Manufacturing Automation Engineer – Projects & Upgrades

Skinandme; Acton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Holiday

Free Breakfast & Lunch

Equity in the company

Healthcare cash plan

Discounted Skin + Me products

Job summary

Skinandme is looking for an exceptional Engineer to join their Operations Team in North Acton. This full-time position offers a chance to engage with innovative engineering projects in a fast-paced start-up environment.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering and significant problem-solving skills, along with a solid understanding of manufacturing techniques. Benefits include equity options, free meals, and a strong focus on personal development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, controls and automation, electrical or similar is required.
• Ideally 4+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with control motion systems like actuators and pneumatics.

Responsibilities

• Work on engineering projects across the factory.
• Deliver solutions to complex engineering challenges.
• Provide hands-on support to resolve major engineering issues.

Skills

Problem-solving

3D modelling in CAD (Solidworks)

Relevant manufacturing techniques

Control motion systems knowledge

PLC programming or coding skills

Education

Degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

Solidworks

CNC

Laser cutting

Injection moulding

Job description

Skin + Me is a mission driven start-up with seriously big skin goals.

We’re looking for an exceptional Engineer to join our Operations Team at Skin + Me. This is a full time role based at our state of the art factory in North Acton.

About the role:

As an Engineer at Skin + Me you will be part of the end-to-end project process - from design, order & build of new machinery and infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in mechanical engineering, controls and automation, electrical or similar and be highly competent at problem solving challenges in a manufacturing environment.

What you'll do:

• Work on exciting and challenging engineering projects across the factory
• Deliver solutions to complex and varied engineering challenges
• Work on a diverse range of projects from start to finish including installation, testing, modification, upgrades, and development of machinery and infrastructure.
• Provide hands-on technical support to resolve major engineering issues quickly and efficiently.

Who you are:

These are the skills we’re looking for. Even if you don’t tick every box, but feel you’re right for us, we’d still love to hear from you.

• Great at problem solving, being creative and able to implement solutions
• Able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Highly competent at 3D modelling in CAD packages (preferably Solidworks)
• Experience in relevant manufacturing techniques (e.g. laser cutting, CNC and injection moulding) and product packaging
• Good knowledge of control motion systems (actuators, pneumatics, bearings etc.)
• Ideally have experience of PLC programming or coding skills
• A degree in engineering, controls and automation, electrical or similar
• Ideally have 4+ years of experience, but we’re open to strong candidates at different stages of their career

Why should you choose Skin + Me?

• A daily challenge – in a thrilling, entrepreneurial start-up environment
• Make a difference – work within a revolutionary company that is focused on improving millions of lives.
• Significant equity – potentially life-changing value if you commit to our long-term mission.
• Serious commitment to growth – personal development is important to us and we’ll make sure we support your growth, and give you broad experience across your role.
• Support network – the Skin + Me investors and advisors that you’ll have the opportunity to work with have built some of the world’s best consumer companies.

Benefits

• 25 Days Holiday (+ all the usual Bank Holidays)
• Free Breakfast & Lunch – It’s important you are well fuelled for the day so we've got your breakfast and lunch covered. Plus drinks and snacks are available too!
• Equity – We offer a competitive salary and a generous share award package that means every employee has a stake in the business. We really are all in this together
• Health and wellbeing focus – We offer a healthcare cash plan, cycle to work schemes plus free healthy breakfast and lunch in the office. We'll be sure to always prioritise your physical and mental health.
• Culture club – Our culture club team meets every week to make sure we celebrate our big wins and milestones too, with parties, surprises and more.
• You’ll get highly discounted Skin + Me products for you, and 10 friends + family too.
• Generous employee referral scheme, if you know more fabulous people refer them to work with us too.

More about Skin + Me

In 2018 we set out to solve a problem millions of people faced: not just struggling with their skin, but struggling to navigate skincare at all. We combined dermatology, pharmacy and technology into something simpler and genuinely personalised, and proved expert-led care could reach people who'd never had access to it.

Today, +Me is the company behind Skin + Me, Hair + Me and Renew + Me, with more on the horizon. We're not building a single brand. We're building a category. We've delivered millions of treatments, we're profitable and growing fast, and we're expanding the engineering team to match.