Mechanical Design Engineer

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Randstad are recruiting for a Mechanical Design Engineer for a client based in Banbury. They are a global company who specialise in manufacturing machinery for the Medical and Pharmaceutical industries.

Reporting directly to the Design Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for: Design: designing of new products and development of existing products.

CAD: create 3D parts and assemblies, produce 2D manufacturing and layout drawings, maintain the CAD database. Product Support: providing technical information to both external and internal customers.

Production Engineering: support the production department during the introduction of new products, development of existing products and any current changes to the existing products.

General Technical Support: communicate and provide technical support internally and externally. Document Control: maintaining new and existing product documentation including ensuring they are up to date.

Continuous Improvements: understand F-CIP process and identify areas for improvements within the product and process(s)Personal attributes - the job-holder will need to demonstrate:

Proactivity and initiative

Confidentiality and Integrity

Flexibility and the ability to respond well to change and pressure

A personable approach with a good communication skills

Reliability - on time and well prepared

Flexibility to travel the UK & overseas

Attention to detail

Clean Driving LicenceQualifications

HNC Mechanical & Production Engineering (desirable) Specific Skills

Mechanical design experience - within product development life cycle environment

Practical understanding of product handling - ideally conveyors

Design for assembly / manufacture experience.

Understanding of production engineering.

Understanding of machining and sheet metal manufacturing processes

Understanding of materials and mechanical theory.

CAD (3D &2D), experienced in Solidworks

Experience with Solidworks PDM desirable.

Understanding of Machinery Directive and Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 and derived standards.

Generate to drawings to BS 8888

Understanding of continuous improvement

Microsoft Word, Excel

Outlook Email or similar system

This is a full time permanent position, with a salary of £35,000-£40,000 and working hours of 8:45am-4:45pm Monday to Friday.

If you are interested, please make an application at your earliest convenience. Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT industry. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business