Draughtsman

Staffing Innovations; Norwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffing Innovations are recruiting a skilled Draughtsman Design Engineer with SolidWorks to manage and maintain the SolidWorks environment in Norwich. The role focuses on CAD systems support, developing and maintaining CAD data, and creating documentation such as explodes and floorplans for engineering projects.

The ideal candidate will have strong SolidWorks knowledge, attention to detail, and experience reading and producing technical drawings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 GCSE’s A* to C including Maths and English.
• Minimum level 3 CAD qualification (C&G or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Design or collate machine parts/assemblies as instructed
• Reuse designs where possible; redesigns should be avoided
• Take full responsibility for tasks from cradle to grave
• Ensure design and project records are up to date
• Rework legacy CAD data to latest company standards
• Comprehensive SolidWorks knowledge and a passion for CAD
• Detailing of drawings from models as required by design team
• Produce exploded drawings of machine and assemblies
• Assist with information for maintenance and user manuals for the company machinery
• Maintain library of basic floor plans and layouts to facilitate the sales process
• Be a team player with high attention to detail, striving for perfection
• Interact with design team and design reviews

Skills

SolidWorks

Attention to detail

Team player

Reading technical drawings

Education

GCSEs including Maths and English

CAD level 3 qualification (C&G)

Tools

SolidWorks

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Draughtsman

Norwich

£30,000 to £35,000 per annum

Staffing Innovations are working with a super star of an employer specialising in engineering and manufacturing in Norwich.

We are seeking a skilled Draughtsman Design Engineer with Solidworks to manage and maintain the SolidWorks environment, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and user support. The successful candidate will play a critical role in managing CAD systems, providing user support, and collaborating with engineering and IT teams to enhance the clients processes, develop and maintain existing CAD data, build CAD libraries of standard assemblies and generate CAD documentation such as explodes and floorplans.

Responsibilities

• Design or collate machine parts/assemblies as instructed
• Be compliant and understand that not all needs to be redesigned. Reuse instead of redesign
• Take full responsibility for tasks and projects from cradle to grave
• Ensure design and project records are kept up to date
• Rework Legacy CAD data to latest company standards
• Comprehensive SolidWorks knowledge and a passion for CAD
• Detailing of Drawings from models as required by design team
• Produce exploded drawings of machine and assemblies
• Assist with information for maintenance and user manuals for the company machinery
• Maintain library of basic floor plans and layout to facilitate the sales process
• A team player with high attention to detail, striving for perfection
• Positive Interaction with design team and the company design review process

Attributes

• Assisting qualified design engineers whilst building and developing your own skills and knowledge
• Assisting qualified design engineers whilst building and developing your own skills and knowledge
• Produce functional specifications as supporting data for electrical and control design activities
• Knowledge of engineering principles and the ability to read and create technical drawings.
• Understanding of CNC machining, desired but not essential.
• Understanding of sheet metal manufacturing, desired but not essential
• Basic knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook as well as basic computer skills.
• Minimum of 5 GCSE’s A* to C including Math’s and English
• Minimum level 3 qualification in CAD C&G or equivalent.
• Site visits as required to fill the design function

If you are seeking a new challenge and love working in a friendly and positive environment, then this could be the role for you.