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Company Overview

Formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1991 as a manufacturer of insulated panels for cold storage, Paneltex is one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled vehicle body builders and converters. Thirty years later, Paneltex produces hundreds of refrigerated vehicle bodies, vehicle body kits, and portable cold stores a week out of seven specialised factories across the UK.

Position Title: Design Engineer

Location: Paneltex Ltd, Somerden Road, Hull. HU9 5PE

Hours of work: 40 hours per week - Not remote - Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:30

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 DOE

Other Benefits: Equivalent of 32 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), Contributory pension scheme & Life Assurance cover.

Job Overview

The role of Design Engineer is to work in the drawing office and design manufacturing processes and products.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Working on individual jobs as they pass through the engineering dept and ensuring they are produced on time and in full.
• Using the job specification to create structured 3d models leading to 2d manufacturing and assembly drawings and accurate Bills of Materials.
• Ensure drawings are produced to standard formats and take into account vehicle regulations such as Whole Vehicle Type Approval.
• Design and calculation of simple components.
• Amend/update drawings as a result of performing design changes and improvements.
• Liaison with other departments to ensure effective communication.
• Production of sales drawings for customer enquiries.
• Occasional involvement in R+D projects.
• Liaison with the shop floor during production of the job.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Fluency in Autodesk Inventor 2023, Vault 2023 and AutoCad 2023 (Experience of iLogic would be beneficial, but not essential).
• MS Office fluency (at least Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Good engineering knowledge of materials and their properties (particularly steel, timber and GRP composites).
• An awareness of Whole Vehicle Type Approval regulations.
• An understanding of Design for Manufacture.
• Experience of working within a Lean Manufacturing environment.
• Ability to visualise solutions (and problems!)
• Basic project management skills.
• The ability to work to deadlines.
• A keen eye for detail.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ experience in a similar position/industry.
• Background of engineering qualifications (probably mechanical)
• Practical commercial vehicle bodybuilding (or van conversion) experience using insulated panels could be beneficial.

If you are keen to join a dynamic, hard-working team of people at a growing, forward-thinking UK manufacturing company, your interest is very welcome.

Paneltex is an inclusive employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other personal factor. We would welcome applications from a diverse range of applicants.

No agencies please.