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Job Title: Mechanical Cad Engineer
Salary: £32,000 - £33,000 per annum
Start Date: January 2025
Department: R&D
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Reporting To: Product Maintenance Coordinator
To optimise group products to match the agreed customer specification, group cost targets & timescales. Bring innovative cost-efficient solutions and develop these into working designs. This may involve prototype work, modification improvement requests from production, and from feedback after the final installation on site. To assist in managing the generation of local master data by a multidisciplinary team.
Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
- To use own initiative to provide innovative solutions
- To understand the manufacturing and production technologies in use in this industry
- To understand the operation and function of chilled and frozen display cabinets
- To design using 3D with Solid Edge (preferred) & cad system data manager (Profile)
- To be proficient with design in sheet steel
- To be proficient with design in other materials than sheet steel
- To be able to manage a short-term project from inception to successful introduction
- Analytical approach to Master Data problem solving
- Ability to operate MS Word Excel PowerPoint etc and provide well presented reports
- To be able to communicate effectively at all levels internally and with customers.
- Knowledge of MRP Systems (preferred SAP) & BOM generation
- To be able to work effectively as a member of a multidiscipline team, both locally, and as part of a larger group project.
- To be able to work with minimal supervision to defined timescales & cost targets
- To be able to conform to group working practices & procedures.
- Understand the cost & Engineering change control implications of design.
Experience and Key Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to work independently and use own initiative
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- A keen eye for detail • HND or equivalent in mechanical Engineering.
- Refrigeration or electrical experience would be advantageous
Management System Commitment:
Involvement in the Integrated Management System is standard to this role and commits the employee to the objectives and targets of the company policies and the requirements of the Integrated Management System standards of ISO9001 Quality, ISO14001 Environment, ISO45001 Health and Safety
If you feel you have the skills, qualifications and experience and are interested in this position then please, APPLY NOW! Alternatively, please send a copy of your CV to (url removed)
