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Design Team Leader
March 24, 2023 | Comments Off on Design Team Leader
Catfoss Recruitment Ltd are currently in partnership with a globally respected R&D company that is looking to recruit a Design Team Leader to their expanding team on a permanent basis.
They are looking to recruit an experienced and ambitious Design Team Leader to provide effective management and leadership to the Design team. The Team Leader will be responsible for ensuring the design capability meets the current and future needs of the business by developing their existing skills and capabilities.
Reporting to the Head of Design and Manufacture, the successful candidate will be expected to take responsibility as Senior or Lead Designer for designated projects and should have a track record of driving and supporting teams with high technical level.
Design Team Leader - What you will get the chance to do:
This is a varied and demanding role and it involves a number of duties and responsibilities.
* Responsible and accountable for the co-ordination and utilisation of all the design resources and assets in a multidisciplinary environment.
* Responsible for D&M's quality of design work via a structured Design approval process which includes internal design reviews and drawing approval process.
* Manage direct reports by providing regular and timely communication, direct personal contact, clear and unambiguous instructions and ensure that these management 'best practices' are flowed through the Design Office.
* Ensure that the design team are fully competent in the use of all relevant software packages.
* Ensure the Design team proactively supports project delivery plans and complete design tasks on time, to cost and project specific quality standards.
* Ensure drawings or CAD have been peer reviewed and approved prior to release for manufacture in accordance with Design approval process.
* Assist the Head of D&M in developing operational strategies for continual improvement including design methods, processes, systems, design for manufacture/assembly/test.
* Participate in the D&M integrated project planning process including time/cost estimating, identifying resource conflicts and providing guidance and support for solutions.
* Support regular individual and team reviews with the designers to ensure best practice is shared and manage the appraisal system and objective setting for the designers.
* Ensure the Design Office apprenticeship programme be managed and supervision and coaching be given to junior designers.
* Maintain CAD and other design office Hardware and Software inventory and keep abreast of latest updates that are relevant to company capability.
* Ensure all design data is managed, stored and organised consistently across the team and that the company Design Manual is maintained, made accessible and fully utilised.
Design Team Leader - What we would like to see:
* Hold relevant and sufficient academic qualifications.
* Operational knowledge and experience of CAD preferably CATIA V5.
* Demonstrated leadership experience in a technical project-based environment.
* Knowledge of design, manufacturing and production procedures, machines, tools and inspection techniques.
* Possess strong leadership credentials including inter-personal, people-management.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Have a desire to succeed, see those around them succeed and be driven by continuous improvement.
* Be capable of applying problem-solving techniques in a logical, competent and timely manner.
* Have a natural creativity and curiosity for mechanical design.
* Be a confident, self-motivated individual committed to ensuring that customer satisfaction is achieved in line with company account strategy.
* Be prepared for travel and out-of-hours working from time to time.
* Have commercial awareness and client relationship management experience.
This is an exciting permanent opportunity for the right person to be part of a successful and highly skilled engineering company, working 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday. In return, we offer a range of benefits including: a competitive salary and pension scheme; flexible working options, free parking; employee assistance programme; private health insurance and 26 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing with service)
The successful candidate must satisfy security clearance requirements - including the last 5 years continual UK residency.
Design Team Leader suitable previous job titles: Design Team Leader, Design Manager, Design Supervisor, Senior Design Engineer, Lead Design Engineer, Principal Design Engineer, Principal Engineer
Due to current high volumes of applications to our advertised jobs, we are unable to respond to every application. All successful candidates will be contacted as soon as possible.