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Product Designer - Gloucestershire - up to £26,000 (V04036)
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Our client is one of the leading specialists in the design and manufacture of auditorium and concourse seating. They work closely with a client's architect to adapt their existing product portfolio, tailored to specific project requirements.
With new management forging the next chapter, they are seeking a Project Design Engineer with a wide skill set and able to work within a small multi-tasking environment.
Responsibilities for the Project Design Engineer will include:
- Ensuring that all products are engineered properly from a prototyping perspective
- Working with client architects, preparing optimised layouts of seats to meet legal, ergonomic and functional requirements
- Adapting the existing product portfolio to suit specific client or project requirements
- Developing, optimising and value engineering the product portfolio to introduce new designs and ensuring material and production efficiency.
- Project management and liaising with architects, building contractors, end clients, manufacturing partners and sub-contractors
Skills and Experience for the Project Design Engineer:
- 2+ years’ experience in design and production engineering
- Proficiency with SolidWorks and AutoCAD
- Knowledge of Revit and BIM standards would be an advantage
- Willingness to visit sites, carry out site surveys and manage installation work
- Creative, but blended with accuracy and attention to detail
- Good problem-solving skills and an inquisitive and enquiring mind
- A practical knowledge of mechanical engineering conventions and workshop prototyping
Salary & Benefits:
They can offer a hybrid working week of 3 days office based and 2 days working from home, salary will be c£25k plus pension and laptop. To find out more and apply please send us your CV and examples of work to recruit@careersindesign.com.
Location:
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Design Field:
Product Design
Product Design
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£25,000 - £26,000 per annum
£25,000 - £26,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension, laptop
pension, laptop
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Product Designer - Luxury Brands - Midlands - up to £40,000 (V04026)
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As a leading designer of eyewear, our client’s portfolio also includes the luxury British designer brands which complement their trend-led house collections.
As this sector continues to grow, innovation has become the prime differentiator and they are currently looking for a Designer who can work in this busy and fast-moving creative environment. You will be responsible for designing and conceptualising products for their house brands and luxury licensed brands.
Job responsibilities for the Product Designer will include to:
- Design and develop market leading eyewear concepts
- Develop the visual brand identity
- Research trends, competitors and market best sellers
- React to sales information and design commercially relevant products
- Work with licensed brands
- Liaise with suppliers, primarily in the Far East
- Develop glasses cases and POS
- Attend major eyewear exhibitions and conferences
Skills and Experience sought for the Product Designer:
- Strong Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills
- Able to produce high quality hand drawings, CAD drawings, accurate specifications, and present them
- Innovative with the ability to think beyond what exists today
- An eye for exceptional design with a knowledge and understanding of luxury brands and quality
- 5 years’ experience within a design role
- Analytical skills and a competent user of the Microsoft Office Suite
Salary and benefits:
Salary range will be between £30k to £40k with a pension scheme, 23 days hols (plus bank holidays), company socials and of course a glasses and sunglasses allowance!
To find out more and apply please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com
Location:
Midlands
Midlands
Design Field:
Product Design
Product Design
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£30,000 - £40,000 per annum
£30,000 - £40,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension, benefits + socials
pension, benefits + socials
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Product Designer - South Yorkshire - up to £35,000 (V04024)
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Our client is a designer and manufacturer of office furniture with a variety of product ranges including desks, storage units, lockers, tables, upholstered privacy screens and acoustic breakout furniture.
They are currently looking to expand their design team with a creative Product Designer to work with the development team on new products for their ranges. They are open to a hybrid working arrangement with 3 days in the office and 2 working from home.
You will be working from a brief and seeing products through from concept to manufacture.
Day-to-day duties for the Product Designer will include:
- Generating design concepts from a brief and detailing the design
- Designing within manufacturing capabilities
- Liaising with external suppliers
- Creating robust SolidWorks parts, assemblies, technical drawings and general arrangement drawings
- Prototyping and product testing / evaluation
- Creation of concept and product visuals
- Product costings
Skills and Experience sought from the Product Designer:
- SolidWorks proficiency (they also use SWOOD)
- 3DS Max / V-Ray and AutoCAD / DraftSight would be an advantage but training can be given
- 3+ years' working professionally in a relevant design-based role
- A creative, technical and enquiring mind
- Initiative and strong problem-solving abilities
- A good understanding of design for manufacture
- Experience with furniture / upholstery / sheet metal components would be beneficial, but not a necessity
Salary and Benefits:
A salary of between £30k and £35k is on offer along with a workplace pension scheme. Hours are 8.30am to 5pm (Monday to Thursday) and 8.30am to 3pm (Fridays).
To find out more and apply please send us your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com
Location:
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
Design Field:
Product Design
Product Design
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£30,000 - £35,000 per annum
£30,000 - £35,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension
pension
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
CAD Design Draughtsperson - Hybrid - South Yorkshire - up to £32,000 (V04023)
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Our client is a designer and manufacturer of office furniture with a wide variety of product ranges including desks, storage units, lockers, tables, upholstered privacy screens and acoustic breakout furniture. They have a showroom in London, but it is for their Head Office and Factory in South Yorkshire that they are seeking a CAD Design Draughtsperson to assist with the production and development of products.
