DESIGN ENGINEER - Maternity Cover 9-12 month contract
Salary:
£24,991 to £40,313 (dependant on experience) Hours:
Full time 40 hours per week Benefits: Company Performance bonus 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays Big birthdays ending in a zero, receive an additional holiday Free personalized well-being plans, access to high street discounts Employee Assistance programme Health Cash Plan At Playdale Playgrounds, we are a dynamic, international business currently in 50 countries, designing, manufacturing, and installing fun, exciting outdoor playground equipment. We pride ourselves on creating exciting, innovative, and educational outdoor play equipment that makes children smile all over the world. Are you someone who enjoys a challenge and thrives on finding solutions? Are you passionate about designing quality, innovative products in a fast-paced but friendly environment? Then this role could be for you, and we want to hear from you! Our creative Technical Department based at our HQ in Haverthwaite currently has an immediate opening for a Mechanical Engineer. You will be responsible for carrying out duties including research, analysis, 3D design, costing, prototyping, product testing, engineering documentation, and process improvement, not only for new product developments but also improving and maintaining our extensive range of existing children’s playground products. Duties include: Ensuring all product developments consider usability, ergonomics, safety, cost, manufacturability, ease of installation, and packaging, meeting international, national, and organizational safety standards. Guaranteeing customer service in everything you do, providing expert advice to your customers in a friendly manner to deliver service, with the desire to exceed customer expectations. Use of 3D CAD software to create detailed models and drawings of products and their components. Updating and maintaining stock records, BOMs, and technical documentation. Getting hands-on constructing prototypes and performing physical testing. About you: You will need to have a get-it-done mindset, thriving in the fast pace of a small company where you will be working on multiple projects at the same time, and you love to see your designs become a reality. Solidworks or Inventor experience or similar is essential. You must be able to think creatively, innovatively, and have impeccable attention to detail. Knowledge of metal, wood, and plastic manufacturing processes is desirable, with the ability to schedule workload and problem-solve effectively. This is a fixed-term position to cover maternity leave for an initial 12 months. The core working hours are 40 hours per week. In return, we offer excellent benefits and the opportunity to really make smiles in children’s play! If you think this is the right opportunity for you and you are excited to take on a new challenge, please click Apply Now or visit our jobs page and apply directly - playdale.co.uk/jobs
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£24,991 to £40,313 (dependant on experience) Hours:
Full time 40 hours per week Benefits: Company Performance bonus 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays Big birthdays ending in a zero, receive an additional holiday Free personalized well-being plans, access to high street discounts Employee Assistance programme Health Cash Plan At Playdale Playgrounds, we are a dynamic, international business currently in 50 countries, designing, manufacturing, and installing fun, exciting outdoor playground equipment. We pride ourselves on creating exciting, innovative, and educational outdoor play equipment that makes children smile all over the world. Are you someone who enjoys a challenge and thrives on finding solutions? Are you passionate about designing quality, innovative products in a fast-paced but friendly environment? Then this role could be for you, and we want to hear from you! Our creative Technical Department based at our HQ in Haverthwaite currently has an immediate opening for a Mechanical Engineer. You will be responsible for carrying out duties including research, analysis, 3D design, costing, prototyping, product testing, engineering documentation, and process improvement, not only for new product developments but also improving and maintaining our extensive range of existing children’s playground products. Duties include: Ensuring all product developments consider usability, ergonomics, safety, cost, manufacturability, ease of installation, and packaging, meeting international, national, and organizational safety standards. Guaranteeing customer service in everything you do, providing expert advice to your customers in a friendly manner to deliver service, with the desire to exceed customer expectations. Use of 3D CAD software to create detailed models and drawings of products and their components. Updating and maintaining stock records, BOMs, and technical documentation. Getting hands-on constructing prototypes and performing physical testing. About you: You will need to have a get-it-done mindset, thriving in the fast pace of a small company where you will be working on multiple projects at the same time, and you love to see your designs become a reality. Solidworks or Inventor experience or similar is essential. You must be able to think creatively, innovatively, and have impeccable attention to detail. Knowledge of metal, wood, and plastic manufacturing processes is desirable, with the ability to schedule workload and problem-solve effectively. This is a fixed-term position to cover maternity leave for an initial 12 months. The core working hours are 40 hours per week. In return, we offer excellent benefits and the opportunity to really make smiles in children’s play! If you think this is the right opportunity for you and you are excited to take on a new challenge, please click Apply Now or visit our jobs page and apply directly - playdale.co.uk/jobs
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