Mechanical Designer

Job description

Job title - Mechanical Designer
Location - Clitheroe
Rate - up to £43 per hour

*Mandatory fields
Job purpose
To design and deliver projects and modifications in order to meet business and site needs.

Principal accountabilities
• To work with internal customers to develop and define the scope of projects / modifications

• To provide a full mechanical and maintenance design service, meeting all project/maintenance requirements, including the preparation of drawings and documentation

• To carry out design calculations (and check calculations of others) ensuring full compliance with all relevant codes, standards and EHS requirements

• To explore, select and prepare full specifications for engineering items in order to satisfy bespoke requests

To accept delegated responsibility for purchasing and procurement in order to meet cost and timescale targets

• Plan, organise and provide technical support for internal and external technicians during the installation, and commissioning of modifications or projects
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Scope
• Contributing to Hazard Studies, PHRs, design reviews and project reviews
• Obtaining quotations and placing orders for specialist designs, equipment and installation services
• Liaising with suppliers to obtain technical data and support
• Hosting visits from suppliers
• Working with onsite customers from projects, production, maintenance and support departments to ensure that each design meets the requirements of the end user
• Developing bespoke designs to improve the performance of the various production plants
• Providing mechanical engineering expertise to the site.

Special factors
• The job holder will be required to work on a number of projects simultaneously
Person specification

Qualifications/ knowledge/ experience
(Technical/ professional knowledge and skills competency)
HNC in Mechanical Design or equivalent Essential
Significant practical design experience within a process or manufacturing environment Essential
Experience of working with PED/PSSR and piping systems Essential
Experience of using CAD packages Essential
Experience of preparing functional design specifications and engineering estimates Essential
NEBOSH Desirable

Personal skills and key competencies
(including JM behavioural competencies)
Analytical Thinking Essential
Ability to learn Essential
Flexibility Essential
Thoroughness Essential
Rational Persuasion Essential
Initiative Essential
Concern for standards Essential
Results Orientation Essential

Able to develop and maintain good working relationships Essential
Ability to organise resource, systems and prioritize work Essential
Problem solving skills Essential