Your new company

Are you ready to take the next step in your engineering or manufacturing career? Hays is proud to be partnering with a rapidly expanding, forward‑thinking organisation operating at the cutting edge of industrial technology. Due to continued growth and multiple new product initiatives, this company is seeking talented professionals who want to make a real impact and to join their team as a Senior R&D Design Engineer!

Your new role

• Manage design projects and develop new products for the company and recommend appropriate timing for introduction to the market.
• Manage projects through from concept, design, support build and installation.
• Co-ordinate with colleagues to support the sales team with technical specifications, site visits and technical advice throughout the process.
• Meet regularly with the Engineering Manager and Design Team to ensure effective communication of information relative to potential business improvement initiatives.
• Produce project status reports and other information as required by the Management Team to inform financial, sales and operational planning.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities to improve product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Co-ordinate with other departments relative to Engineering Design.
• Follow all Company processes relating to equipment design.
• Contribute to the company’s continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to work on and oversee multiple projects at any one time.
• Check and approve drawings using design processes, procedures and checklists.
• Resolve design quality issues as they arise, managing the design and provide detailed solutions.
• Develop and train Design Engineers in design office processes and procedures.
• Uphold the Core Values of the company and work to achieve the wider organisational objectives as detailed in the Corporate Plan.
• Achieve high standards of personal performance, through meeting agreed personal targets and undertaking training as required.
• Fulfil the legal Health and Safety duties placed on employees by:

• -Taking reasonable care of your own health & safety and that of others who may be affected by what you do or do not do;

• -Co-operating with the company on Health & Safety matters;

• -Ensuring that you use work items provided by the company correctly and in accordance with the training and instruction received, including personal protective equipment (PPE);

• -Ensuring that you do not interfere with or misuse anything provided for health, safety, or welfare purposes.

• Comply with all the company’s policies and procedures.

• Maintain high standards of personal accountability.

• Perform any other duties commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of this post, for which the post holder has the necessary experience and/or training.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience with CAD design
• Product Development experience
• Project Management experience
• Solid Works or Pro/Engineer experience
• Awareness of relevant safety standards
• Manufacturing process awareness
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, including effective presentation and influencing skills
• Excellent analytical, innovative and problem-solving abilities
• Solution focused, with the ability to work on your own initiative
• Ability to be creative and innovative
• Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work un-supervised and as part of a team
• Ability to achieve thoroughness and accuracy
• IT literate and competent in the use of Microsoft Office, ie. Outlook, Excel and Word
• Ability to work flexible hours and to travel as required to ensure business needs are met
• Current driving licence and vehicle available for business use

What you'll get in return

Choose between 4 or 4.5 days a week
Flexitime: Flexible start and finish times on a weekly basis
Reimbursement for a range of health treatments and services, including:
Dental (checkups, braces, whitening & more)
Optical (eye tests, prescription glasses, etc.)
Physiotherapy treatments
GP Anytime services
24/7 counselling support
Industry leading rates of pay
Pension contributions
Free on-site parking
Birthday recognition
Maternity and paternity gifts
Long Service Awards
Refer a Friend scheme
Annual family fun days and company event

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.