Development Designer
| Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | LE1 1FB |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Thorn Baker Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 126633-11212 |
Summary
Thorn Baker Industrial Recruitment are looking for a Development Designer to work for an established POS/POP manufacturer based in Leicester
This is a great opportunity for an experienced development engineer looking for their next career move to work in their development office.
The company is a fast-paced organisation, and are looking for someone that has worked in a similar type of role. They specialise in the supply of POS/POP within the temporary and permanent display industry.
This is an office-based role.
The Job:
• Interpret creative briefs and convert conceptual designs into functional, production-ready solutions.
• Collaborate with account managers, creatives, suppliers, and production teams to ensure feasibility and cost-effectiveness.
• Create technical drawings, assembly guides, and BOMs (Bills of Materials) for prototyping and manufacturing.
• Ensure designs meet structural, safety, and brand guidelines.
• Prototype and test design solutions, making iterations as needed.
• Source appropriate materials and production methods based on design and budget constraints.
• Support onsite installations or builds when required.
• Liaise with suppliers to ensure accurate production outputs and timelines.
• Keep up to date with industry trends, materials, and technologies.
• Conduct site surveys as and when required.
• To embrace a team culture conducive to teamwork, individual empowerment, honesty, and that is commercially astute.
• Be able to report on risk in a timely fashion to allow the business to react accordingly.
• To conduct yourself in a professional, honest and respectful manner at all times internally and outside of the business
• Training and coaching operatives to help our employees grow and feel supported.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as Planning, workshop, prototype and pre-production to align development activities with sales forecasts, demand planning, and budgetary constraints to we all work towards a shared goal.
About You:
Preferred Qualifications:
• Degree or equivalent qualification in Product Design, Industrial Design, or related field.
• Experience working with both temporary and permanent POS displays
Person Specification:
• Have good interpersonal skills.
• Have excellent time management / multi-tasking skills / be to prioritise effectively.
• Have excellent reporting skills.
• Have excellent IT skills (MS Office).
• Be comfortable building and maintaining effective client and internal relationships.
• Have exemplary levels of attention to detail.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Be target driven with an ability to work independently and efficiently.
• Be methodical, precise and be able to maintain accurate record systems and report accordingly.
• Good numeracy skills
• Have a sound knowledge of SolidWorks
For further information, please call our office on 0116 429 3102 or email leicester@thornbaker.co.uk
If this position is not the one for you, we have more great roles on our jobs page, why not take a look here: https://www.thornbakerindustrial.co.uk/job-search
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