You will be working within the design team using SolidWorks to develop products and generate 3D CAD files, technical drawings, assembly visuals and bills of materials for products and parts from across the breadth of their product ranges. You will see products through from drawing to manufacture, liaising with on-site manufacturing, production and administrative teams.
Prototyping new products and product testing will also be part of the role as will the creation of product costings for product launches and special enquiries. They are open to a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.
Skills and Experience sought for the CAD Design Draughtsperson:
- SolidWorks fluency, with a 2D CAD package such as AutoCAD or DraftSight an advantage
- IT literate with knowledge of MS Excel
- A technical and enquiring mind with good problem-solving abilities
- At least 3 years' working professionally in a design or draughting based role
- An understanding of design for manufacture using woodworking CNCs and machinery advantageous, as would designing fabricated sheet metal components
Salary and Benefits:
A salary of between £27k and £32k is on offer along with a workplace pension scheme.
Hours are 8.30am to 5pm (Monday to Thursday) and 8.30am to 3pm (Fridays).
Location:
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
Design Field:
Product Design
Product Design
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£27,000 - £32,000 per annum
£27,000 - £32,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension
pension
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Product Design Engineer - Buckinghamshire - up to £30,000 (V04018)
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Well-known for creating finely detailed and high-quality commercial furniture for the workplace, our client is currently seeking a Product Design Engineer to work on a variety of prestigious and challenging projects. The role will require close communication with both the design and production team so you will be working mainly in the office although there is the possibility for some flexibility.
The successful applicant will be responsible for working on all the engineering aspects of standard and bespoke products for customer approval and manufacture. This will involve the generation of CAD models, production drawings, manufacturing detailing for the CNC machines and helping to refine value engineering and new solutions to the drawing and production process.
This role will evolve around the individual’s strengths and skills with opportunities down the line to be involved in design, presentation and visualisation work if of interest.
Skills and experience needed for the Product Design Engineer:
- At least 1 year of experience from the furniture, product or industrial engineering sectors
- Strong drawing and technical detailing skills
- SolidWorks is essential, AutoCAD and 3D Studio an advantage but not a necessity
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A high level of initiative and organisational ability would be expected with good problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of CNC machining would be useful
In return the salary is likely to be between £25k and £30k plus pension and life insurance schemes. For more information and to apply please send us your CV and examples of work to recruit@careersindesign.com.
Location:
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Design Field:
Furniture
Furniture
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£25,000 - £30,000 per annum
£25,000 - £30,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension, life insurance
pension, life insurance
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Product Design Manager - London - up to £50,000 (V04011)
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This company specialise in the design and manufacture of lighting products for both the residential and the commercial sectors.
Busy with new projects coming in they are currently seeking an experienced individual to take on the role of Design Manager. Managing a small team your remit will include both man-management and project management, liaising with clients, overseeing projects and design work, checking projects are running to deadline and budget.
They are seeking an individual with a product design background and who is looking for more of an overseeing and management role, than hands-on designing.
Skills and Experience needed for the Product Design Manager:
- 6+ years' relevant experience
- Self-motivated and organised
- Ability and knowledge of leading a small team
- Solid project management skills
- Problem-solving abilities would be useful
- Experience as a product designer is needed and from the lighting industry preferable
To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com
Location:
London
London
Design Field:
Product Design
Product Design
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£40,000 - £50,000 per annum
£40,000 - £50,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension
pension
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Product Design Engineer - London - up to £35,000 (V04010)
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Our client are leaders in specialist art lighting, designing and manufacturing LED lighting products that transform works of art within private residences, stately homes, galleries and museums. They also take in commissions for high-end commercial spaces.
They currently have an opening for a Product Design Engineer who will be responsible for the design, development and production of architectural LED lighting products. This will include using their MRP system, creating manufacturing drawings, BOMs, product prototyping and product testing. This will suit a technically organised individual who has experience within the product design sector and a genuine interest in lighting products.
Skills and Experience needed for the Product Design Engineer:
- At least 2 years' relevant experience
- Knowledge of product engineering / manufacturing processes / techniques
- Solid organisational skills
- Problem-solving capability
- Fluent with SolidWorks, AutoCAD and Adobe CS
Salary and Benefits:
In return you will have the chance to work with world-renowned organisations on some amazing projects. Salary will be between £25k and £30k although they may go a little higher for more relevant experience.
To apply please send us your CV and some work samples to recruit@careersindesign.com
Location:
London
London
Design Field:
Product Design
Product Design
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£25,000 - £35,000 per annum
£25,000 - £35,000 per annum
Benefits:
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Product Designer - North East England - up to £30,000 (V04001)
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Our client has exciting opportunities for both a recent graduate and a more experience designer to join their in-house Product Development team.
