished production line.