Packaging Machinery Design Manager | Lead Mechanical Design Team

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; St. Neots; 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 in Bedfordshire is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Design Manager to lead the Drawing Office and a team of five mechanical design engineers. Half time management, half time hands-on design work on packaging machinery.

You'll ensure on-time delivery, develop drawings, BOMs and spares, and coordinate with Electrical, Software and Manufacturing teams to drive turnkey projects.

Qualifications

• Experience as Mechanical Engineering Design Manager or Drawing Office Manager.
• Experience with special purpose machinery and packaging machinery.
• Qualified Mechanical Engineer to at least HNC level.
• Experience with SolidWorks or AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team of five Mechanical Design Engineers, spending 50% of time on management and 50% on hands-on design work.
• Ensure delivery KPI targets for new machines, upgrades and spare parts, and produce drawings, BOMs and spare lists.
• Liaise with Electrical, Software & Controls and Manufacturing teams to drive integrated turnkey projects.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Packaging machinery experience

Project management

Drawing Office management

Education

HNC Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Wallace Hind Selection LTD in Bedfordshire is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Design Manager to lead the Drawing Office and a team of five mechanical design engineers. Half time management, half time hands-on design work on packaging machinery.

You'll ensure on-time delivery, develop drawings, BOMs and spares, and coordinate with Electrical, Software and Manufacturing teams to drive turnkey projects.