Design Engineer 

Birmingham, Solihull 

£35,000 -£40,000 depending on experience 

Permanent  

Full Time 

Join our Whale Family! 

Are you ready to work for one of the largest manufacturers of liquid waste vacuum tankers and jetting equipment in Europe? 

At Whale Tankers you will be joining an expanding, enthusiastic and proactive company where no two days are the same, we also have some wonderful benefits on offer including:  

• One off £500 per annum holiday bonus when you take 5 days off in one block  

• Quarterly participation in employee bonus scheme based on company performance  

• Private medical insurance (BUPA)  

• Competitive Company Pension Scheme  

• Opportunities for training and career development  

• Opportunity to join share ownership scheme  

We are currently looking for a Design Engineer to join our Engineering team designing our tankers! 

You will be involved in component design, metal work design and supporting the production team with design choices. You will also be involved in BOM Maintenance and the standarisation of designs across product families. 

You will be the go-to person for care and maintenance vehicle designs, engineering changes and drawing updates! 

If this sounds like you, keep on reading! 

What you will be doing: 

• Keeping the Engineering change tracker up to date with any recent changes 

• Working with component and metalwork design 

• Supporting the production team with design changes and problem solving 

• Technical drawings 

• Ensuring the standardisation of designs across product families 

• BOM maintenance 

We are looking for someone who has / is: 

• Minimum of HNC / Level 4 in General Engineering 

• 2 years minimum experience of mechanical design / draughtsman 

• Experience of hydraulics and pneumatics is desirable but not essential 

• Experience of using Solidworks preferred 

• A good communicator with a can do attitude 

• Good time management and the ability to work on your own initiative 

If this sounds interesting to you then apply today!