About the role

Produce accurate and detailed CAD models & technical drawings for the manufacture of Unibox products & bespoke requirements against customer focussed design briefs. Liaising with multiple departments, being the key design contact on live projects with sales (and sometimes customers), Project Management, Procurement, Production & Installation teams.

Key Personal Attributes

• Team player
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Positive attitude
• Logical and methodical thinker
• Problem solver

Responsibilities

• Generating detailed drawing packs for both customer sign-off and production
• Project ownership and full understanding to facilitate communication across sales, production and installation teams
• Creating production detail design from design briefs or concepts
• Modifying and updating existing drawings as required
• Working with the Solidworks PDM Vault to ensure revision-controlled drawing detail
• Ensuring all drawings produced are accurate to brief and completed to schedule
• Ensure drawings meet the specifications required by the production team
• Provide technical advice and support to internal and external stakeholders
• Working within a strong and developing design team
• Maintain excellent levels of communication with internal teams
• Point of contact for design queries from clients or internal team members when required
• To look for opportunities to reduce costs in design, process, materials used and manufacturing techniques

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years Solidworks experience (will consider similar level of ability with alternative software, ie. Autodesk Inventor)
• Experience within revision controlled & process driven design environment
• Ability to work to critical deadlines
• Quick thinker with common sense
• Strong level of knowledge across a broad range of production for both design and process: Aluminium profile, Sheet metal fabrication, Tubular fabrication & welding, Sheet timber construction, sheet plastics construction
• Experience working on quick-turnaround projects whilst maintaining focus
• Experience collaborating with Account Managers to translate and interpret design briefs
• Experience in working in a client focussed environment
• Experience in a retail design or exhibition style industry advantageous
• Electrical and/or LED experience advantageous

Required Skills

• Keen attention-to-detail
• Ability to understand and apply new information
• Participate in new ideas and techniques to further self & process development
• Understanding of mechanical construction techniques
• Personable and positive attitude to work within a design team and with wider teams and departments
• Process and accuracy driven
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Articulate, with the ability to communicate at all levels

Pay range and compensation package

• Attractive salary
• Free onsite parking
• Non-corporate working environment
• 23 days annual holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing on length of service
• Additional paid "Unibox" bank holiday on the last working day of the year before Christmas
• Christmas shut down
• Regular social events
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cash health plan for everyday medical expenses (after passing probation)
• Training opportunities for personal and professional development
• Introduction incentive program is offered for employees who successfully introduce a new starter (t&c's apply)