Product Designer

Job Title: Product Designer

Location: Blackpool

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

About Us:

You may just recognise the Glasdon Group product portfolio of market leading environmental and safety products!

Our range includes street furniture, recycling products, road safety equipment, winter safety products, water safety products, cycle shelters and modular buildings!

About The Role:

Are you looking to progress a long-term, rewarding career as a Product Designer?

To meet our growth objectives and ensure ongoing portfolio expansion, we have several positions available for innovative and professional Product Designers to join our existing team and help develop the next generation of bestselling products.

If you have a genuine desire to succeed and wish to join a progressive company, with excellent opportunities and benefits then look no further!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop your ideas from concept to production
• Sketch ideas and develop concepts
• Create models and prototypes
• Conduct market research, visit clients, and gather feedback
• Use all manufacturing processes
• View and review tooling trials with potential for overseas travel
• Quality test new products
• Work individually and as part of a wider team to establish your products across the globe

About You:

• Have a design related degree (minimum 2.1 classification)
• Ideally some industrial work experience
• Creative, innovative, and forward thinking
• Proficiency with CAD software (Solidworks)
• Technically minded
• Product Design or Industrial Design experience
• Practical, with the ability to create models and prototypes
• Be organised, self-motivated, pro-active and the ability to multi-task
• An effective team worker
• Valid UK Driving Licence (Essential)

Benefits:

• A competitive commencing salary
• 33 days paid holiday
• A comprehensive training programme
• Company final salary pension scheme after a minimum of two years' service
• Life insurance after a minimum of two years' service
• Pension through NEST within 3 months of start date
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Long service awards
• Private health insurance scheme after a minimum of one year's service
• Subsidised on-site Café
• Free on-site parking

Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of: Product Design, CAD, Solidworks, Drawing, Sketching, Concepts, Engineering, Production, Software, Organisation, 3D Printing, FDM, Research and Development (R&D), Innovation, Creative Thinking, Manufacturing, Model Making, Product Development, Environmental Products, Recycling, Safety, Workshop Tools, Prototyping, Testing, Fabrications, Injection Moulding, Rotational Moulding, Casting, Tooling, Pressing, Processes and Project Management may also be considered for this role.

The Glasdon Group Limited is an equal opportunities employer.