Mechanical Design Engineer

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9 months ago
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Great opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer, living commutable to Bedford to work for a well established and very profitable British manufacturer of packaging machinery supplied to the food, chemical & pharmaceutical markets.
 
BASIC SALARY: Up to £55,000
 
BENEFITS:
· Overtime when required
 
LOCATION: Factory based in Bedford
 
COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Milton Keynes, Northampton, Huntingdon, Cambridge, Peterborough, Luton
 
JOB DESCRIPTION: Mechanical Design Engineer
 
A classic Mechanical Design Engineer role, using solidWorks & AutoCad to design new machines, retrofits, upgrades, issuing of machine BOM`s & creation of new machine manuals, working as part of a team of Design Engineers.
 
PERSON SPECIFICATION: Mechanical Design Engineer
· You MUST be an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer.
· Ideally, you will have specific experience of working upon special purpose machinery.
· You will be qualified to HNC + in mechanical engineering.
· You will have used SolidWorks & ideally AutoCad software.
 
THE COMPANY:
 
A well established British manufacturer of packaging machinery supplied to the food, chemical & pharmaceutical markets. I have recruited for this company for 15 years and it is a great place to work.
 
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 retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.
 
REF: MPH18098, Wallace Hind Selection

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