Job reference 327137
Mechanical Design Engineer
[[salaryMin]] Salary: £45,944 - £49,654, plus 10% annual bonus (subject to eligibility), 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and company pension scheme
Permanent, Full time 41 hours
Royal Mail Engineering and Manufacturing Centre, Eastern Avenue, Gloucester, GL4 3AA
About The Role
The Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for delivering high levels of mechanical engineering competence to a team of highly skilled technical engineers. The role will work actively as part of the Design Engineering team, striving to modernise and improve existing processes whilst driving new and innovative solutions into our current ways of working to improve business performance.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead mechanical design of in-house technical solutions
- Lead testing and implementation plan for mechanical bias projects within the design engineering team
- Play a leading role in driving engineering design projects, innovations and solutions both centrally and locally4. Identify future opportunities to drive in-house manufacturing capability to deliver key elements of engineering design projects
- Champion new processes to drive in-house capability, innovation and people development within engineering
- Work closely with maintenance teams to drive reliability into existing automation fleet
- Will have the ability to inspire and energise a team of technical experts to deliver high performance
- Be a positive leader within engineering, playing a key role in the development of central and national teams
- Own their personal development, identifying areas to grow own skills and knowledge
About You
A minimum of a level 4 (NVQ or equivalent) qualification in a mechanical engineering discipline
- Experience in detailed product design and development within an automated environment
- A strong Engineering background with proven ability to demonstrate intuitive thinking towards engineering problem solving and solution delivery.
- Strong knowledge and experience of using CAD/CAM software
- Ability to meet product development deadlines and quality parameter targets
Extra Benefits
- Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
- Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
- Supportive and generous company sick pay
- Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
- Available only to perm employees
Next Steps
Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.
Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.
We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/
Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
