Design Manager, Mechanical – Packaging Machinery (Bedford)

Wallace Hind Selection; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Salary Sacrifice for Electric Car

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is recruiting a Design Manager to lead the Mechanical Design Engineering function and a team of five engineers. The role is split 50/50 between management and hands-on design work on packaging machinery and turnkey capital equipment.

You will drive delivery KPI`s, create drawings, BOMs and spares lists, and coordinate with Electrical, Software & Controls and Manufacturing teams to ensure timely projects.

Qualifications

• Experienced Mechanical Engineering Design Manager or Drawing Office Manager.
• Experience with special purpose machinery, ideally packaging machinery.
• Qualified Mechanical Engineer at least HNC level.

Responsibilities

• Manage the mechanical design engineering function and a team of 5 engineers.
• 50% management/leadership and 50% hands-on design work.
• Create drawings, BOMs and spare parts lists; liaise with Electrical/Software and Manufacturing teams.

Skills

Mechanical design leadership

Hands-on design

Team management

Problem solving

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Wallace Hind Selection is recruiting a Design Manager to lead the Mechanical Design Engineering function and a team of five engineers. The role is split 50/50 between management and hands-on design work on packaging machinery and turnkey capital equipment.

You will drive delivery KPI`s, create drawings, BOMs and spares lists, and coordinate with Electrical, Software & Controls and Manufacturing teams to ensure timely projects.