Development Manager

Overview: Working with our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for a Development Manager to join their team in support of continued growth and investment in new equipment

 

Benefits:

• 33 days annual leave, including a shutdown at Christmas
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Company sick pay up to 24 weeks (increasing with years of service)
• All PPE provided, including safety shoes

 

Remit:

• This position will suit an experienced engineering professional with prior experience in the installation and commissioning of new Capital equipment
• The successful Development Manager candidate will be an electrically biased Engineer with strong appreciation of plastics manufacturing machinery and ancillary equipment
• Fantastic opportunity for a skilled Engineer with supervisory experience to progress into a senior position focused on new equipment and plant improvement projects

 

Role:

• In the role of Development Manager you will be responsible for the safe installation of Capital equipment and site improvement projects
• As Development Manager you will lead on the identification, evaluation, development and implementation of new equipment and processing technologies
• Identify and specify new equipment, seeking out potential suppliers and gathering quotations
• Lead feasibility studies and technical evaluations for new equipment
• Working closely with suppliers on equipment design requirements / solutions
• Liaise with suppliers and OEM’s to ensure technical and commercial alignment
• Present to senior management the costs and timescales to realise a specific project
• Manage projects from inception through to handover to production in terms of safety, cost, time and quality
• Coordinate trials and validation of new machinery and equipment
• Collaborate with production and quality teams to embed new processes and standards
• Provide technical guidance to engineering and operations teams on machinery and processing

 

Experience Requirements:

• Time served electrically biased Engineer qualified to HNC / HND level
• Good working knowledge of Mechatronics, PLC Technology, Servo drives and Control systems
• Good communication skills with the ability to manage suppliers and contractors
• Experience on the safe installation and commissioning of  new equipment
• Proven experience within plastics manufacturing
• Strong project management skills
• Experience with robotics and automation
• Understanding of health & safety requirements for industrial equipment
• Leadership and people management skills

 

Key Words: “Development Manager”, “Development Engineer”, “Commissioning Engineer”, “Maintenance Engineer”, “Service Engineer”, “Electrical Engineer”, “Injection Moulding”, “Plastics”, “Project Engineer”