Mechanical Design Engineer

Job title:

Mechanical Design Engineer

Company

Royal Mail

Job description

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Job reference 321914
Mechanical Design EngineerCompetitive salary, Car allowance of £4200 or £3700 as cash via payroll each month (£308.33), Family Private Healthcare, Annual bonus potential of upto 18%, Generous annual leave offering of 27.5 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 10 years servicePermanent, Full timeNational role with the need to be able to work onsite at our Gloucester office 3 days per week with some site travel across the UKAn exciting opportunity has arisen to join Royal Mail as a Mechanical Design Engineer. 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 performanceThis is a key role in our journey to bring the engineering vision to life, responsible for managing and developing a key team within engineering and supporting the growth of the engineering design strand.About the roleThe MDE plays a leading role in driving engineering design projects, innovations and solutions both centrally and locally. You will:

• Drive the mechanical design of in-house technical solutions whilst leading and testing and implementation plan for mechanical bias projects within the design engineering team
• Identify future opportunities to drive in-house manufacturing capability to deliver key elements of engineering design projects
• Deliver quality service to engineering teams for spares, obsolescence and continuous improvement initiatives
• 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
• Promote the business culture: Be Positive, Be Brilliant, Be Part of It and drive professionalism, positivity and engagement within all areas of RM Engineering

About YouYou should have the ability to work with a team technical experts to deliver high performance whilst playing a key role in the development of the function.You will have the following experience:

• 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
• Ability to work on own initiative and actively as part of a team
• A highly motivated individual with a proven track record of successfully delivering improvements and initiatives in a challenging environment

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 employeesNext StepsThe next stage of the selection process will be a face to face/virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people.We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.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:Closing Date 26th January. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.#LI-POST #RMG #LIMRT #LI-Hybrid

Expected salary

Location

Gloucester

Job date

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 06:30:35 GMT

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