Design Manager

Tait Francis; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Tait Francis is seeking a Design Manager to lead a specialist mechanical design team, while still contributing hands-on to the design of bespoke machinery across automation and robotics.

The role focuses on setting design standards, driving continuous improvement, and delivering cradle-to-grave projects with autonomy in a growing, collaborative business. Cheltenham-based, with a Friday early finish and competitive package.

Qualifications

• Mechanical design engineer with leadership experience in special purpose machinery, automation or similar.
• Experience designing bespoke machinery projects from cradle to grave.
• Strong proficiency with 3D CAD and related design standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the mechanical design team.
• Hands-on mechanical design of special purpose machinery.
• Own design quality, standards and continuous improvement within the department.
• Office-based role with an early finish on Fridays.

Skills

Team leadership

3D CAD

Mechanical design

Special purpose machinery

Automation

Tools

3D CAD software

Job description

Design Manager

£55,000 - £60,000 + £5k Bonus + Private Healthcare + Benefits

Commutable from Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury and surrounding areas

Are you a Mechanical Design Engineer with experience leading a team in special purpose machinery, automation or bespoke systems, looking to step into a management role with a growing and successful business?

As Design Manager you will remain hands on and head up a specialist team of engineers, designing special purpose machinery across Automation and Robotics.

This highly successful business has a strong international reputation and invests in its people within a supportive and collaborative environment. This is a newly created role to bolster an already established design team, giving you the autonomy to shape how the department continues to grow.

This position would suit a Mechanical Design Engineer with leaderships experience, who has designed bespoke machinery projects from cradle to grave.

THE ROLE

• Lead and manage the mechanical design team
• Hands-on mechanical design of special purpose machinery
• Own design quality, standards and continuous improvement within the department
• Office-based role with an early finish on Fridays

THE PERSON

• Mechanical Design Engineer with experience in special purpose machinery, automation or similar
• Proven team leadership or management experience
• Strong and versatile with 3D CAD packages
• Experience working on bespoke machinery projects or similar from cradle to grave

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