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Junior Mechanical Design Engineer

ATA Recruitment
Wigston
3 days ago
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Junior Mechanical Design Engineer
Leicestershire
£28,000 – 32,000
The Company
Our client design and manufactures highly bespoke fabricated mechanical systems for a wide range of sectors including general industrial manufacturing as well as the metals and chemicals manufacturing sectors.
The business has been trading for over 70 years and has a great reputation in their industry known for the quality of their products and the service they provide for their customers.
The business carries out a wide range of fabrication on their shop floor including welding, press brake work and CNC Plasma Processing allow them to make their products bespoke for their customers tailoring them to the exact solutions the customer needs.
The business has new leadership in place, and the new senior team have ambitious plans to grow the business and update systems across the business to support this future growth.
The business is now looking to recruit a Junior Mechanical Design Engineer as part of their succession planning with immediate effect. This will be a great opportunity to learn from and be mentored by a vastly experienced team with opportunities to develop into senior roles in the business in the future.
The Role
The role of Junior Mechanical Design Engineer will be in a great position to learn from two senior members of the team who both have decades of experience in the sector. You will also have the opportunity to take on further responsibility in the future as your role grows as part of the companies succession planning.
Key responsibilities for the Junior Mechanical Design Engineer will be:
Using AutoCAD to produce manufacturing drawings for manufactured components
Key components include Filters, Ducting, Fans, Impellers and Panels for equipment
Using AutoCAD to produce equipment layout for customer sites
Visiting customers with the senior mechanical design engineer to carry out site surveys
Carrying out calculations for air flow, air volume, pressure drops and sizing of equipment
The Candidate
To be successful in your application for this Junior Mechanical Design Engineer role you will need:
Experience in the use of AutoCAD 2D
To be willing to learn and take on new ideas
Strong attention to detail
A supporting engineering qualification
Some experience in mechanical design for manufacture for sheet metal or fabrication processes
The Benefits
For this Junior Mechanical Design Engineer role the following benefits are on offer:
£28,000 – 32,000
Future development and succession into more senior roles
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
If you're interested please apply online, send your CV to or give me a call on
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