Product Development Engineer (KTP)

Salary: £21,074

You must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom (in accordance with UK Border Agency guidelines) to apply for this vacancy

Post Description:            

This is an exciting career opportunity to work within a company which specialises in the production and distribution of industrial catering equipment worldwide, on a two year project in collaboration with Metcalfe Catering Ltd and the Menai Innovation Centre, Coleg Menai.

The successful applicant will possess excellent technical, presentational and interpersonal skills, in order to develop and introduce a streamlined and creative product development process that will introduce new lightweight materials, so as to utilise advances in manufacturing technology to support the company’s strategic plan to modernise its extensive product portfolio.

Support, mentoring and training from the senior management team of the company and academic team, coupled with a with a generous training budget supported by a 24 month Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). The successful applicant will be largely based at Metcalfe Catering’s site near Blaenau Ffestiniog, within the picturesque Snowdonia National Park.

Main Tasks:

The KTP Associate will be supported to lead and facilitate the review and implementation of a new and innovative design to manufacture system, with particular emphasis on existing products and utilising the very latest advances in technology to establish a new product development process that enables the company to introduce an innovative changes.

Main Duties & Responsibilities: 

Evaluate and review existing design to manufacture processes and sub-systemsAnalyze and asses requirements for the procurement and installation of CADLead the development of a new design to manufacture systems to support new product development. This will involve: conducting background research in to capabilities and limitations of existing systems and softwareReview potential of introducing lightweight composite materials to productsCreate new product coding systemDevelop and implement New Product Development processCreate and develop concept models from existing product range utilising new NPD processEvaluate and introduce new manufacturing processesCreate new product to validate the New Product Development Process

The post holder will primarily be based in the host company but employed by Grwp Llandrillo-Menai. The successful candidate will be expected to attend appropriate training as agreed with the supervisors which is linked to the project and their personal development.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications:

Essential:

A minimum of HND or above in Product, Industrial Design or an engineering discipline

Knowledge & Experience:

Essential:

Recent industrial experience of designing products using Solidworks or other CAD platformsAble to organize and document work professionally, manage time effectively and meet deadlines

Desirable:

Process thinker with an understanding of how design to manufacture processes can be utilised to support/develop New Product DevelopmentExperience in product modeling, prototyping and testing

Skills & Personal Attributes:

Essential:

Excellent organisation skills and a flexible approach to prioritise work to meet deadlines and deliver resultsClear and concise written and oral communication skills, with the ability to interact with a range of stakeholdersAble to work in a team orientated collaborative environment with minimum supervisionAnalytic and problem solving abilities with a keen attention to detailAbility to communicate effectively in EnglishCurrent UK driving licence

Desirable:

Aptitude for creative design and problem solvingThe ability to communicate effectively in Welsh

For further information: 01248 383318 or click Apply

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