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Project Engineer
Job Posted: 8 days ago
Salary: £ 45,000 - 55,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Liverpool
Expire in: 20 days
Job Description
If you're an experienced Project Engineer or Senior Design Engineer and you want to work on the development of thermal capital machinery for bakery systems at our brand-new thermal design centre, then come and join us at our offices near Greater Manchester. You'll take ownership of delivering bespoke industrial ovens and ancillary equipment to multiple food manufacturing sectors.
BASIC SALARY: up to £55,000 dependant on your relevant experience
BENEFITS:
· 5% Employer Pension.
· Life Assurance.
· 33 Days Holiday including your 8 Bank Holidays.
· 39 hours working week.
· Core hours / flexitime to give you a better work life balance.
· Potential hybrid flexibility (if you want it).
LOCATION: Wigan, Lancashire
COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Warrington, Bolton, St Helens, Runcorn, Widnes, Altrincham, Manchester, Liverpool, Blackburn, Preston, Bury, Southport, Leyland, Skelmersdale, Ormskirk, Prescot, Kirkby, Leigh, Newton-le-Willows, Golborne,
Why you should apply:
· We are expanding - by creating a new Thermal Design Centre in the UK, we are increasing our capabilities - there is plenty of scope for your personal development with us.
· An opportunity for you to work for a global group specialising in thermal machinery expanding your knowledge
JOB DESCRIPTION: Project Engineer - R&D, PPMA, Bakery Systems, Thermal design
You will head up, lead a small design engineering team on the development of custom-built machinery for the industrial bakery industry. Your role will oversee the design of new machines, new concepts (NPD), ongoing improvements, enhancements to existing designs, and problem solving.
You will need a strong mechanical engineering background gained within the machine building industry. The role is office based, but with opportunity for you to go to out visiting manufacturing, suppliers and customer's sites for testing, problem solving and technical support.
You will join an existing experienced design team based in the UK and India that provide bespoke industrial bakery solutions to customers, based on their specific requirements.
YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: Project Engineer - R&D, PPMA, Bakery Systems, Thermal design
· Lead a small team of design engineering personnel on simultaneous projects.
· Creating project plans in line with business requirements and manage the design. process against agreed plans.
· Engineering new machines, new concepts, or ongoing improvements/enhancements to existing designs - mechanically and thermally using SolidWorks and/or AUTOCAD Inventor.
· Create models and drawings from concept layout/sketches, producing accurate bills of materials.
· Collaborate with team members, sales, applications engineers, production & the controls engineering team to achieve a complete engineered solution.
· Producing drawing packs to a standard acceptable for production.
· Working within the Safety of Machinery regulations.
YOUR BACKGROUND: Project Engineer - R&D, PPMA, Bakery Systems, Thermal design
The bullseye is you are currently or have previously designed industrial ovens and ancillary equipment (proving and cooling equipment) for the food industry and have worked as a Senior Engineer / Lead Engineer or Project Engineer.
We're happy to consider any mechanical design engineering background within process equipment, special purpose machinery, conveyors, materials handling into the food, pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics or distribution sectors or similar etc. You might even be working within the PPMA, BARA or Automate UK.
You will also have some (maybe all) of the following: -
· Project planning and scheduling of jobs and working to deadlines.
· Customer facing and internal stakeholder experience.
· Sheet metal, structural framework, and machining experience preferable.
· Ducting/HVAC, Pneumatics, steam, and drive systems knowledge.
· Appreciation of machine safety/standards and drawing/tolerance standards required.
· 3D CAD SolidWorks/Inventor experience is ideal, experience of another similar 3D package will be considered.
· 2D experience in AutoCAD for layout work.
· Ability to do advanced engineering calculations and use Microsoft Excel.
· Experience in FEA and CFD simulation.
· Experience of thermal machinery.
You will likely be educated to a B.Eng / HND / HNC in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
THE COMPANY:
We are part of a global manufacturing group, involved in industrial bakery machinery and commercial cooking equipment and boast such customers as Mondelez, Kellanova & Pladis.
We provide a bespoke engineering solution in biscuit, cookie, and pet food lines, supplying into a variety of manufacturers within food industry, and offer much more than an "off the shelf" product & system.
It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets and worked with the following products and/or services: Design Engineer, SolidWorks, Inventor, Project Engineer, mechanical design, mechanical engineer, machinery, capital equipment, AutoCAD, special purpose machinery, custom built machinery, machine design, FEA, CFD, stainless steel, senior engineer, lead engineer, senior design, project manager, thermal design, thermal engineer, simulation, structural.
INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.
Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.
Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the recruitment partner of our client.
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