Automotive Project Engineer

The company are an established and very successful manufacturer of service tools for the automotive industry.
Pertemps are recruiting on their behalf for an Automotive Project Engineer for their operations in Redditch.

Salary - £30,000 to £45,000 per annum.
The role is a Day shift from Monday to Friday.

Main Goal

• To significantly increase the range of new products offered to customers to ensure the company achieves it sales targets in terms of both turnover and profit.

Main Duties

• Locating and using Aftermarket/OEM published information to compile company records to assist and support maintenance of existing product information and new development projects.
• Liaising with existing trade contacts and finding new ones to enhance the companies ability to keep abreast of what is happening in workshops and assist with research on tooling requirements. All trade contacts should be recorded within appropriate company records along with as much supporting information as possible including all notes from interactions with such contacts.
• Maintaining an awareness of new vehicles in the market and technical developments regarding the use of tooling in the servicing of such. All information should be kept recorded and filed within appropriate company records.
• Finding appropriate vehicle parts to assist with tool design and testing. This work will include ensuring that any purchases required to be made by the company are checked against other market options to ensure the best value for money. The role will include possible collection of such parts using the company van and preparing them for the work which will be required of them on arrival at the company.
• Being responsible for both the testing of all prototype tools on vehicle parts obtained and brought to the company workshop or by visiting trade contacts and observing such work being done by them.
• To assist with the maintenance of the product development workshop area within the company ensuring it is clean and tidy.
• You will be expected to answer customer technical questions/queries in relation to products which the company supplies to the market in a timely and appropriate manner via telephone, electronic correspondence, or face to face contact. messages.
• Aside from the main duties described herein you will be expected to support the Technical Director in any other duties as and when required by him.

Skills and experience required

• You will need to hold at least 1-2 years of working experience as a project, process, production, manufacturing engineer or similar.
• You will be expected to have an NVQ Level 3 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair qualification or similar, with experience of working in the motor trade as a mechanic.
• You will be expected to have a clean driving license.
• You will be expected to be proficient in the use of all Microsoft software packages and be computer literate.
• Hold excellent communication skills, comfortable at all levels and be able to multi task effectively.
• The company will endeavor to always improve its productivity and you will be expected to help with this by highlighting any efficiencies or improvements that could be made in your area of the business.

The company is based in Redditch so will be commutable from Bromsgrove, Birmingham, Droitwich, Solihull, Worcester, Alcester, Dudley.