Job Reference: 321914
Position: Mechanical Design Engineer
Salary and Benefits:
* Competitive salary
* Car allowance of £4200 or £3700 as cash via payroll each month (£308.33)
* Family Private Healthcare
* Annual bonus potential of up to 18%
* Generous annual leave offering of 27.5 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 10 years of service
Employment Type: Permanent, Full time
Location: National role with the need to work onsite at our Gloucester office 3 days per week with some site travel across the UK
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Royal Mail as a Mechanical Design Engineer. The Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for delivering high levels of mechanical engineering competence to a team of highly skilled technical engineers. The role will work actively as part of the Design Engineering team, striving to modernise and improve existing processes whilst driving new and innovative solutions to improve business performance.
About the Role:
The MDE plays a leading role in driving engineering design projects, innovations, and solutions both centrally and locally. You will:
* Drive the mechanical design of in-house technical solutions whilst leading and testing and implementation plan for mechanical bias projects within the design engineering team
* Identify future opportunities to drive in-house manufacturing capability to deliver key elements of engineering design projects
* Deliver quality service to engineering teams for spares, obsolescence, and continuous improvement initiatives
* Champion new processes to drive in-house capability, innovation, and people development within engineering
* Work closely with maintenance teams to drive reliability into existing automation fleet
* Promote the business culture: Be Positive, Be Brilliant, Be Part of It and drive professionalism, positivity, and engagement within all areas of RM Engineering
About You:
You should have the ability to work with a team of technical experts to deliver high performance whilst playing a key role in the development of the function. You will have the following experience:
* A minimum of a level 4 (NVQ or equivalent) qualification in a mechanical engineering discipline
* Experience in detailed product design and development within an automated environment
* A strong engineering background with proven ability to demonstrate intuitive thinking towards engineering problem-solving and solution delivery
* Strong knowledge and experience of using CAD/CAM software
* Ability to meet product development deadlines and quality parameter targets
* Ability to work on own initiative and actively as part of a team
* A highly motivated individual with a proven track record of successfully delivering improvements and initiatives in a challenging environment
Additional Benefits:
* Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave, and shared parental leave
* Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays, and your household bills
* Supportive and generous company sick pay
* Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone
Next Steps:
The next stage of the selection process will be a face-to-face/virtual interview consisting of competency-based and role-specific questions. Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust and our people.
We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.
Royal Mail is proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.
We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.
We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors, and military spouses/partners.
Closing Date: 26th January. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
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