Design Draughtsman

DESIGN ENGINEER / DRAUGHTSPERSON
Peterborough
£40,000 – £45,000 DOE + Overtime + Benefits
Your Recruitment Coach are working with an established and growing engineering business looking to add an experienced 3D SolidWorks Design Engineer /
Draughtsperson to their Project Engineering team.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys designing, problem solving and seeing their work come to life.
You’ll be involved from initial concept through to installation, working on bespoke food processing systems and industrial projects.
The Role of DESIGN ENGINEER / DRAUGHTSPERSON
Working alongside a close-knit team of Project Engineers, you’ll take responsibility for a range of design and draughting requirements, including:
Developing 3D models and detailed fabrication drawings
Sheet metal and structural steelwork design
Designing access platforms, walkways and staircases
Site surveys and measuring existing operating areas
Producing fabrication and installation drawings
Process layout design and refinement
Designing interconnecting chutes and equipment
Load-bearing calculations and identifying foot loadings
Identifying utility connection points
Producing risk assessments for specific solutions and layouts
Updating drawings to reflect as-installed designs
The projects are predominantly within the food processing industry, so experience of hygienic and food-safe design is highly beneficial.
About You
We’re looking for an experienced design engineer or draughtsperson who has:
Strong 3D SolidWorks experience, ideally including Weldments, Sheet Metal and Part Modelling
Experience designing equipment and structural steelwork
Good knowledge of industrial fabrication methods
Experience producing detailed fabrication drawings
HNC/HND in Engineering or equivalent
Minimum 3 years' industrial design experience
Working knowledge of AutoCAD
An understanding of machinery guarding, CE marking and machinery regulations
A practical and commercial approach to design and value engineering
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team
A flexible and enthusiastic approach
Willingness to undertake occasional UK and overseas site surveys
Experience within food machinery, food processing or hygienic design would be particularly useful.
This is a role of a DESIGN ENGINEER / DRAUGHTSPERSON where you can genuinely see the results of your work — from the initial design, through fabrication and installation, to the finished production line.
Apply through Your Recruitment Coach or get in touch for a confidential conversation
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed