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Mechanical Design Engineer

Location Manchester, England Date posted April 26, 2024 Job ID 16233
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METTLER TOLEDO Safeline are a leading global provider of metal detection systems for the food, pharmaceutical, and packaging industries. With over 40 years of experience, Safeline has a strong reputation for providing cutting-edge technology, exceptional product quality, and world-class customer service. We are committed to delivering superior technology are proud to be the trusted partner of many of the world's leading food and pharmaceutical companies.

We are looking for a skilled and creative Mechanical Design Engineer who has a strong interest in enhancing quality, reducing expenses, and reducing lead times for both standard and bespoke products. If you are an ambitious and driven Mechanical Design Engineer who is enthusiastic about developing innovative designs and working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, we invite you to apply for this position.

Key responsibilities include:
  • Generating new conveyor/non-conveyor systems to customer specifications, from design and Bill of Material formulation, through to release for Purchasing/Production.
  • Liaising with suppliers to find optimal design solutions, whilst considering overall Lead Times.
  • Completing mechanical design checks for other members of the team, to ensure quality release of work.
  • Supporting Production with any issues that may arise during system build, to improve 'Right First Time'.
  • Working alongside neighbouring departments to ensure that Forward Load and Lead Time are reduced, keeping in line with business targets.
  • Developing, maintaining and amending engineering design drawings using CAD software (Autodesk Inventor).
  • Implementing Engineering Changes accurately and within required timescales.
  • Ensuring project costs/estimates are understood against actual costs.
  • Participating in and recommending continuous improvement activities.
What You Need to Succeed
  • Degree or HND/HNC in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
  • Proven experience in design engineering
  • Knowledge of CAD data management systems – ideally Teamcenter.
  • Knowledge of MRP systems – ideally SAP.
  • Skilled in Autodesk Inventor or similar 3D CAD software package.
  • Formal design change management knowledge.
  • Experience in ensuring designs meet regulatory compliance.
  • Ability to time manage own projects effectively and self-direct where necessary.
  • Ability to adapt to new processes and challenging situations.
Our Offer to You
  • Competitive salary
  • Employee bonus
  • Flexible and hybrid working – 3 days working from home after probation 
  • 26 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
  • Employee social and wellbeing events
  • Development opportunities 
  • Life Assurance
  • Work for the market leader in Metal Detection
About Mettler Toledo
METTLER TOLEDO is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and services. We are recognized as an innovation leader and our solutions are critical in key R&D, quality control, and manufacturing processes for customers in a wide range of industries including life sciences, food, and chemicals. We operate throughout the world with a culture shaped by innovation and international flair.
Equal Opportunity Employment
We promote equal opportunity worldwide and value diversity in our global workforce, which reflects the diversity in the many countries in which we operate internationally. Our commitment to Equal Opportunity and Diversity begins with our recruitment and selection process. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process. If you consider yourself to have a disability or learning difficulty which means you are unable to complete the application process online, please get in touch by email to ukrecruitment@mt.com so that we can make alternative arrangements for you. For more information on our commitment to Sustainability, Diversity and Equal Opportunity please visit us here.
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