Graduate Technical Engineer

CDE Group Cookstown, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

CDE Group Cookstown, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Location: CDE Group Ltd, H1, Kilcronagh Business Park

WE ARE CDE.

HERE TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.

Sand is a finite resource, and it’s running out. Today, population growth and the pace of progress means the world is devouring sand like never before – 50 billion tonnes a year globally. This demand is unsustainable. Together with our customers we have already diverted over 100 million tonnes of waste material from landfill and put it back into the materials market for use in construction;

protecting sand & aggregates in areas where natural material reserves are in decline and enabling production to happen closer to markets. We are minimising environmental impact and laying the foundations for the circular economy.

At CDE we work across the natural processing and waste recycling sectors, in five regions, to pioneer industry‑leading, world‑changing engineering solutions. Our headquarters are in Northern Ireland, and we have offices in the USA, Australia, Austria, and Brazil. For over 30 years we have relentlessly innovated and co‑created wet processing solutions – completing over 2,000 global projects – and we’re only getting started.

Our purpose is to create our best world, a ton at a time; empowering our customers to transform their materials into valuable resources for the betterment of people, planet, and their bottom lines.

Discover more about life at CDE

The Technical Engineers at CDE play a pivotal role in crafting innovative solutions that address our customers' most pressing challenges. The team works on projects throughout the project lifecycle from the conceptual stages in presales through to completion with performance tests at the end of process commissioning. A technical engineer is responsible for designing and optimisation of process solutions, utilising the CDE product range and integrating third‑party equipment when necessary.

Responsibilities include hands‑on experimentation within our lab, conducting tests and trials to validate the performance and effectiveness of CDE equipment, participating in process commissioning activities worldwide, and verifying performance warranties provided during the pre‑sales phase.

• Manage the specification for sales and current projects – create accurate plant technical specifications through liaison with sales team and customers.
• Collaborate with the operations team to produce accurate details for design, purchasing and production departments, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of project specifications.
• Inform sales, design and purchasing teams about various aspects of the project specification.
• Perform pre‑ and post‑project investigations to support continuous improvement.
• Develop and manage the plant specification process to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Support the sales team through preliminary technical specifications, site visits and technical advice on products/processes.
• Maintain and develop template O&M manuals specific to each CDE product model, incorporating new designs and features when applicable.
• Ensure customer updates are captured and released on revised O&M manuals and uploaded to CDE Connect.
• Ensure technical documents are technically correct, clear and concise, collecting and understanding relevant complex technical information.
• Conduct process testing of materials to optimise washing plant design, organise scheduling for testing of submitted samples.
• Record all data linked to testing activities.
• Report all results in a professional format in keeping with CDE document procedures.
• Provide interesting and challenging business projects that will enable the successful candidate to develop professionally.

• Good level of secondary education with a high degree of numeracy and literacy.
• Computer literacy in Windows‑based software products and basic ability to use design packages.
• Understanding of the technical specification process.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think logically…