Head of Design Department

Your next career step in mechanical engineering ###

To strengthen our management team, we are looking for an experienced and motivated individual as Head of Design Department. In this key role, you will take overall responsibility for the entire department and lead a committed team of project managers and designers as well as apprentices.

We are a dynamic mechanical engineering company in the Canton of Uri. The mobile crushing and screening plants manufactured in Seedorf are sold very successfully worldwide. Around 330 motivated and competent employees deliver peak performance every day. To strengthen our team, we are looking for you starting immediately as:

Head of Design Department 80-100% (m/d/w) ##

Your tasks ###

• Technical and disciplinary management of the design department
• Responsibility for budget planning, resource management and quality assurance of all mobile screening and crushing plants
• Planning, controlling and monitoring complex design and customer projects
• Ensuring implementation on time and within budget
• Interface coordination with sales, production and service
• Support in the creation of specifications and fabrication orders
• Maintaining technical documentation
• Optimization of processes and promotion of employee development

What you bring with you ###

• Completed training as a designer/polymechanic and/or similar, if possible with a degree in mechanical engineering / design technology, but not a must
• Several years of experience in project management as a department or team leader/project manager in mechanical engineering
• Profound knowledge of CAD systems and common design methods
• Leadership competence as well as experience in the development and motivation of teams
• Business fluent German and English skills, other national languages an advantage
• Customer orientation, entrepreneurial thinking and result orientation as well as communication and teamwork skills

What we offer you ###

A very exciting, varied and responsible area of responsibility in a well-known and successful company awaits you. You can look forward to a pleasant and dynamic working environment.

Contact ###

Do you want to move mountains with us? Then we look forward to you contacting us