Packaging Machinery Design Manager (Lead & Hands-On) – Annual Bonus

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Salary sacrifice to purchase an EV

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is recruiting an experienced Mechanical Engineering Design Manager for a Bedford-based role within a British manufacturer of packaging machinery and turnkey lines. You will lead the Drawing Office of 5 engineers, balancing 50% management with 50% hands-on design work on new machines, upgrades, and spare parts.

You will drive on-time delivery and KPI achievement, produce drawings, BOMs and spares lists, and coordinate with Electrical, Software & Controls and manufacturing

Qualifications

• You WILL be an experienced Mechanical Engineering Design Manager (or Drawing Office Manager) or will be a very experienced Design Engineer looking to move into a management role.
• You WILL have specific experience of special purpose machinery and ideally of packaging machinery.
• You WILL be a qualified Mechanical Engineer to a minimum of HNC level.
• You WILL have experience of using SolidWorks &/or AutoCAD software.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Mechanical Design Engineering function (Drawing Office) and a team of 5 Mechanical Design Engineers.
• Spend 50% of time on management and 50% on hands-on design work.
• Ensure delivery times & KPIs for new machines, upgrades and spares; create drawings, BOMs and spares lists; liaise with Electrical, Software & Controls and manufacturing teams.

Skills

Leadership

Mechanical design

Packaging machinery experience

Drawing Office management

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Wallace Hind Selection is recruiting an experienced Mechanical Engineering Design Manager for a Bedford-based role within a British manufacturer of packaging machinery and turnkey lines. You will lead the Drawing Office of 5 engineers, balancing 50% management with 50% hands-on design work on new machines, upgrades, and spare parts.

You will drive on-time delivery and KPI achievement, produce drawings, BOMs and spares lists, and coordinate with Electrical, Software & Controls and manufacturing