At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a talented design team to create bespoke food machinery and automation solutions.
- Company: Join a well-established industry leader with over 60 years of engineering expertise.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, training, enhanced holidays, and a tech package.
- Other info: Fully office-based role in Hull with excellent career progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in food manufacturing while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in machinery design and strong 3D CAD skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
£50,000 - £60,000 + Training + Progression + Tech Package + Enhanced Holidays + Company Benefits
Hull, East Yorkshire
Are you a Design Engineer or Design Manager from a machinery or pneumatics background, looking to step into a leadership role where you'll manage a skilled design team and help deliver bespoke machinery to some of the biggest names in food manufacturing? This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established industry leader with over 60 years of engineering expertise, designing and manufacturing bespoke food processing and automation machinery for globally recognised manufacturers including Bakkavor, Ramona's Food, and other leading food producers.
In this role, you'll lead and mentor a team of talented design engineers, overseeing projects from concept through to manufacture while working closely with senior leadership, production, procurement, and customers. You'll drive continuous improvement, ensure designs are optimised for manufacture, and help deliver innovative automation solutions for clients across the UK and internationally.
The ideal candidate will have experience designing special purpose machinery, pneumatic equipment, or packaging machinery, with strong 3D CAD knowledge and a passion for leading people.
The Role:
- Managing and developing a team of Design Engineers
- Leading bespoke machinery projects from concept through manufacture
- Working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
- Driving design for manufacture, quality, and continuous improvement
- Reviewing drawings, technical documentation, and engineering standards
- Fully office-based in Hull
The Person:
- Design Engineer or Design Manager background
- Experience within food processing machinery, special purpose machinery, or pneumatics
- Strong 3D CAD experience (SolidWorks, Inventor, AutoCAD, or similar)
- Commutable to Hull
If you are interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.
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