Mechanical Design Engineer

Cooper Lomaz Recruitment Ltd; Eye; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer in Eye, Suffolk. The role involves creating detailed drawings, liaising with teams to meet customer specifications, and requires excellent communication skills. Candidates must have mechanical or agricultural design experience and be eligible to work in the UK. A proactive and flexible approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Must have mechanical or agricultural design experience.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK.
• Self-motivated with a flexible attitude.

Responsibilities

• Produce working detail and assembly drawings to meet the design brief.
• Liaise with internal teams to discuss technical issues.
• Prepare contract documentation and operational manuals.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to organise and schedule workload

Ability to work under pressure

Proactive approach

Good PC skills

Job description

Job Title:
Mechanical Design Engineer - Agricultural

Location:
Eye, Suffolk

Description

Department:
Design Office

Reports to:
Design Office Manager

Key Working Relationships:
Sales, Projects, Purchasing, Production

Role:
To carry out a hands-on draughting/drawing role as described below. (Those with mechanical and agricultural design experience could have additional design responsibilities.)

Principal Activities (Responsibilities & Tasks)

Agricultural Design Engineer Role:

• Produce a set of working detail and assembly drawings to meet the design brief in line with the technical specification in a timely and efficient manner.
• Liaise with the internal design team to discuss technical issues.
• Liaise with sales and operations to ensure designs meet customer expectations and specification.
• Liaise with purchasing to procure parts.
• Prepare contract documentation, drawings, bill of materials (BOM), CE documents, and O&M manuals.
• Carry out any reasonable task as instructed by your direct manager or other senior manager.

Key Skills and Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to organise and schedule workload in accordance with project milestones and delivery dates.
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Proactive approach.
• Good PC skills, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Capacity to generate original design concepts and/or contribute to group design reviews (for design responsibilities).

Style and Values

• Confident and professional.
• Punctual and reliable.
• Self-motivated, able to work under own initiative, thrive in a challenging environment, be approachable, and have a flexible attitude.
• Understand the wider business perspective.

Personal Circumstances

• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Ability to occasionally work flexible hours, as required.