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Catia V5 CAD Desiger


Location: Coventry

Catia V5 CAD Assembly Tooling Designer Body Construction (BIW). Creation of CAD assembly tooling for Body assembly, welding and bounding. Provide CAD support, leading and progressing the design in line with the programme timescales and deliverable cadence. Ensure data is up to date and reflects the required levels of maturity at any given point in time. Liase with other areas with manufacturing and other affected functional areas, the supply base and programme teams, to ensure system compatibility issues are resolved in a timely manner.
  • Catia V5 is a minimum requirement
  • Knowledge of Body Structures
  • Body in White design
  • Aerospace Tooling
Experience Required:
Successful history as a CAD Designer/ Engineer in the automotive sector.
Education Required:
Degree, HND or equivalent qualification in mechanical engineering, machinery design, machine building technology, automated systems, electrical engineering, systems & computer science or in computer aided design.

Trainee Technical Sales Engineer


Location: Coventry

As a Trainee Technical Sales Engineer you will be given full and comprehensive training in the full range of standard products marketed by Expert Tooling & Automation Ltd. You will be working as part of the Sales team, in conjunction with internal sales and technical staff, who will actively support you in your role. The team work closely together with the aim of developing account winning strategies to win new accounts and maximize the sales opportunities for the Expert standard product range within the UK OEM market. The team delivers the full spectrum of services from initial contact with customers through to creating and issuing quotes and reaching agreements to win orders and contracts. This position is initially office based, but, as you advance through your training you will be expected to begin to spend part of the week out of the office visiting customers around the UK. To begin with you will be working alongside another team member. Ultimately, after successfully completing a satisfactory training period, you will be expected to progress to the role of Technical Sales Engineer. You must be able to deliver a consistent, high quality, responsive, reliable service to all internal and external customers and develop customer relationships with key accounts by establishing and maintaining regular visits and communication to ensure the business has the best opportunity to continually grow.

Initial Responsibilities:
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with existing customers via telephone calls, emails and meetings
  • Working with Sales and technical team to develop your product knowledge through in-house training – some training may take place in Germany
  • Liaising with customers to understand their requirements and offer best possible solution.
  • Visiting potential customers for new business
  • Manage your time effectively to ensure best use of all resources and achievement of agreed sales targets
  • Discuss quotations with customers resolve any queries to secure orders.

Skills Required:
  • Excellent Communication Skills at all levels
  • Strong commercial awareness
  • confident and determined approach
  • A high degree of self-motivation and drive
  • The ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Resilience
  • Strong sales and selling aptitude
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills in a multi-tasking environment
  • Able to meet deadlines and follow through on commitments
  • Computer literate
  • Willing to travel throughout the UK
Education Required:
Either a suitable degree or HND in mechanical/electrical engineering.