Job Description
Job Title: Electrical Design Engineer
Salary: £43,000 – £48,000
Benefits: To be discussed at interview
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Rotherham
Job Start date: ASAP
Shift Pattern: Days (Flexitime)
We’re supporting our client, a world leader in the metals industry with advanced, top-tier technology, based in Rotherham, who are looking for a Electrical Design Engineer to join their growing team.
Position Overview: As a Electrical Design Engineer, you’ll be a vital part of our operations. Your primary focus will be to provide electrical design to the Product Development, Manufacture, and After-sales functions of the business. Reporting to Design Manager, the job holder shall provide this technical support using a hands-on approach.
Responsibilities for Electrical Design Engineer:
- Undertake all work activities safely, ensuring compliance with all health, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
- To always act in a professional manner to develop designs which are aligned with the principles, strategy and goals of the business and expectations of the customer.
- Work to timescales with a production system to allow projects to complete to plan.
- To review requirements documentation for each contract as it arises, ensuring that objectives and technical specifications are clearly defined and understood for SCM, In-Chain and Rollscan products.
- Generate electrical schematics, bills of material and production documents.
- Actively participate in the whole life cycle of an engineering project, providing electrical system expertise to ensure the successful delivery of the product.
- Liaise with purchasing, production and other design functions and provide regular updates.
- Interface directly with customers and suppliers.
- Remotely support where necessary testing and site commissioning activities.
- Where necessary, compile training manuals and facilitate Customer training sessions.
About You:
The jobholder shall:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in an engineering or scientific discipline; complemented by relevant industrial experience. However, those with at least an HNC qualification that can demonstrate comparable academic and industry experience will also be considered.
- Hold 18th Edition certification.
- Be an experienced user of AutoCAD and Inventor and be generally computer literate.
- Be comfortable working in a cross functional team offering expertise and creating shared solutions.
- Be familiar and proficient at electrical schematic definition & generation, with a demonstrable record of applied electrical engineering practices.
- Be highly motivated, well-organised and be flexible to support Customer site activities where needed.
- Have a good understanding of machinery safety principles, and a positive attitude to good health & safety working practices, including risk assessments, correct use of PPE and “doing the right thing”.
- Possess good data and analytical skills.
- Have good attention to detailed required for ‘right first time’ production ethos.
Ideally the job holder will:
- Have an understanding of PLC’s and control systems.
- Have experience or understanding of defining and developing electrical systems for bespoke equipment.
- Wish to progress and develop within the wider design team.
- Have at least 3 years’ experience in industry.
Benefits:
- 35-hour week, with 1pm finish on Fridays.
- Flexible start / finish times: start from 7am up to 9:30am, finish from 3:30pm onwards.
- 25 days of holidays + 2 additional company days (Tuesdays following late May BH and August BH)+ all Bank Holidays. Fridays can be taken using a half day holiday by adjusting working hours Monday – Thursday.
- Scottish Widows Group Person Pension Scheme – 6% employer and 4% employee contribution.
- Death in Service benefit of 10 x annual salary, Permanent Health Insurance (for all members of the pension scheme).
- Westfield Health Level 3 (taxable benefit).
- Comprehensive induction programme (1 week of induction, including team lunch on the first day).
- Comprehensive training programme including personal development opportunities.
- Succession planning programme.
- For certain roles – Hybrid Working up to 2 days per week from home (following successful completion of probation period, usually 3 months).
- Opportunity to work condensed hours in the workshop.
- Fully expensed business travel – where relevant, employees traveling away from home on business, receive an additional £75 per day via payroll. This rate increases to £85 per day after 21 consecutive days.
- Annual Flu Vaccination.
- Christmas shut-down.
- Annual Christmas party (fully paid for the employee and their partner).
- Various team activities, including celebratory food in the car park, bake off competitions and different charity events.
- ‘Family feel’ company, dependent care policy, counselling, coaching, enhanced employee support programme.
Job Application:
If you would like to be considered for the role of Electrical Design Engineer, please apply with your full CV – or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.
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