Your new company
We are working with a leading manufacturer in Stoke-on-Trent who specialise in offering tailored solutions to protect critical infrastructure, data centres, and other high-stakes sites. With over 40 years of expertise, they are trusted worldwide for their robust and reliable products. The company is a large business, with over 125 staff & over £25 million per annum turnover. There is a large engineering team, both on and off-site, giving lots of opportunity to progress and develop.

Your new role
As a draughtsman, you will be under the supervision of the Project Manager and you will be responsible for the preparation of equipment specifications and manufacturing/maintenance tooling drawings. You will apply a range of manual & electronic draughting skills to prepare paper and CAD specifications. Further responsibilities below:

Produce CAD drawing and use of Solidworks programme.
Use MS office software to produce paperwork and produce material requisitions
Customer liaison to obtain and give information where required and to present information accurately to both customers and workshop
Liaise with subcontractors and workshop and produce letters to customer/suppliers
Participate in stock take duties as and when required
Site measuring and testing
Preparation of the following product specifications to the highest standards:
Installation, assembly, component and customer acceptance drawings
Parts Lists and Technical data specifications
Tooling specifications i.e. (tools, jigs, gauges and fixtures)
Revise or draw any specification that is subject to a change request.
Responsible for the scanning and storage of hardcopy specifications from the UK responsible specification files.What you'll need to succeed
To succeed in this role, you will need to have a formal engineering qualification within Design / Mechanical Engineering, e.g a recognised apprenticeship, HNC/HND or degree. You will have excellent communication skills with a flexible attitude to work and changing environment. You will be able to work in a team with minimal supervision and demonstrable engineering aptitude. As a design engineer, you will have both attention to detail and fault-finding skills, with the ability to write technical documents.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive an excellent salary of between £30,000 and £40,000. You will have the opportunity to progress & develop in a large, collaborative design team that's growing and constantly winning new work.
What you need to do now
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