OUR PLACEMENTS

Placement summary

Spaceright Europe are looking for a talented product design graduate for an exciting, business project. You must possess skills in SolidWorks CAD and are looking to develop personally and professionally in a rapidly growing manufacturing company. This is a 12 month placement and is based at our main office in Cumbernauld.

Job description

Project Description

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in a dynamic and rapidly expanding SME which manufactures in the UK and distributes globally. Known in the industry for innovative, high demand and top quality educational furniture you will work closely with several divisional offices with an incredibly varied product portfolio enacting change and improvement daily.

Specifically, this project will see you designing and creating a suite of school room layouts.  The end result will see us being a one-stop solution for any school new build or refurbishments, optimising the offering we are able to present from our product portfolio.

Role Description

Main Tasks:

• Taking products from our existing range to create vibrant, exciting and practical nursery, classroom and dining area layouts to aid the sales teams using SolidWorks 3D CAD. Build a library of common room layouts
• Produce standardised customer presentation packs that will include your plans, elevations, perspectives and numerous rendered visuals along with accurate quotations, achieving customers’ quotation return expectations
• Produce photo realistic renders to better display company products in education environments or for marketing literature
• Production of product assembly instructions (paper and video format), operation and maintenance manuals and product specification sheets
• Produce standard operating procedures for use in our production facilities
• Investigating product faults and devising practical and innovative solutions
• Assist in developing and designing new and existing products for the Group to improve the product range; reducing cost through new materials and more efficient manufacturing processes

Qualifications

A degree in product design engineering or related discipline

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

• SolidWorks and CAD experience
• Engineering and Design capabilities
• Innovative and creative in terms of thinking and application
• Graphic design ability with an eye for composition and good document layout
• Practical/logical
• Hardworking, committed and conscientious attitude
• Excellent self-manager
• Comfortable meeting deadlines in fast-changing environment

Desirable Skills

• Photoshop experience

Benefits

Company benefits

• Pension Auto-enrolment
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free fruit during working day
• Participation at regular CSR events
• Local gym discount plan

Placement benefits

As part of the ScotGrad Graduate Placement Programme, you may have access to a tailored graduate business skills training course. ScotGrad placements also offer a unique opportunity to connect with a vast network of graduates and ScotGrad alumni. All graduates appointed through the programme are encouraged to make use of the ScotGrad LinkedIn group to communicate with other ScotGrad participants, learn about any professional development opportunities and build up a professional network.

Additional information

Location: Cumbernauld

Planned interview date: TBC

Preferred start date: TBC - September 2016

Company information

Spaceright Europe Ltd manufacture a wide range of visual communication equipment, ranging from our original patented Unique Revolving Surface Boards, dry marker boards, display boards and many other educational and training accessories. The company added Spaceright mobile folding table seating units to our range of products, thus strengthening the product portfolio.

http://www.spacerighteurope.com/

Company website: http://www.spacerighteurope.com/