Design Engineer

Manufacturing and Tooling Engineer Location: Blackpool, Lancashire Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm, with flexitime available Contract: Permanent, full-time An established and market-leading manufacturer of environmental and safety products is looking to recruit a Manufacturing and Tooling Engineer to join its Product Design team in Blackpool.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in manufacturing engineering, production, tooling or product development who enjoys solving technical problems and improving how products are manufactured. Working closely with Product Designers, production teams, suppliers and toolmakers, you'll play an important role in bringing new products into manufacture, developing tooling solutions and improving existing production processes.

The position offers variety, hands-on engineering challenges and the opportunity to contribute to projects from product development through to successful production launch. Key Responsibilities Review, develop and approve production tooling to ensure it meets design, quality and manufacturing requirements.

Liaise with suppliers and toolmakers to progress projects and resolve technical challenges. Attend tooling trials, evaluate first-off samples and support production approval. Carry out dimensional inspections of components against engineering drawings and specifications.

Analyse and improve manufacturing and assembly processes to increase quality, efficiency and productivity. Conduct time and motion studies to support process improvement and resource planning. Manage existing tooling, including maintenance, modifications and replacement.

Design and develop jigs, fixtures and manufacturing aids using 3D CAD and 3D printing. Produce and maintain engineering drawings, assembly documentation and bills of materials. Identify opportunities for automation, continuous improvement and production cost reduction.

About YouWe're interested in candidates with experience in an engineering, manufacturing, production or product development environment who can demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and a practical understanding of manufacturing processes.

You may have experience in areas such as: Manufacturing Engineering or Production Engineering Tooling, toolmaking, jigs and fixtures Mechanical or Product Design Engineering New Product Introduction (NPI) and product launc...

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