As part of a Group of Companies specialising in the design, manufacture and distribution of kitchens, components and worksurfaces, they are undergoing an exciting period of transformation and growth. Product development and innovation are the driving force behind the business and the roles of Junior Product Designer and Product Designer offers the opportunity to be involved in the design and development of new and existing products.
The roles encompass the following responsibilities with the junior designer assisting the team:
- Developing products across the full business portfolio including key categories associated with kitchens, bedrooms and home offices
- Effectively reviewing, identifying and informing other members of the team about new materials, processes, products and technologies
- Ensuring that all technical data is in place to enable products to be launched and processes to be implemented
- Strongly communicating concepts or ideas visually
- Working with the Quality department
- Ensuring technical manuals are completed as required containing all data and process instructions
Skills and Experience sought for both Product Designer roles:
- Recent degree level graduate for the junior product designer (ideally Product, Industrial or Furniture) and 2 years' industry experience for the product designer
- Knowledge of industry software such as SolidWorks, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, alongside Microsoft Office
- Effective and creative problem-solving skills
- Passion for design
- Impeccable eye for detail
- Strong communication skills, teamwork and proactiveness
- Excellent time-management and organisational skills
- Full driving licence
In return the salaries on offer will be:
Junior Product Designer: £22k to £26k
Product Designer: £26k to £30k
To find out more and apply please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.
Location:
North East England
North East England
Design Field:
Furniture sector
Furniture sector
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£22,000 - £30,000 per annum
£22,000 - £30,000 per annum
Benefits:
life assurance, pension, free fruit
life assurance, pension, free fruit
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Design Manager - West Yorkshire - up to £45,000 (V03979)
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This design-led manufacturer provides bespoke furniture solutions including stadiums, offices, courtrooms, hotels and restaurants. They have a reputation for great service, individuality and endless bespoke product options.
As Design Team Leader / Design Manager you will be managing a team of 10 designers based in the Yorkshire office, and 2 based in their Edinburgh office. Working closely with the Design Office Manager and the Project Director you and your team will be delivering a wide variety of bespoke design-led projects.
You should be willing to travel, visiting the Scottish office and possible future additional remote design offices across the UK.
Skills and Experience needed for the Design Team Leader / Design Manager:
- Self-motivated, driven, ambitious and enthusiastic
- Knowledgeable about bespoke joinery, technical design and the manufacturing processes with a good balance of technical and creative thinking
- Strong people-management skills, to develop, drive and empower the design team members to improve and progress within the company
- Experience in procurement of materials and designing to a fixed budget
- Knowledge of SolidWorks preferred but not essential
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong time-management skills with experience in juggling and planning workloads
The salary on offer is £40k+ dependant on experience with a company pension, Christmas bonus scheme and hamper plus a summer BBQ and Christmas party! It is an office-based position.
To find out more and apply please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.
Location:
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
Design Field:
Bespoke Furniture Design
Bespoke Furniture Design
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£40,000 - £45,000 per annum
£40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension, bonus + events
pension, bonus + events
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
Product Designer - Essex - up to £40,000 (V03977)
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This company creates game changing products for sport and have built a reputation for fresh, innovative design, premium product quality and impeccable craftsmanship. They sponsor some of the World's leading players on every continent and foster a culture of invention and progression.
As a product designer, you'll create a range of consumer items including equipment, furniture and accessories. You'll work on new products and seek to develop existing ones using your understanding of technology, materials and manufacturing methods.
You'll be working in the design studio putting together design proposals for projects and then following through from concept to manufacture.
Responsibilities for the Product Designer also include:
- Working on ideas using CAD
- Identifying the suitability and availability of materials
- Producing detailed drawings and design specifications, including parts lists and costings
- Testing the design concept by researching materials, processes or market requirements
- Occasional travel to offices in China and Japan to assist in the development process as required
- Making presentations to senior management to present design proposals
Skills required for the Product Designer role:
- A Product / Industrial Design / Engineering degree
- A high degree of technical knowledge balanced with creative ability and a hands-on approach
- Commercial awareness
- Proficiency in CAD, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Familiarity with the capabilities and limitations of CNC machining & injection moulding
- Knowledge of industrial processes, techniques and standards
They work on flexi & core hours, would prefer a designer who does not need to relocate and the salary will be up to £40k depending upon experience. They also have regular socials plus free lunch events.
To find out more and apply please send in your CV and portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.
Location:
Essex
Essex
Design Field:
Product Design
Product Design
Job Type:
Permanent
Permanent
Salary:
£25,000 - £40,000 per annum
£25,000 - £40,000 per annum
Benefits:
pension + perks
pension + perks
Pippa Baker / Principal Consultant
Pippa has worked in the recruitment industry since 1988 and the vast majority of this time has been within the design sector. She graduated from Leeds University in Textile Management and worked at John Heathcote & Sons before changing career direction and has headed a team of consultants and administrators at Careers in Design since 2000. Pippa is a keen artist and squash player.
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