CAD Designer
Our client, a successful manufacturing business close to Norwich, are currently seeking a CAD Designer to join their team.
This is a full-time role, based in Norwich, working 9:00am - 6:00pm Mon - Fri.
Due to seasonal variations these hours can be variable
Skills, Experience & Qualifications:
- Understands the principles of design and engineering.
- Must have a good knowledge and adept in use of AutoCAD 2D
- Working knowledge of Microsoft packages - particularly Excel, Word, Internet and email.
- Able to understand basic business finance concepts and calculations. Must be a competent writer of business emails, quotations and proposals.
- Able to demonstrate success and experience in a technical sales related background.
Personal Specification:
- Well presented with an understanding of good business practices and ethics.
- Sufficiently mobile and flexible to occasionally travel to customers both within and outside the UK when required.
- Able to commute reliably to office base.
- Able to spend one or two nights away per month if required
- Must have a flexible approach to working hours and be able to work extended hours on occasions when required.
- Must have clean or near clean driving license.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce custom product design solutions for quotation support and product manufacture using 2D Autocad in accordance with agreed design principles and procedures.
- Produce `works orders' to communicate design and component specification to production functions and external suppliers
- Product design and `works orders' must be undertaken in accordance with agreed design principles and procedures defined in company manual
- To carry out direct sales activities from incoming customer enquiries
- Develop design solutions and specifications including occasional off-site visits to assess requirements at first hand.
- To raise, communicate and negotiate product quotations through use of software packages in line with procedures outlined in the company handbook and approval of senior staff.
- Support, and assist when requested, all other departments and sundry tasks.
- Follow Health and Safety procedures at all times as detailed in the Company Handbook
- To adhere to, and assist in the continuous improvement of, Quality procedures and policies outlined in our ISO9001 Quality Manual and Certification criteria
32 days Holiday per annum, including 8 days for public holidays, 3 or 4 days to be taken over Christmas shutdown.
For further details on this exciting opportunity, please forward a copy of your CV today!
Todd Hayes Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the large number of applications we receive I'm afraid we are unable to respond to everyone individually however your details will remain on file should another suitable opportunity become available moving forward.
If we can take your application further, we will of course be in touch.
Todd Hayes is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Todd Hayes Ltd