Job Purpose

- This role will be working with one of the UK's largest service providers at a site in Bradford; Reporting to the Product Maintenance Coordinator, the Mechanical CAD Engineer role involves optimising group products to match the agreed customer specification, group cost targets & timescales.

- Bring innovative cost-efficient solutions and develop these into working designs. This may involve prototype work, modification improvement requests from production, and from feedback after the final installation on site.

- To assist in managing the generation of local master data by a multidisciplinary team.

Principal Accountabilities & Responsibilities

* To use own initiative to provide innovative solutions
* To understand the manufacturing and production technologies in use in this industry
* To understand the operation and function of chilled and frozen display cabinets ? To design using 3D with Solid Edge (preferred) & cad system data manager (Profile)
* To be proficient with design in sheet steel
* To be proficient with design in other materials than sheet steel
* To be able to manage a short-term project from inception to successful introduction
* Analytical approach to Master Data problem solving
* Ability to operate MS Word Excel PowerPoint etc and provide well presented reports
* To be able to communicate effectively at all levels internally and with customers. ? Knowledge of MRP Systems (preferred SAP) & BOM generation
* To be able to work effectively as a member of a multidiscipline team, both locally, and as part of a larger group project.
* To be able to work with minimal supervision to defined timescales & cost targets ? To be able to conform to group working practices & procedures.
* Understand the cost & Engineering change control implications of design.

Experience and Key Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to work independently and use own initiative
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• A keen eye for detail
• HND or equivalent in mechanical Engineering.
• Refrigeration or electrical experience would be advantageous