Well established manufacturing company. Senior Management Role based in Burnley.

Client Details

Our client is a well established, growing manufacturing company and an extremely valued customer of ours who is currently recruiting a Design Manager (Engineering, R&D, Technical) in Burnley.

Description

* Lead and develop the small R&D / technical team in the design and development of products and technical solutions for customers * Support the commercial function of the business with technical input for both new & existing customer or technical enquiries. * Be the main point of contact for technical queries for clients or internal team members. * To lead the technical project process for both new and existing products which require modification including preparation of technical proposals * Identify & deliver cost savings through value engineering without compromising the existing integrity or quality of the product, right through to designing new products that are designed for manufacture to deliver optimised cost from a materials & labour perspective * Management of the company's technical database, ensuring that all products have the appropriate technical drawings and that these are up to date and accurate. Facilitating the altering and renewing of drawings when required. * Project/Time management to visualise workload and plan accordingly meeting both customer and internal expectations * Utilise Simulation (FEA) to ensure th...