Lead Mechanical Engineering

Lead Mechanical Engineer (split role 20% leadership / 80% handson engineering)

Summary
This is a hybrid role where youll both lead the Mechanical Engineering function within PAGS and remain actively involved in customer and development projects. Youll drive design quality standardisation and team alignment while owning projects from concept through build commissioning and installation setting the standard for our worldclass machinery.

What the role involves
Youll balance people leadership and process improvement with senior engineering delivery on key projects working closely with the 2P Product Manager and crossfunctional teams.

• Lead Mechanical Engineering activities within PAGS while delivering handson engineering on customer and development projects.
• Support and develop the team to improve design quality standardisation and engineering methods.
• Own the full product lifecycle: concept detailed design build support commissioning and installation.
• Collaborate with the 2P Product Manager to stay at the peak of technology and apply best practices.
• Act as senior engineer on projects ensuring successful delivery to internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications :

You will shape team capability manage engineering effort and deliver projects to plan quality and budget.

• Contribute to engineering planning and recruitment and identify areas for departmental improvement.
• Coordinate with other Engineering Leads and monitor engineering hours and capacity.
• Deliver project milestones when working directly on projects; follow processes and provide required reporting.
• Design mechanical systems using SolidWorks and DBWorks and produce BOMs with Agile PLM tools.
• Ensure mechanical compliance with CE CSA and UL standards where applicable.

Essential features & logistics
This role requires strong business understanding broad capital equipment experience and the ability to travel internationally.

• Strong business acumen and the ability to engage at all organisational levels internally and with customers.
• Extensive engineering experience in capital equipment manufacturing ideally within the packaging industry.
• Valid passport and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
• Full driving licence and flexibility to visit sites and customers.
• Practical knowledge of business processes for capital equipment manufacturers.

Targets & success measures
Your performance will be judged on delivery outcomes team effectiveness and the quality of engineering practice.

• Leading information cascade and building team structure and morale.
• Coordinating the team to achieve ontime delivery against programme milestones.
• Hitting project budget targets while improving design quality and standardisation.
• Raising the standard and quality of applied engineering methods and tools.
• Improving repeatability and costefficient design across the machine portfolio.

Knowledge & skills
We seek a senior mechanical engineer with proven design manufacturing and leadership capabilities.

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) with 10 years mechanical engineering experience preferably in packaging/capital equipment.
• Strong 3D modelling skills (preferably SolidWorks) and ability to produce detailed 2D production drawings with tolerances.
• Experience designing for manufacture and assembly including paper/carton feeding mechanisms and product handling.
• Solid understanding of servo motion technology designtocost principles troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Proficient with MS Office and experience using PLM/Agile tools plus clear methodical reporting and negotiation skills.

Key qualities
Youll be a dependable leader and collaborator who drives results while supporting the teams development.

• Excellent communicator (written verbal and presentation) with strong interpersonal and crosscultural skills.
• Highly organised dependable and detailoriented with excellent leadership skills.
• Team player who supports and develops colleagues both internally and on customer sites.
• Strategic thinker with a practical handson approach and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Customeroriented proactive and able to perform under pressure in a fastpaced environment.

Personality & culture fit
Youll thrive if you enjoy creative engineering handson problem solving and working in multidisciplinary teams.

• Practical handson and creative with enthusiasm for engineering design.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for delivering highquality machinery.
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to mentor and grow others.

Additional Information :

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday per year public holidays increasing to 28 after 5 years service
• Christmas shutdown period
• Simply Health Medical Cashback plan
• Pension Scheme with Aviva; ER contribution 4% EE contribution 5% (min)
• Life Assurance benefit of 7 x annual salary (Provided by Yu-Life)
• Cycle to work/Tech Scheme (once passed probation)
• Access to wellbeing support via Everymind at work.
• Staff discount for home appliances
• Discretionary company bonus scheme linked to company performance

Interested
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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time