Job title: Design Manager
Reference: E113407
Location: Macclesfield
Duration: Perm
Start date: ASAP
Salary: Negotiable depending on experience
Industry sector: Manufacturing
Experienced Design Manager required for a successful, specialist manufacturing business based in Macclesfield.
The successful Design Manager should already be leading a team of technical designers that offer technical excellence to all areas of the business. The current team are all fully trained in either Solidworks and/or AutoCAD. Therefore, the successful candidate should have an experienced background in both with a career in both Mechanical and Design engineering.
Working with the Operations director, the key deliverables for this position will be, but are not limited to:
- Managing a team of existing technicians / designers to create a multifaceted team who are able to work on all elements of design work.
- Resource planning, allocating jobs to individuals and being responsible for completion of workloads in a timely manner and to tight deadlines.
- Ensuring the accuracy of all detailed general arrangement and technical manufacturing drawings issued to both customers and supply chain.
- Working closely with the team to ensure that all future R & D programs are followed and targets hit, in relation to completion dates etc.
- Building and maintaining a close relationship with the operations team.
- Implementing and maintaining set KPI’s as agreed with the senior management team.
- Leading Continuous improvement across the business.
- Helping to develop existing products to improve quality and increase profitability
The successful Design Manager should have the following skills & experience
Essential:
- Proven experience of supervising/leading/managing a team.
- Mechanical / Design drawing experience and qualifications
- The ability to read, interpret and understand technical specifications and drawings.
- Good understanding of resource planning and training team members.
- Knowledge of Solidworks 3D CAD (specifically weldments, sheet metal and drawings)
- Solidworks official certifications as proof of software proficiency.
- Experience in a low-batch, high-variation manufacturing environment, although all applicants and backgrounds will be considered.
- Ability to communicate confidently with customers, suppliers and group staff.
- Self-motivation in personal and departmental development.
- Excellent technical aptitude in steel and timber fabrication.
- A creative approach to product design.
- A methodical, well-researched and pragmatic approach to engineering.
- Commercial awareness and a solid understanding of the cost implications of design decisions.
Desirable:
- In depth knowledge of Solidworks custom properties, automation and API.
- Exposure to Solidworks Visualise Professional for creating high-quality rendered images and animations.
- Experience designing products for public spaces
- Extensive experience designing for OEMs.
On Offer is a negotiable salary depending on experience, a package including, health cover, company pension, death in service benefit, ongoing training & support and 23 days holidays plus the bank holidays.
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