Wednesday 8 August 2012

Design Manager - New Product Development - Gloucestershire - £45,000 - £55,000 + bonus (888567)

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Design Manager - New Product Development
Gloucestershire, England
£45,000 - £55,000 + bonus

Design Manager - New Product Development

£45,000 - £55,000 + Company Bonus Scheme.

Grow and Lead a Design Team, create and innovate product excellence.

Applications would be suitable if you hold the following job roles :
Head of Design, Senior Design Engineer, Design Team Leader, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Engineering Manager, New Product Development Manager, Senior Product Development Manager.

Industry sectors considered will include :
Aerospace, Automotive, Yellow Goods, Marine, Defence, Machine Tools, Automation, Domestic Appliances.

Key Words :
Solidworks, FEA software, Gear Design, ISO 9000, Test and Development.

This is a great opportunity to join an SME that has ambitious growth plans. The business can boast global product sales to every continent. They have a growing order book and have designs to become the world leader in their field. If you are looking for a challenging but highly rewarding career as Head of Design this could be the role for you.

This business is owner managed and is based in a rural location, you will be joining a dynamic senior management team and be part of fast developing company with a great product range. The role of Design Manager will be to build and lead a team to develop new and exciting products that will complement the existing product range.

To be considered for this position you will have a strong practical mechanical engineering background with knowledge and experience of hydraulics, planetary drive gearboxes and design and development of rotating equipment. Backgrounds and industry experience that may be applicable for this position could include, Aerospace (hydraulics, gearboxes, landing gear, actuation systems) Automotive (gearbox, HGV vehicle, hydraulic systems) Yellow goods (hydraulics, attachments, tooling) Construction (drilling, hydraulics) Agricultural vehicles (hydraulics, tools, rotating attachments.

The role will require travel and liaison with manufacturing plants based in the Far East and Australia and your designs must encompass modern design for manufacturing principles. A key requirement of the role will be the ability to translate customer needs into real products that will comply to CE marked specifications. In addition you must have the ability to assess competitor products and the knowledge and experience to create better alternatives or open up new markets through innovative design.

The culture of this business is "can do, make it happen" if you have the ability passion and drive to develop, grow and lead a design team this could be the role for you. You will be joining a business that has real potential and you will play a major role in taking the business forward by building a team that can develop new products that will secure further growth and prosperity.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

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