SolidWorks CAD Designer Draughtsman

A4 Plus Ltd ,
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to £30,000 DOE

Overview

The Company Our Client provides full turn-key solutions for food industry equipment in the UK and overseas. Typically the design, manufacture, project management and installation of high volume production lines for snack food manufacturing including; root crop processing, canning and coffee processing. The Role Working under own initiative, with support from the close-knit Project Engineering team, fulfilling “inception to completion” design and draughting requirements for food processing lines. Developing models and fabrication drawings. Sheet-metal formations and structural steelwork. Working to and delivering highly hygienic (food safe) design standards. • Site survey of operating areas • Steelwork design, load bearing calculations, fabrication drawings. • Access walkways and staircase design and fabrication drawings. • Documented risk assessments for the specific solutions and the interacting layout. • Process layout refinement and design of interconnecting transfer chutes etc. • Identify foot-loadings for interaction with construction companies. • Identify utility connection points for the process layout. • Receive “as installed” layouts from the installing engineer and update as necessary. Ideal candidate will have experience in:- • Food machinery design - hygienic food-safe solutions • Fabrication processes • CE marking, machinery directive and guarding requirements • Conversant with 2D & 3D CAD Candidate (minimum) Attributes • • Previous experience in equipment & steelwork design and fabrication techniques • Minimum 3 years industrial experience • HNC / HND qualification in engineering • Dynamic, enthusiastic and flexible approach • This is an office based role but the successful candidate will have the opportunity, if desired, to travel (site surveys; UK and overseas) • Commercial awareness applied to designing - value engineering approach • Excellent people skills and clear communicator with the ability to form strong team bonds • Computer literate with working knowledge of the following; SolidWorks (Weldments, sheet-metal, part modelling, piping, stress analysis) and AutoCAD The Package • Be part of a dynamic team of enthusiastic engineers working under own initiative. Casual yet professional open-plan office environment. • Excellent job satisfaction through turn-key “cradle to grave” involvement. • Base salary is dependent on experience and candidates specific attributes. Weekday overtime of x1, Weekend overtime of x1.5 and Bank Holidays x2 • 20 days holiday Jan-Dec plus 1 day for each year served to maximum 26 public holidays • Private healthcare after qualifying period • Company contributory pension scheme

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