Project Engineer; Specialist Machinery

G  Recruitment Ltd are proud to be working in partnership with a leading Recycling / Material Handlingmachinery manufacturing business based in Northamptonshire, recruiting for an experienced Project Engineer / Project Design Engineer
who is highly proficient in using Solid Works & AutoCAD design software.

As the Project Engineer you will bestrong in designingsheet metal fabricated parts &large structural components for large scale machinery (cutting, bending, moulding, forming&assembling processes), plus with strong knowledge of weldments & designing high capital machinery solutions within automated MHE conveyor systems/ recyclingsystems (compactors, balers, tippers, feeders etc.).

If you are keen to lead & project managethe design, manufacturing &installation ofhigh capital specialist machinery & if you possess strong detailing of fabricated products experience, along with 2D & 3D draughtingusing Solid Works 3D design software.then this could be the ideal project engineering role for you.

• Responsible for the engineering &technical disciplines needed to complete allrecyclingmachinery designs, builds & installations.
• To produce general arrangement drawings in 3D and/or 2D in Solid Works / AutoCAD,creatinga tailored manufacturing plant layout within the space available without compromising material flow within the clients recycling plants.
• Playing a key part in the whole project from initial concept through design, release, manufacturing, testing &commissioning of the installed recycling plant machinery (conveyors, shredders, feeders, balers, compactors etc.).
• Create &release BOM’s (Bill of Materials) on the MRP system.
• Produce a number of technical documents including manufacturing manuals &operating manuals.
• Defining the machinery's required technical specifications, in order to meet the customers requirements as well as complying with legislation.
• Carry out site surveys, checking measurements for the installation of specialist recycling machinery, ensuring requirements can be met.
• Playing a key role in supporting the machinery installation, commissioning & testing processes, ensuring the works are finished to a high standard & OTIF.
• Working on continuous improvement measures, analysing the costings of the recycling machinery buildproposals & projects, looking at ways of refining build / install processes & ways of reducing costs without compromising on the quality of the machinerybuild.
• Appraise all machinery build & installation sales proposals critically &constructively, to ensure customer orders can be met & to ensure that risk mitigation in terms of manufacturing costs etc. can be controlled in line with company expectations, ensuring the desired profits / margins are achieved, as well as a high quality install.
• Liaising regularly with both suppliers & customers to ensure processes are refined.

• A time-served experienced Project Engineer, Project Design Engineer, Design Engineer,Product Engineer, Development Engineer, Industrial Design Engineer, Project Manager, Project Lead, Program Manager, Industrial Designer or similar.
• HNC, HND or Degree qualified (all considered).
• Strong in machinery design, machinery layout design, project management & document control
• Strong in using Solid Works (essential).
• Experience also in using AutoCAD (beneficial).
• Strong in 2D & 3D draughting.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication & sheet metal work.
• High capital machinery design support experience.
• Recycling machinery experience
• MHE conveyor systems experience (belts, rollers, overheads, automotive, vertical, incline, gravity or similar) is useful.

The position is commutable from Northampton, Kettering, Corby, Burton Latimer, Rushden, Thrapston, Wellingborough, Raunds, Rushton, Rothwell, Desborough, Uppingham, Market Harborough, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Stamford, Oakham, those looking to relocate to these areas would also be considered.

Interviews are to take place immediately, with the potential of a December / January start for the right design talent.

Apply today!