Kingston Barnes Ltd
Engineering Design Manager
Job Location
Allington, United Kingdom
Job Description
Engineering Design Manager
Are you an Engineering Manager looking for an exciting opportunity in Wiltshire?
Have you got strong experience managing mechanical and electrical design engineers?
Then get in touch! Kingston Barnes has an exciting opportunity for an Automation Engineer overseeing the development of state of the art power-driven machinery out on site. Full training and development in company and manufacturing systems with excellent starting salary.
The Company: With the company's success continuing to grow steadily, they are looking at expanding the work force on site in. They are a market leader within a highly profitable industry and are looking forward to another successful year within this marketplace. The business has shown consistent growth and is constantly developing new systems to maintain their competitive advantage in existing markets. The successful Engineering Design Manager will receive support and development which will provide you with an excellent opportunity to further yourself and progress your career within a continually expanding business.
Key Activities
* Develop technically sound and commercially viable design packages for standard applications.
* Ensure that the performance of the Electrical & Mechanical Design Engineers meet the customers’ expectations in terms of quality and service and the company’s expectations in terms of commercial viability.
* Promote a team-based mentality between the employees in the Electrical & Mechanical Design Engineers and with other departments to provide integrated solutions.
* Your core responsibilities are as follows:
* Introduction of new technologies and roll out of new products.
* Develop standard design packages based around products that provide well-engineered cost effective solutions for customers.
* Run trials in conjunction with the Process Development Manager to validate equipment performance and to develop product enhancements.
* Provide standard technical documentation for products i.e. manuals, drawings, product structures, test schedules etc.
* Oversee control panel design in terms of standard and project specific solutions.
* Optimise the use of electrical & mechanical design resources by scheduling workloads.
* Monitor the output of the department with respect to design, assembly and material costs
* Recruit temporary staff or outsource activities to ensure fixed deadlines are met.
* Compliance with technical standards.
* Review and maintain standard specifications (i.e. WIMES specs, water company standard specs. etc.) and check compliance of products.
* Provide standard comment sheets for use on tenders and projects.
* Evaluate the training needs of employees within your remit.
* Liaise with the HR Manager to recruit employees within your remit
* Monitor, appraise and motivate the employees within your remit.
Qualifications & experience
* You will hold an HNC/ HND or higher in an engineering discipline and currently hold a management position in the relevant field.
* Be competent in reading/reviewing engineering drawings and technical specifications and have some working knowledge of CAD.
* You will have experience in both the design and fabrication of machinery/ equipment.
* You enjoy working with a variety of people and are confident to build relationships with clients.
* You have strong managerial and leadership skills.
* You are IT literate and proficient in the use of an ERP system
* You hold a clean UK driving licence.
If you are interested please call Justin Reynolds on (phone number removed) or apply online
* Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this position
Location: Allington, GB
Posted Date: 10/8/2024
Are you an Engineering Manager looking for an exciting opportunity in Wiltshire?
Have you got strong experience managing mechanical and electrical design engineers?
Then get in touch! Kingston Barnes has an exciting opportunity for an Automation Engineer overseeing the development of state of the art power-driven machinery out on site. Full training and development in company and manufacturing systems with excellent starting salary.
The Company: With the company's success continuing to grow steadily, they are looking at expanding the work force on site in. They are a market leader within a highly profitable industry and are looking forward to another successful year within this marketplace. The business has shown consistent growth and is constantly developing new systems to maintain their competitive advantage in existing markets. The successful Engineering Design Manager will receive support and development which will provide you with an excellent opportunity to further yourself and progress your career within a continually expanding business.
Key Activities
* Develop technically sound and commercially viable design packages for standard applications.
* Ensure that the performance of the Electrical & Mechanical Design Engineers meet the customers’ expectations in terms of quality and service and the company’s expectations in terms of commercial viability.
* Promote a team-based mentality between the employees in the Electrical & Mechanical Design Engineers and with other departments to provide integrated solutions.
* Your core responsibilities are as follows:
* Introduction of new technologies and roll out of new products.
* Develop standard design packages based around products that provide well-engineered cost effective solutions for customers.
* Run trials in conjunction with the Process Development Manager to validate equipment performance and to develop product enhancements.
* Provide standard technical documentation for products i.e. manuals, drawings, product structures, test schedules etc.
* Oversee control panel design in terms of standard and project specific solutions.
* Optimise the use of electrical & mechanical design resources by scheduling workloads.
* Monitor the output of the department with respect to design, assembly and material costs
* Recruit temporary staff or outsource activities to ensure fixed deadlines are met.
* Compliance with technical standards.
* Review and maintain standard specifications (i.e. WIMES specs, water company standard specs. etc.) and check compliance of products.
* Provide standard comment sheets for use on tenders and projects.
* Evaluate the training needs of employees within your remit.
* Liaise with the HR Manager to recruit employees within your remit
* Monitor, appraise and motivate the employees within your remit.
Qualifications & experience
* You will hold an HNC/ HND or higher in an engineering discipline and currently hold a management position in the relevant field.
* Be competent in reading/reviewing engineering drawings and technical specifications and have some working knowledge of CAD.
* You will have experience in both the design and fabrication of machinery/ equipment.
* You enjoy working with a variety of people and are confident to build relationships with clients.
* You have strong managerial and leadership skills.
* You are IT literate and proficient in the use of an ERP system
* You hold a clean UK driving licence.
If you are interested please call Justin Reynolds on (phone number removed) or apply online
* Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this position
Location: Allington, GB
Posted Date: 10/8/2024
Contact Information
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