Design Manager / Permanent position / East Harling / Offer a competitive salary

Position 1 Recruitment is seeking an experienced Design Manager for our client providing innovative solutions across commercial and industrial sectors. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional to advance their career while working with innovative products in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.

This is a full-time position.

What's included:

* 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

* Private Health Insurance

* Pension scheme

* Travelling allowance

Lead, shape, and grow multi-site design operations as a hands-on Design Manager. You'll drive high-quality design output, streamline processes, and support a talented team across local sites.

Key Responsibilities:

Design Operations & Standards

* Set, maintain, and enforce high standards of drawing practice.

* Establish a robust drawing checking and approval workflow.

* Create and maintain a library of standard design details to ensure consistency.

Collaboration & Process Improvement

* Work closely with production teams to enhance efficiency and manufacturability.

* Organise and lead design review meetings with internal teams and external stakeholders.

* Drive continuous improvement through lessons-learned reviews.

Team Leadership & Development

* Lead design teams across multiple sites, providing coaching, performance reviews, recruitment, onboarding, and professional development.

Allocate and manage workloads to meet project deadlines and targets

Stakeholder Management & Reporting

* Collaborate with leadership, customers, and third parties to ensure designs meet quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.

* Monitor and report monthly KPIs to the Head of Projects.

You will need

* Experience as a Design Manager in a similar or larger business

* Leadership experience and managing multi-sites.

* AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor or Solidworks

* Knowledge of Autodesk Vault or Solidworks PDM

* Experience producing 2D drawings and coordinating designs with customers and third parties

* Working within an ISO9001-accredited business