Job description
The activities and descriptions below are the base roles and responsibilities for the Mechanical design function, the list is not exhaustive and other roles and responsibilities can be added by the Company if it deems said role or responsibility to be part of the duties of a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer.
Experience with the design and understanding of the assembling and rebuilding of food packaging / processing machinery would be preferable.
You will need to have led a small team and have demonstrable leadership skills, the role will report to the Drawing Office manager, you will be expected to conduct daily reviews with your team, and weekly updates to the Drawing Office manager and on occasion the Senior Management team. On top of your Management responsibilities you will need the following Technical, Administrative and Customer facing experience.
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* Solidworks, able to produce parts, assemblies and drawings
* AutoCAD / Draftsight.
* Some knowledge of Packaging machines
* Machine building
* Able to carry out all stages of the machine design process.
* Assessing the project requirements
* Undertake relevant research and testing
* Working through concepts and calculations
* Liaising with customers
* Modelling and detail drawing.
* Able to carry out calculations for sizing motors, gearbox...