ABOUT US:

Pineapple Contracts opened their doors for the first time in 1975. A family run company, started by William Hathorn, Pineapple began making pine furniture for the retail market and traded as, ‘Pine Productions’.

In 1987, Pine Productions moved their focus to the healthcare furniture market, having identified a demand for strong, safe and durable healthcare furniture which avoided the ‘institutional’ appearance, common at that time. With a new direction, a new name was required, and we became simply ‘Pineapple’.

Pineapple, now a global company with headquarters in Kent (UK), have offices in France, Germany, and the USA, still runs by its original ethos.

JOB TITLE: NPD Design Engineer

REPORTS TO: Head of Product Development

LOCATION: Aylesford, UK

WORKING HOURS: 8.00am – 4.30pm, Office based

We are looking for an experienced Design Engineer to join our Product Development team. The ideal candidate will have a qualification in Industrial, Product or Furniture Design and will have at least 3 years’ experience in the design field.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working closely with our Head of Product Development and NPD team to design and develop furniture from concept visuals to prototype and production.
• Produce accurate and detailed 3D models of the furniture using Solidworks to generate drawings for manufacture, prototype, and rendered images as required.
• 3D printing and prototyping knowledge useful but not essential.
• Internal recording in the product database of the jobs
• Liaise with manufacturers and internal staff to ensure a smooth flow of the product development and projects dealing with any issues or queries as they arise.
• Driving key new product projects forward to a given target date and budget.

Requirements

• Qualified in Industrial/Product/furniture design to degree level or equivalent Design engineering qualifications.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience producing detailed drawings and designs for manufacture.
• Good manufacturing knowledge in furniture or an equivalent industry. Rotational or injection moulding an advantage.
• Excellent technical and engineering experience
• Have excellent experience of CAD packages – Solidworks (essential) Fusion 360 & Autodesk Inventor (advantageous)
• An excellent understanding of material properties and manufacturing processes.

Personality Profile:

• Confident, pro-active, approachable, and happy to turn your hand to anything required.
• Hardworking, conscientious and take pride in your work.
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines.
• A high degree of self-motivation and drive.
• Passionate about the brand, a positive attitude and a matching commitment to innovate.
• Excellent Administrative skills with competent use of Microsoft Office (mainly Outlook and Excel)
• Self-motivated and organised with excellent attention to detail and can-do attitude
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Embodies our company people values:
• Teamwork
• Committed
• Ownership
• Positive
• Responsive

Benefits

• Competitive pay

• Pension scheme
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• 23 days annual leave + UK bank holidays
• Extra day’s leave for your birthday
• On joining we'll plant a tree in your honour
• Regular team socials and events
• Monthly pizza Friday
• Fruit and snacks are provided daily
• Employee referrals bonus scheme
• Recognition of excellence/Employee rewards schemes
• Company volunteering day
• Annual pay reviews
• High quality office environment
• Sustainability focused business
• Free onsite parking / walking distance from train station

We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

Agencies we know where you are if we need any support, thank you for your interest in working with Pineapple.