Head of Mechanical Design

Head of Mechanical Design
West Yorkshire
£75,000-£80,000 base salary + benefits
The Company
Our client designs and manufactures large capital goods for the process industry. Producing purely bespoke designs, they offer a one-of-a-kind product that matches client specifications exactly. The business generates £25 million revenue and are trusted by their customers due to their 98% product efficiency.
The company has been operating for over 100 years and now has over 150-person headcount. Over the last 3 years they have seen almost 40% revenue growth, and have invested into training and developing their team, both through internal and external training providers.
The Role
The role of Head of Mechanical Design will involve leading a team of Mechanical Design Managers and Engineers responsible for project-style design work. Leading a 4-person Design Management team and 9 Engineers, you will ensure the team keep to agreed timescales and are of the highest possible quality. You will:
Lead the design team, ensuring competency and providing training, development, and day-to-day management
Keep design projects to timescales, quality, and conformity requirements, signing off on designs and drawings before issue
Creating business cases for non-contract product modifications
Working cross-collaboratively with applications, project, sales, scheduling, and engineering teams
Ensuring information from the customer is converted into conceptual design layouts & instructions
The Candidate
To be successful in your application for this Head of Mechanical Design role you will need:
Proven ability to lead teams of design engineers
Experience producing 3D mechanical designs of heavy industrial equipment
Familiarity with concepts such as thermofluids, stress analysis, and pressure drop calculations.
Flexibility to work between projects depending on scale and customer demand
The Benefits
For this Head of Mechanical Design role the following benefits are on offer:
£75,000 - £80,000 base salary
25 days holiday + bank holidays
6% employer contribution / 4% employee contribution
Flexible working structure
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