Reports to: Manager of Engineering Projects
Location: London - Heathrow
Contract Type: Permanent
Introduction to role
The UK engineering team works as an integrated part of the Worldwide Vanderlande Engineering team consisting of over 800 engineers from all automated handling disciplines.
An Engineer joining the UK team has the opportunities and potential to join a wide and diverse range of projects, and we are looking for a Mechanical Engineer with the passion and willingness to engineer and develop designs for projects, the ability to follow challenging standards and overall to add value to our customers at home and abroad.
Role Responsibilities
As a mechanical Project Engineer you will support our automation projects by creating the mechanical designs and layouts for our intralogistics equipment and systems.
The area of work is of a specialist/technical nature and the person fulfilling the role should be friendly and have the ability to communicate facts within the required area of knowledge and expertise. Standard operating procedures are important aspects of this role and as such, it will require an individual who is persistent, organised, structured, self-controlled and kind. The person fulfilling this role should be consistent in approach, analytical, sensitive, precise, logical, and systematic.
Your responsibilities and activities will include:
- Read the user requirements, analyse the feasibility, and considers technical standards.
- Agree in consultation with the PLE the necessary engineering activities for the deliverables and planning details.
- Participating in decision making with all the relevant disciplines regarding the mechanical components and interfaces to be used.
- Ensuring that the mechanical system design is engineered following the relevant safety standards and regulations, such as performing detailed design risk assessments and CDM.
- Ensuring that a detailed engineered system design can be manufactured within the available budget.
- Supporting the PLE with the engineering planning.
- Protect interest of Vanderlande in dealings with customer, suppliers, and sub-contractors.
- Coordination of third-party equipment procurement and integration specifications.
- Deliver Project related layout packages, using tools such as AutoCAD and ESoT.
- Quality control of files and Data Management.
- Producing engineering instructions.
- Contributing to continuous improvement of the processes and policies, as well as learning continuously and developing self-professional potential and ability.
Role Qualification and Skills
- Degree or equivalent level candidate with a relevant qualification in an engineering or relevant discipline
- Good knowledge of design standards and safety requirements, with working knowledge of the Machinery Directive.
- Ability to work in a multi-discipline environment (Electrical/Mechanical/Software/Safety).
- A structured individual with open approach to design and problem solving.
- Knowledge of used technologies and equipment for Material Handling Systems.
What we offer
- 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
- Bupa Medical Cover
- YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
- A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Yellow Nest is a salary exchange scheme that reduces childcare costs for parents and employers
- Pension with Aviva
- Access to Achievers an award-winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers Where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts.
Diversity & Inclusion
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.
Skills Required
- Degree or equivalent level in engineering or relevant discipline
- Good knowledge of design standards and safety requirements
- Ability to work in a multi-discipline environment
- Knowledge of technologies and equipment for Material Handling Systems
What We Do
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market. Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation. Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.
