Design Engineer - Essex, United Kingdom - HL Display Ltd

Description

You might not know it, but every time you go grocery shopping, chances are you are using at least one of HLs products.

HL is a global leader in in-store merchandising and communication, helping customers to create a better shopping experience around the world.

Founded in 1954, HL today is present in more than 70 countries and solutions can be found in 330,000 stores, supporting customers to grow sales, inspire shoppers, drive automation, and reduce waste.

We have a passion and a strong track record of developing our people within their roles, and through exposure to the different markets and functions across our business.

The role:

As a Design Engineer at HL Display UK in Harlow, you will be responsible for creating engineering manufacturing drawings for both in-house and external production, working within our small but busy team, and reporting to the UK Design Director.

We are looking for someone with direct experience of our manufacturing processes, ideally within a related industry. We have in-house metal sheet and tube fabrication, injection moulding, vacuum forming, wood and plastic fabrication, and print. We also work with aluminium and plastic extrusion.

Youll need an eye for detail, a good working knowledge of relevant manufacturing processes, excellent communication skills, and effective time management ability.

Starting with a customer brief, youll use 3D CAD to develop solutions that meet customer needs, budget, and manufacturing possibilities.

You work closely with the Account Managers, Design and Prototyping teams, Project Managers and Factory departments to win business and deliver products on time and on budget.

Youll be fully supported by our highly experienced teams, and encouraged to learn and grow rapidly, taking ownership and seeing your work come to life in store.

We offer an exceptional opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in a wide range of materials and manufacturing processes.
What will you be responsible for?Take approved visuals/concepts/written briefs and produce prototype and manufacturing drawings. Developing functional, aesthetically relevant, and manufacturable displays within budget and time constraints.
Collaborate with the conceptual designers to faithfully realise the chosen design, and with Estimators to achieve budgetary constraints.
Work closely with Prototype team to evaluate redesign prototypes, ensuring that the delivered production units perform satisfactorily.
Liaise with Project Managers and Factory departments as needed to verify construction, specifications and quality.

Ensure all project documentation adheres to company defined processes - detailed and accurate 2D Part and Assembly Drawings, Bills of Materials, QC guidelines, Technical Specification Sheets.

Attend and contribute to all project milestone meetings for your designs.
Communicate project status regularly and effectively with Line Manager.

Does this sound like the right challenge for you?So, whats in it for you?Work in a business with global scale where people are empowered to make decisions locally.

Grow with a company which has big ambitions both for the business and our employees.
Help us improve the shopping experience and drive sustainability in retail.


Rewards:

Competitive salary and benefits package25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (plus optional 5 days unpaid annual leave).Casual business dress policyEmployee Assistance ProgrammeSo, who are you?We employ people from all walks of life and with a wide range of work experiences.

To succeed in this role we are looking for the following skills and experience:

Relevant Engineering Design degree is desirable2-5 years experience in a closely related field3D CAD, Solidworks preferredMicrosoft Office SuiteExperience and understanding of design for relevant manufacturing processes and materialsGood communication skillsAble to work both within team and individuallyWant to know a little more about us?HL Display has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.

We have sales offices in 23 countries, covering 39 markets, and distribution partners covering the remaining markets globally.

Our production facilities are located in Sweden, Poland, UK, Germany and China and handle a variety of industrial processes, including plastics and metal fabrication, printing and assembly.

Our three key customer segments are retail food, branded goods suppliers and non-food retail.

We are deeply committed to our behaviours:

taking ownership;acting with speed; andworking as one teamWith these values, and our great people, we are proud to be on track to delivering on our ambitious growth plans.

The company has 1,300 employees and net sales of 1,900 MSEK. HL is a wholly owned subsidiary of the listed Swedish Business Group Ratos.
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