Express ProductsDesign Engineer - Blackpool
The Glasdon Group is a market leader in the design, marketing, and supply of environmental and safety products. Driven by a commitment to innovation and excellence, we deliver high-quality solutions that support a cleaner, safer environment.
To engineer and develop jigs, fixtures and CNC machine programmes to support efficient, high-quality manufacturing processes, while working closely with manufacturers to optimise tooling performance and quality standards. The role supports the Product Design team in the successful transition of new products from development into production, overseeing production validation, sign-off and handover. Candidates with experience in plastic moulding, toolmaking or manufacturing are desirable, with qualifications in Engineering, Manufacturing or Design being advantageous.
Responsibilities
Key Tasks
- Review and approve production tooling, ensuring it meets design and quality requirements. Liaise with suppliers and the supply chain to progress tooling and resolve technical queries.
- Attend and review tooling trials, assessing first off samples and sign-off readiness (potential for overseas travel).
- Carry out dimensional checking of components against drawings and specifications to confirm conformance.
- Audit and improve existing production assembly methods to enhance quality, efficiency and cost.
- Conduct time and motion studies to inform assembly methods, resourcing and continuous improvement.
- Manage and control the existing tooling portfolio, coordinating maintenance, modification and replacement.
- Design and develop production jigging and fixtures using 3D CAD and 3D printing.
- Product details 2D component and assembly drawings.
- Product and maintain parts lists and bills of materials.
Key Objectives
- Ensure production tooling is reviewed, approved and signed off to agreed timescales and quality standards.
- Maintain accurate control and records of the existing tooling portfolio.
- Improve assembly efficiency and reduce production costs through methods audits and time and motion studies.
- Ensure components conform to drawings and specifications through consistent dimensional checking.
The above lists are not exhaustive and may evolve with the role and business needs.
Key Facts
- Competitive starting salary.
- 33 days paid holiday (rising to 38 with service).
- Flexible holiday booking in 30-minute blocks.
- Buy/sell up to 5 days holiday annually.
- Performance bonuses.
- Final salary pension scheme (after min. 2 years).
- NEST pension scheme (from 3 months).
- Life insurance (after min. 2 years).
- Private health insurance (after min. 1 year).
- Health cashback plan.
- Sick pay scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Compassionate leave.
- Relocation support loans.
- Long service awards.
- Subsidised on-site café and social space.
- Free on-site parking.
- Special occasion gifts.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- On-site gym and changing facilities.
- Team building activities.
- Flexitime work pattern.
- Company events.
- EV charging points (at cost).
- Paid charity days and fundraising events.
- Social activities.
- Career progression opportunities.
- Skills development and professional study support.
- Comprehensive training programmes.
Ideal Candidate
Essential Skills & Attributes
- Proficiency in 3D CAD software, ideally SolidWorks, including detailed 2D drawings.
- Knowledge of a wide range of manufacturing processes.
- Understanding of production tooling and design for manufacture.
- Technically minded with strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Some engineering, manufacturing or design experience.
- Confident, proactive and self-motivated.
- Ability to work to strict deadlines.
- Good communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
- Full, clean UK driving licence.
- Knowledge of CNC equipment & CNC programming.
Desirable
- Experience of plastic moulding suppliers (rotational, injection or blow moulding).
- Experience with 3D printing and rapid prototyping.
- Knowledge of tooling and toolmaking.
- Experience of conducting time and motion studies.
- Project management experience.
Qualifications
- A qualification in Mechanical or Design Engineering (e.g. HNC/HND or degree) may be beneficial.
Benefits and Rewards
