Design Draughtsman

Your new companyWe are working with a leading manufacturer in Stoke-on-Trent who specialise in offering tailored solutions to protect critical infrastructure, data centres, and other high-stakes sites. With over 40 years of expertise, they are trusted worldwide for their robust and reliable products. The company is a large business, with over 125 staff & over £25 million per annum turnover. There is a large engineering team, both on and off-site, giving lots of opportunity to progress and develop.

Your new roleAs a draughtsman, you will be under the supervision of the Project Manager and you will be responsible for the preparation of equipment specifications and manufacturing/maintenance tooling drawings. You will apply a range of manual & electronic draughting skills to prepare paper and CAD specifications. Further responsibilities below:

• Produce CAD drawing and use of Solidworks programme.
• Use MS office software to produce paperwork and produce material requisitions
• Customer liaison to obtain and give information where required and to present information accurately to both customers and workshop
• Liaise with subcontractors and workshop and produce letters to customer/suppliers
• Participate in stock take duties as and when required
• Site measuring and testing
• Preparation of the following product specifications to the highest standards:
• Installation, assembly, component and customer acceptance drawings
• Parts Lists and Technical data specifications
• Tooling specifications i.e. (tools, jigs, gauges and fixtures)
• Revise or draw any specification that is subject to a change request.
• Responsible for the scanning and storage of hardcopy specifications from the UK responsible specification files.

What you'll need to succeedTo succeed in this role, you will need to have a formal engineering qualification within Design / Mechanical Engineering, e.g a recognised apprenticeship, HNC/HND or degree. You will have excellent communication skills with a flexible attitude to work and changing environment. You will be able to work in a team with minimal supervision and demonstrable engineering aptitude. As a design engineer, you will have both attention to detail and fault-finding skills, with the ability to write technical documents.What you'll get in returnIn return, you will receive an excellent salary of between £30,000 and £40,000. You will have the opportunity to progress & develop in a large, collaborative design team that's growing and constantly winning new work. What you need to do nowIf 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.

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