Together with 7,300 colleagues at 49 locations in over 20 countries, we are the strategic lifecycle partner for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and food industries. With streamlined processes, innovative technologies, and sustainable solutions, we help our customers achieve their goals. Among other examples, we ensure that vaccines are safely filled and that pharmaceuticals are produced reliably and in compliance with regulations. We even help package your favorite chocolate and snacks quickly and with high precision.
We at Kliklok, a Syntegon company based in Bristol, UK, have been a global leader in secondary packaging machinery for over 50 years, serving industries such as bakery, snack, cereal, frozen and refrigerated foods, and confectionery. We design, manufacture, and deliver innovative cartoners, sleevers, and handling equipment worldwide, supported by our trusted global partners and dedicated service.
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Job Description
As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you are responsible for delivering successful projects for both internal and external stakeholders. You take full ownership of projects from initial concept through to build, commissioning, and installation support. In this role, you combine strong technical expertise with collaboration, creativity, and a clear focus on quality and safety.
- Design and develop mechanical solutions for customer projects
- Take ownership of all mechanical aspects within assigned projects
- Collaborate closely with mechanical and electrical design engineers
- Support assembly and commissioning during the build phase
- Travel occasionally within the UK and internationally as requir
What You Will Be Doing
You work closely with customers, project managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality machinery solutions. From early specification discussions to final delivery, you play a key role in both the technical execution and project progress. You ensure designs are delivered on time, within budget, and to specification.
- Manage design activities in line with project plans and cost targets
- Develop concepts, assemblies, and detailed mechanical drawings
- Attend specification and project meetings with global customers
- Produce parts lists and complete technical documentation
- Document and archive all project-related material
Technical Responsibility & Safety
Safety and compliance are integral to everything you design. You ensure machinery meets current legislation and internal standards while actively contributing to continuous improvement across the product range. Your expertise helps guide both colleagues and stakeholders on mechanical safety matters.
- Perform risk assessments on machinery and assemblies
- Advise on mechanical health and safety aspects of designs
- Apply the Machinery Directive and UKCA/CE marking requirements
- Stay up to date with UK and European safety legislation
- Support Sales and Applications with concept designs and evaluations
Your Knowledge and Experience
You bring a strong mechanical engineering background and practical design experience. You understand how mechanical systems interface with electrical components and design with manufacture, assembly, and performance in mind.
- 3–5 years’ experience in a Mechanical / Design Engineering role
- Experience designing electro-mechanical mechanisms and equipment
- Strong 3D modelling skills (preferably SolidWorks)
- Ability to create and interpret 2D production drawings using GD&T
- Engineering qualification (minimum HNC; Degree preferred)
What Defines You
Beyond your technical skills, your mindset and attitude make the difference. You enjoy working as part of a team, pay close attention to detail, and bring creativity and enthusiasm to your work. You are hands-on, proactive, and motivated to deliver the best possible solutions.
- A collaborative and reliable team player
- Detail-oriented with a strong quality focus
- Creative, innovative, and solution-driven
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Practical with a hands-on approach
What we offer;
At Syntegon, you’ll have the space to grow and make an impact. You’ll work in an international environment with an informal culture and plenty of opportunities to develop yourself.
We believe work should be both rewarding and enjoyable. You’ll be part of an open-minded, supportive team where collaboration, growth, and new ideas are encouraged. Alongside this, we offer a competitive package of benefits to help you thrive both at work and in your personal life:
- Competitive salary with regular reviews
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays to recharge
- Flexible working with annualized hours scheme
- Generous pension scheme with Aviva
- Life assurance of 7 x annual salary for peace of mind
- Simply Health medical cashback plan for everyday healthcare costs
- Income protection after 2 years’ service
- Cycle to Work and Tech schemes to make life easier
- Wellbeing support through Everymind at Work
- A friendly, social culture with regular activities and the chance to grow your career in a global company with a local spirit
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Skills Required
- 3-5 years' experience in a Mechanical / Design Engineering role
- Experience designing electro-mechanical mechanisms and equipment
- Strong 3D modelling skills
- SolidWorks experience
- Ability to create and interpret 2D production drawings using GD&T
- Engineering qualification (minimum HNC)
- Degree in engineering
- Knowledge of Machinery Directive and UKCA/CE marking requirements
- Ability to perform risk assessments on machinery and advise on mechanical health and safety
Syntegon Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Syntegon and has not been reviewed or approved by Syntegon.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is considered generally fair, with “fair pay” and “good pay” highlighted across locations. Structured IG‑Metall tariffs in Germany indicate clear benchmarking and above‑average pay at key sites.
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Retirement Support — Retirement Support: Retirement plans are described as strong, with a 401(k) match frequently singled out as a standout element in the U.S. Vesting and plan structure appear well‑defined, reinforcing the reliability of the program.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits: Offerings include an Employee Assistance Program, education assistance, and lifestyle perks such as bike leasing and corporate discounts. Health and wellbeing supports like sports and preventive care are also referenced at many sites.
Syntegon Insights
What We Do
Processing and packaging for a better life – this is what 5,800 Syntegon employees work for every day. Be it with individual machines, systems, or services, we help you – our customers in the global pharmaceutical and food industries – to improve people's lives. For that we look back on more than 160 years of experience. In the pharma sector, our intelligent solutions enable the safe and high-quality production, processing, filling, inspection, and packaging of your liquid and solid pharmaceuticals. In the food industry, our flexible and reliable technologies produce and package confectionery, dry food, frozen food, and dairy products. With 1,100 service experts and a comprehensive service portfolio throughout the entire machine lifecycle from spare parts management to digital line optimization, Syntegon lays the foundation for your smooth production processes. In everything we do, our more than 37 sites in almost 20 countries keep a firm eye on our impact on the environment and society. Syntegon is a leader in the development of sustainable packaging solutions, reduces the energy consumption of its machines and pursues ambitious goals to lower its emissions. Imprint: www.syntegon.com/imprint Privacy Statement: www.syntegon.com/privacy-statement
