Our client is a leading manufacturer of custom-made steel door and fire door solutions.
Decades of manufacturing experience, designing and making quality products whilst offering first class customer service.
Brief Description of Job Purpose:
Researching, creating and developing products relating to the steel door industry. You will be heavily involved in expanding our body of Test Evidence and Certification for steel doors. This may include designing and arranging for test doors etc. to be made and linking in with other departments like Sales and Production to ensure projects are completed on time. You will be overseeing wider elements of R&D like ensuring our library of test data is kept up to date and filed correctly.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
The role of Research and Development Engineer will achieve results in the following key areas, in conjunction with the Sales and Production departments, to fulfil the overall job purpose. This is not an exhaustive list:
- New and existing product development. For example, you may be asked how we could improve the performance of a Fire Door and asked to implement these changes. We are constantly seeking improvement across our entire product range of new and existing products.
- Accurately create 3D models and draw designs using Solidworks. Solidworks based qualification Eg. CSWP certificate ideal. Previous experience with Solidworks Sheet Metal advantageous.
- Perform and oversee fire, security & performance testing on products ensuring they meet relevant standards for the industry. You may be required to travel within the UK and abroad to oversee testing programmes.
- Monitor and oversee building sample doors for testing.
- Engage with other areas of the business (Sales, Production) to ensure key targets are met.
- Production engineering to improve factory efficiencies.
- Support business with technical queries – Sales, customers, production, drawing office.
Knowledge, Experience and Personal Attributes:
• Minimum 3 years work experience in a Research & Development or Testing role within a manufacturing environment.
• Degree Level or equivalent in an Engineering or Design based subject.
• GCSE Grades A-C in Mathematics, Physics, IT and English.
• Full understanding of Solidworks. CSWP certificate ideal.
• Experience of Product Design using sheet metal or other CNC production methods.
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel where required.
• Understanding of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook).
If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions.
