Allied Vehicles is the UK market leader in the manufacture and supply of wheelchair accessible transport solutions. Allied also operates Scotland’s largest independent Bodyshop and offers a range of garage services to insurance, commercial and private customers alike. The company has a nationwide reputation for ensuring quality, value and customer satisfaction and key to this success is its dedicated and committed workforce.
A new position has become available for a Lead Current Model Design Engineer to join our engineering department. You will lead a cross-functional team, dealing with the day-to-day design activities and providing engineering expertise on all matters pertaining to the company’s conversion business.
The main duties of the role are:
· To carry out support activities of Allied Vehicles existing product range
· To manage the call logging system and investigate any issues raised on current model offerings
· To carry out design updates on existing product offerings and communicate via ECN process
· To support the introduction of any new changes working alongside engineering, homologation, production, and procurement teams
· Carry out prototype validation on any design changes
· To amend designs/technical specifications/Bills of Materials (BOM)/documentation as directed through the Engineering Change Note (ECN) process
· To support the Engineering and Design Manager in answering technical enquiries from the sales and marketing teams
· Manage the day-to-day activities of the current model engineering team
To be effective in this role, you will have a degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, be proficient in the use of 3D CAD packages (preferably SolidWorks) and have advanced computer literacy. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, have experience of designing for manufacture awareness and of creating and maintaining records in a management system. Experience of working in an automotive/manufacturing environment with an excellent grasp of engineering and design principles, experience with sheet metal fabrications and a proven track record of managing products through their lifecycle would be essential.
Hours of work are Monday – Wednesday 7am – 6pm and Thursday 7am – 5.30pm (flexible start/finish times available) and the salary is £45k + DOE + bonus.
This position offers a superb opportunity to join a progressive and committed company. In return, we offer:
· 27 days holiday (including bank holidays)
· Aftersales discounts for you, your friends and your family
· Group life scheme and group pension scheme
· Staff car lease scheme
· Annual profit share scheme
· Industry leading benefits portal
· Free staff car park and subsidised on site cafeteria
· Annual salary reviews
If you meet our criteria and would like to be part of a friendly and pleasant working environment in the North of Glasgow, a career with the Allied Vehicles Group is the perfect way to fuel that ambition. Please forward your CV stating why you would be suited to the role via the APPLY NOW button.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and encourage applications from all members of the community. We are committed to the Disability Confident Initiative and offer a guaranteed interview to any applicant who considers themselves to be disabled and who meets the requirements for the post.
Please note: due to a high volume of applications we receive, we are not able to respond to every applicant individually, therefore only successful candidates will be contacted.
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