Senior Design Draughtsperson

Saint-Gobain

  • Loughborough, Leicestershire
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 17 days ago
Why do we need you ?Senior Design DraughtspersonAre you someone who is enthusiastic about design, emerging technology and offering world class manufacturing customer service.At Gyproc we are looking for a Senior Design Draughtsperson to work in our Technical and Production team based out of our Loughborough, Leicestershire site to lead the team providing design engineering and drafting services for the development of new equipment and processes and supporting all engineering projects undertaken by GMT.You will be able to transfer various modern design ideas and process solutions into practical machines and equipment and develop the associated 3-D models and manufacturing drawings. As the lead person in the GMT Drawing office, you will also be responsible for maintaining the library of Auto CAD and Inventor designs and providing guidance to other permanent and contract drafts persons on their use.The Senior Design Draughtsperson will be a key cog on site managing a team up to three contractors, this is a fantastic opportunity to excel your career to the next level working in an international multi skilled team within a drawing office where we are using modern design techniques, 3D Design with automated functionality,3D scanning existing factories, Virtual RealitySaint Gobain Gyproc is one of 35+ Saint-Gobain brand's and is a market leader in the lightweight interior construction space for more than 3 decades. GMT is a team cooperating with multiple SG Gypsum businesses around the world. We develop, design, and build new gypsum factories and update existing sites with new equipment and processes.What we are looking for:
  • 3D Design experience and 2D drawings - starting from detail design and finish on a big-scale factory layout.
  • Highly experience to lead, manage, and support Drawing Office team members
  • The ability to allocate drafting resources to new projects to balance workload
  • Mechanical Engineering Design experience.
  • Knowledge of Auto desk software such as Inventor, Vault, Inventor iLogic coding experience required
  • Auto CAD and ideally exposure to Revit
  • To be agile - easily adapt to new or improved standards of working and new software release.
What you will be doing:
  • Drafting and design work with Engineers, Project Managers and Stakeholders on the projects using Auto desk and invertor
  • Managing a team of 3 Contractors, learning the process to be able to teach, mentor, lead motivate and eventually grow the team
  • Controlling jobs and job allocation, allocate drafting resources to new projects to balance workload
  • Provide technical assistance, for complex projects discussion, contribute to design process discussions with ideas, and follow engineer's instructions.
  • Provide design engineering and develop manufacturing documentation for new and modified equipment developed by GMT
  • Perform Finite Element Analysis (ANSYS) when needed.
Is this job for you ?Are Saint Gobain Gyproc and Saint-Gobain inclusive employers?Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.And what about flexibility?The world of work is changing. At Saint-Gobain, we are always open to new ways of working. Everyone has unique needs and commitments. We will happily discuss any need you might have for this role: flexible hours, job-sharing, part-time working, or anything else that matters to you. We cannot promise to meet every request when we are recruiting. But we do promise to listen.If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you!

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