About the Company
After a period of sustained growth and investment, a South Yorkshire-based company is now looking for a Design Manager to add value to their existing Engineering team. This role will lead a small team and be responsible for all new and existing designs for a complex and bespoke product range.
My client is a prestigious engineering organisation based in South Yorkshire. They design and manufacture a wide range of complex mechanical products that supply high end technical organisations, both across the UK and internationally.
Responsibilities
The Design Manager will be responsible for managing a small team of highly skilled Engineers, ensuring complex designs are created with both speed and accuracy.
- Designing new and existing products for a growing customer base, meeting upcoming market trends
- Managing, coaching and developing a team of c.8 Design Engineers
- Ensuring designs factor in the relevant tolerances and the whole team's focus is on attention to detail
- Ensuring a holistic approach to the team's work, including factors like commercial, manufacturing, assembly and product application
- Capturing existing business knowledge in SOPs and developing these for new systems (Profile)
Qualifications
Successful candidates will have a strong design background and a proven ability in designing precision engineered products.
- Experienced Senior Design Engineer or Manager
- Solid foundation in core design engineering principles
- Strong demonstrable background in people leadership or coaching
- Understanding of 3D CAD, Solid Edge or similar
- Ability to act as an agent for change within the business, striving to better the business in everything you do
- Self-starter who operates well with minimal direction
- Experience working at pace, even with bespoke products
Benefits
- c. £60-65k
- Competitive wider benefits package
- Chance to join one of the best engineering companies in the area
- Opportunity for longer term progression as the business continues to grow
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