Sr Design Engineer

Overview

Orona is a leading European business group in sustainable vertical transportation. As a global operator with almost 60 years’ experience, it delivers value for customers through its platform of products and services covering the design, manufacture, installation, maintenance, modernization, refurbishment and replacement of lifts and escalators in all market segments. Its vertical transportation solutions encompass innovative, pragmatic and state-of-the-art technologies; giving the highest level of safety, and optimises traffic management, available space, and travel comfort.

Our cooperative business model is committed to people. Its team is composed of 5,700 employees, operating in 12 European countries, supplying complete lifts, escalators, and components to more than 100 countries throughout the world. Orona in the UK provides a national installation and service coverage from its regional offices. Nearly 300 full time employees make up the UK team, providing a wealth of skill, knowledge and local market experience.

You will be responsible for all design aspects of the lift installation including drawing production, customer liaison, installation teams liaison, design standards and personally delivering final Builders Working drawings. Provides responsive internal and on site design support and training.

• Produces Builders Works, Engineering, Lift finishes drawings and sketches in accordance with company standards, best practice, legislation, H&S guidelines and the Lifts Regulations.
• Understands, interprets and integrates Architectural and technical building drawings and information, and incorporates within a coordinated working design.
• Produces designs with an awareness of timescales and deadlines in respect of customer requirements. Records design process on company software systems.
• Assists in producing Operating and Maintenance Manuals, 'as fitted' information and regularly checks project completion schedules to ensure the O&M manuals are issued to customers in a timely manner in accordance with company practices.
• Has responsibility for ensuring the customer fully understands the builders work drawings and prepares the site to agreed drawings and attendances. Checks the site for compliance and advises any anomalies/proposals in writing to the customer. Completes site surveys to ensure site is prepared as per agreed drawings and schedules and advises customer on areas of non-compliance.
• Attends design meetings where required to liaise with the customer, Architects, project designers.
• Responsible for attaining customer approval of builders work drawings and lift finishes.

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday (rising to 30 days with service) + 8 days Bank Holidays
• Pension (Company contributions rising with service)
• Life Assurance
• Medical Cash Back Plan
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave
• GP24/7
• Employee Assistance Program
• Eyecare vouchers
• Long Service Awards
• Recruitment referral fee
• Training and Development opportunities

• An accredited university degree
• Must have previous experience in the Lift Industry
• CAD – should be conversant in AutoCAD or similar design software
• Technical Drawings – fully conversant with engineering drawings and able to explain them to others
• Problem solving – able to identify problems, break them down into smaller elements, pinpoint possible solutions, prioritise these different elements and construct an action plan for tackling the problem
• Innovative – shows good judgement about new ideas that will work and able to put them into practice
• Stand Alone – has the self‑confidence to work with minimum supervision and be trusted to deliver work that is timely and accurate, right 1st time
• Communication – good communicator both orally and in writing, providing clear and relevant information to others in a way that they can understand the true message and select the right medium to use
• NVQ Level 4 or equivalent level of education with understanding of lift installation methods