Mechanical Design Team Lead

Overview

In this role you lead the Mechanical Design team to deliver practical, safe, and manufacturable equipment. You will provide technical direction, allocate workloads, and collaborate with Project Engineers, Controls, Manufacturing and Purchasing to meet project goals. You’ll produce 2D/3D CAD designs, drawings, and documentation while leading design reviews and driving continuous improvement. This is an exciting opportunity to shape capital equipment for bespoke machinery in a growing company.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working up to 50%
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Holidays increasing with long service
• Private medical scheme
• Company pension with enhanced contributions
• Life assurance and income protection

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction to the Mechanical Design team
• Allocate workloads and coordinate engineering resources
• Ensure designs are practical, safe and manufacturable
• Produce 2D and 3D CAD designs, manufacturing drawings, and documentation
• Lead design reviews and manage technical challenges
• Collaborate with Project Engineers, Controls Engineers, Manufacturing and Purchasing
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Support project delivery and liaison with cross-functional teams

Key requirements

• HNC/D or Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 3D CAD – Inventor or similar
• Proven process machinery design experience (preferably pharmaceutical/containment)
• ATEX standards familiarity
• Leadership experience (desirable)

• leadership
• cross-functional collaboration
• problem-solving
• Autodesk Inventor (or similar)
• 3D CAD
• manufacturing drawings

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