Design Manager, Packaging Machinery – Lead & Hands-On

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Cambridge; 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 Ltd is partnering with an established British manufacturer of packaging machinery to recruit an experienced Mechanical Engineering Design Manager or Senior Design Engineer seeking a move into leadership. You will lead the drawing office and manage a small team while continuing hands-on design work.

The role is office-based in Bedford with commutable options to Milton Keynes, Northampton, Cambridge and surrounding towns.

Qualifications

• Experienced Mechanical Engineering Design Manager or Drawing Office Manager seeking a leadership role.
• Experience with special purpose machinery and packaging machinery preferred.
• Qualified Mechanical Engineer to at least HNC level.
• Proficient in SolidWorks and/or AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 5 Mechanical Design Engineers.
• Spend 50% of time on management and 50% on hands-on design.
• Meet delivery times and KPIs for new machines, upgrades, and spares.
• Create drawings, BOMs and spare parts lists; liaise with Electrical, Software/Controls and Manufacturing teams.

Skills

Mechanical design

Leadership

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Education

HNC (Mechanical Engineering)

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Wallace Hind Selection Ltd is partnering with an established British manufacturer of packaging machinery to recruit an experienced Mechanical Engineering Design Manager or Senior Design Engineer seeking a move into leadership. You will lead the drawing office and manage a small team while continuing hands-on design work.

The role is office-based in Bedford with commutable options to Milton Keynes, Northampton, Cambridge and surrounding towns.