If youre an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer with a background in process equipment or special purpose machinery, you might want to keep reading. Were developing a new area of our business to specialise in thermal capital machinery for bakery systems at our site in Lancashire. Youll take ownership of delivering bespoke industrial ovens and ancillary equipment to multiple food manufacturing sectors.
BASIC SALARY: Up to A GBP 50,000
BENEFITS:
A 5 Employer pension
A Life Assurance
A 33 Days Holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
A 39 hour working week
A Office/remote split for you
LOCATION: Wigan, Lancashire
COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Warrington, Bolton, St Helens, Runcorn, Widnes, Altrincham, Manchester, Liverpool, Blackburn, Preston, Bury.
Why you should apply:
A We are expanding : by creating a new Thermal Design Centre we are increasing our capabilities : there is plenty of scope for your development.
A An opportunity to work internally within our global group
A Growth : well be looking for a Design Engineer to develop with us into a Senior Design Engineer and take on more responsibility, so what are you waiting for?
JOB DESCRIPTION: Mechanical Design Engineer : R and D, PPMA, Bakery Systems, Thermal design
Youll work in an experienced design team on custom:built machinery for the industrial bakery industry.
This will entail you working on the design of new machines, new concepts, ongoing improvements / enhancements to our existing designs, and being a problem solver.
You should have a strong mechanical engineering background, gained from within the machine building industry. The role will be predominately office based, but with opportunities to visit manufacturing and customers sites for testing, problem solving and technical support and some hybrid flexibility for you.
You will join an existing experienced design team based in the UK and India that provide bespoke industrial bakery solutions to customers, based on their specific requirements.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Mechanical Design Engineer : R and D, PPMA, Bakery Systems, Thermal design
A Engineering of new machines, new concepts, or ongoing improvements / enhancements to existing designs : mechanically and thermally using AUTOCAD Inventor and SolidWorks
A Creating models and drawings from concept layout / sketches, producing accurate bills of materials
A Collaborate with team members, sales, Applications Engineers, production and the controls engineering team to achieve a complete engineered solution.
A Producing drawing packs to production standards
A Working within the Safety of Machinery regulations
The bullseye is, you are currently, or have previously designed industrial ovens and ancillary equipment (proving and cooling equipment) for the food industry
We are happy to consider any mechanical design engineering background with process equipment, special purpose machinery, conveyors, materials handling into the food, pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics or distribution sectors or similar etc. basically, you might be working within the PPMA, BARA or Automate UK.
YOUR BACKGROUND: Mechanical Design Engineer : R and D, PPMA, Bakery Systems, Thermal design
A Designed machinery in sheet metal, structural steel framework, and / or machined parts : large assembly experience is useful as there are lots of components involved with our machines
A Appreciation of machine safety / standards and drawing/tolerance standards
A 3D CAD SolidWorks / Inventor experience is ideal, but you might have experience of another similar 3D package
A Comfortable using AUTOCAD for 2D layout
A You will be a problem solver, be able to question the norm and work to tight deadlines on simultaneous projects
Experience of thermal machinery, FEA or CFD simulation would be advantageous as would specific knowledge of Ducting / HVAC, Pneumatics, steam and drive systems but we can teach you the above
You might be higher educated to a B.Eng