Design Manager
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £55000 – £65000/annum
Design Manager required to join a well-established company based in the Coventry area. This company is a world leader in the design, manufacture, installation and management of process plant for Surface Treatment, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and Process Water Recycling.
The successful candidate will be expected to manage the companies design function in accordance with the company and international standards, regulatory requirements, and any current national and international legislation.
Design Manager Position Overview
Ensure designs and drawings are produced on time, to a high quality and can be produced within the agreed budget.
Develop and implement successful design strategies, outlining how the design team will create deliverables and implement them for the project.
Ensure design teams adopt and make effective use of standard parts and products.
Ensure required quality checking/approval procedures are carried out.
Co-ordinate efficient outsourcing of workload.
Ensure technical deliverables are produced within the required timescales, costs are properly managed within the project objectives and change is tightly controlled and scope properly managed.
Keep up to date with changing regulations and ensure compliance with all current technical and HSE regulations. Maintain TCF & TF for all projects and products.
Managing a team of engineers, supporting their continued professional development and conducting performance reviews in line with Company procedure.
Provide effective performance feedback through employee recognition, and disciplinary action, with the assistance of Human Resources, when necessary.
Work with Human Resources staff to recruit, interview, select, hire, and employ employees.
Maintain employee work schedules including assignments, training, annual leave and paid time off, and cover for absenteeism.
Report monthly on performance, set KPI's and manage the design goals.
Management/strategy for the Vault and CAD software. Consider the link with other applications and how to improve the flow of information.
Manage the design budget.
Any other reasonable duties as requested by a Manager of the Company.
Design Manager Position Requirements
Engineering Degree with previous experience of design engineering in capital equipment engineering environment – minimum of 10 years, ideally within process plant/capital equipment projects environment
Extensive knowledge of machinery engineering and all relevant governing regulations
Evident experience on Inventor/Vault – Minimum of 5 years
Previous experience managing a small team of engineers, with a track record of efficiently managing the teams' development, training, recruitment, and mentoring activities
Previous project management experience
Knowledge in Steel and/or Plastic fabrication
Strong team player who relishes an open and forthright working environment.
Able to build effective rapport with colleagues and managers
Enthusiastic and ambitious, on upward career path seeking new professional and/or personal development opportunity
Design Manager Position Remuneration
Full time – permanent
Salary – £55,000 to £65,000
25 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holiday
Company contribution pension scheme
Life assurance
Company perks discount schemeBennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer
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- Address Coventry, West Midlands
