Design Manager – Packaging Machinery (Lead 5 Engineers)

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Bedford; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Electric car salary sacrifice

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection LTD is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineering Design Manager (or a very experienced Mechanical Design Engineer moving into management) for a well established British manufacturer of packaging machinery.

Based in Bedford, the role leads a 5-person drawing office, splitting time 50/50 between management and hands‑on design, delivering on time and KPI targets for new machines, upgrades and spares, and producing drawings, BOMs and spare part lists.

Qualifications

• Experience as Mechanical Engineering Design Manager or Drawing Office Manager.
• Experience with special purpose machinery, ideally packaging machinery.
• HNC in Mechanical Engineering minimum.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the Mechanical Design Engineering team (Drawing Office) of 5 engineers.
• Spends 50% of time in management and 50% as hands-on design engineer.
• Achieve delivery times and KPI's for new machines, upgrades and spares; create drawings, BOMs and spare parts lists.
• Collaborate with Electrical, Software & Controls and manufacturing teams.

Skills

Design management

Mechanical engineering

Team leadership

Drawing office

Project delivery

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Wallace Hind Selection LTD is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineering Design Manager (or a very experienced Mechanical Design Engineer moving into management) for a well established British manufacturer of packaging machinery.

Based in Bedford, the role leads a 5-person drawing office, splitting time 50/50 between management and hands‑on design, delivering on time and KPI targets for new machines, upgrades and spares, and producing drawings, BOMs and spare part lists.