Product Engineer

Here at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, in Rotherham, we are proud to manufacture Orkot® bearings and wear rings. Orkot® is the world's leading brand in composite bearing material for wear resistant bearings under high load. With over 60 years’ experience in composite bearings, our Rotherham facility provides a full service, from engineering concept to delivery of a bearing solution for specialist markets such as marine, hydro & tidal power.

We have a vacancy for a Product Engineer to join our Product and Innovations team at our manufacturing facility in Rotherham. The Product Engineer is an integral role of the Product Development Team and will support the development of new Orkot^® products through the full product life cycle.

Hours of work

This position is 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday (flexi time is available).

What be you’ll doing?

In this role, you will be involved in technical aspects of the development cycle including design, development trials and analysis; you will also have a commercial involvement, including customer training, market research and sales support. Tasks and responsibilities associated with this role include:

• Market Research
  • Conduct market research
  • Analyse data and trends
  • Liase and discuss topics with various stakeholders including end users, customers, segment directors, sales and applications engineers, and MARCOMMs

• Product Development
  • Develop product specifications
  • Develop test protocols
  • Carry out trials and experiments
  • Analyse data, including the use of statistical tools such as capability analysis
  • Produce reports
  • Present data to various stakeholders, including peers, management, sales teams and customers
  • Complete product/application calculations
  • Contribute to design work

• Marketing 
  • Design, review and present marketing material.
  • Deliver presentations to internal and external customers

• Sales
  • Support creation of sales plans
  • Train sales teams

• Other 
  • Deliver against relevant targets and goals

What we need from you:

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• • A bachelor’s degree in engineering, a related technical subject or equivalent experience.
  • Good knowledge of the innovation and R&D process
  • A minimum of 3 years' experience in a product engineering role in a manufacturing environment

Along with the above education and experience, the following personal qualities make you an ideal candidate!

• Ability to manage time effectively
• Has a keen attention to detail
• Possess good organisational skills
• An effective communicator
• Good numeracy skills and sound technical understanding
• Project management
• IT – MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Minitab (desirable)
• Problem solving and creativity – adept at breaking down problems and presenting solutions
• Caple of interpreting and translating data
• Competent used of 3D CAD – (NX desirable)

Although not essential, it is desirable that you have previous experience with composites and bearings.

What we offer in return:

• A competitive salary
• A non-contractual discretionary bonus paid quarterly (subject to criteria such as attendance and on-time delivery).
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance (of 4x your salary).
• 25 days holidays, plus bank holidays (closure for Christmas period). Uniform and PPE provided free of charge.
• Free fruit & hot/ cold drinks.
• Employee Assistance Program with free access for self and family to remote GP, Physiotherapy and Counselling.
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Free parking and catering facilities
• Social engagement initiatives (Christmas parties/ gift, Health initiatives like Men’s Health week, MacMillan Coffee Mornings, Easter events, etc.)
• Entertainment within our staff canteen (TV, dart board, foosball table).

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with the Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the United Kingdom before commencement of employment. The successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their right to work status for the UK during the recruitment process. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we take pride in the diversity of our employees, valuing the special experience and expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. The ability to develop ground-breaking technologies is one of our key assets and our people make it happen.

Our people are shaping industry from the inside. Why don´t you join us?