Design Manager / Permanent position / East Harling / Offer a competitive salary
Position 1 Recruitment is seeking an experienced Design Manager for our client providing innovative solutions across commercial and industrial sectors. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional to advance their career while working with innovative products in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.
This is a full-time position.
What’s included:
* 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
* Private Health Insurance
* Pension scheme
* Travelling allowance
Lead, shape, and grow multi-site design operations as a hands-on Design Manager. You’ll drive high-quality design output, streamline processes, and support a talented team across local sites.
Key Responsibilities:
Design Operations & Standards
* Set, maintain, and enforce high standards of drawing practice.
* Establish a robust drawing checking and approval workflow.
* Create and maintain a library of standard design details to ensure consistency.
Collaboration & Process Improvement
* Work closely with production teams to enhance efficiency and manufacturability.
* Organise and lead design review meetings with internal teams and external stakeholders.
* Drive continuous improvement through lessons-learned reviews.
Team Leadership & Development
* Lead design teams across multiple sites, providing coaching, performance reviews, recruitment, onboarding, and professional development.
Allocate and manage workloads to meet project deadlines and targets
Stakeholder Management & Reporting
* Collaborate with leadership, customers, and third parties to ensure designs meet quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
* Monitor and report monthly KPIs to the Head of Projects.
You will need
* Experience as a Design Manager in a similar or larger business
* Leadership experience and managing multi-sites.
* AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor or Solidworks
* Knowledge of Autodesk Vault or Solidworks PDM
* Experience producing 2D drawings and coordinating designs with customers and third parties
* Working within an ISO9001-accredited business