CAD Design Engineer; Racking & Storage

Alexander James Recruiting is working with a leading provider of warehouse racking, storage & shelving seeking a new office based CAD Design Engineer to assist the sales & projects teams in creating racking designs for the company’s clients around the West Midlands. With a competitive package and opportunity to progress long term, this is a great chance for a CAD Designer seeking a design focused role.

• Using AutoCAD software to design and create technical drawings for racking and storage systems based on requirements supplied by the sales/projects team
• Supporting the sales/projects teams in quoting and winning contracts for the business
• Amending layout designs throughout the durations of the project to best suit the clients’ needs whilst complying with Health & Safety standards
• Taking in-bound customer enquiries and support clients over the phone as and when required
• Liaising with suppliers to ensure projects are delivered to the laid out time frames
• Assisting with other areas of the business as and when required

The company are ideally looking for a candidate with experience of designing layouts using AutoCAD within Racking, Storage, Mezzanines or Partitioning. It would also be highly preferrable for the successful individual to hold a HNC in Engineering or another engineering/design focused qualification. It is essential for the requirements of the role that you are comfortable speaking to clients over the phone as this will be a key part of the role.

In terms of location, you will need to be based in the West Midlands since the role will be office based.

• Basic salary of up to £35k (depending on experience)
• Long term potential to progress into sales or project management
• 22 days annual leave + statutory (increasing after 5 years’ service

Supplying racking, storage equipment, mezzanine and other warehouse services our client is a thriving business based in the black country area of the West Midlands. Having been established for over 30 years they are well accredited and are continuing to grow.