Mechanical Design Engineer - Seasoning & Spraying

The Company

Join TNA, an award-winning company recognized globally for innovation and rethinking the conventional.

TNA was started by Alf and Nadia Taylor as a consulting company for the food industry. Soon after, Alf Taylor invented the world’s first rotary vertical form fill and seal packaging machine which revolutionized packaging speeds for snack foods. Today, we’re the industry’s leading innovator, providing complete turnkey processing and packaging lines for a variety of food production including snacks, French fries, confectionery and more.

 Click on www.tnasolutions.com to learn more about the organisation.

About The Role

We are looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer -Seasoning & Spraying, to join our Mechancial team.  The role supports this specialist team by applying innovative technical solutions to research and design food packaging and processing machinery, ensuring high customer satisfaction in line with TNA’s design principles.  

Key responsibilities:

Design and develop machinery to meet performance, operational and cost specifications. Development includes assembly, commissioning, testing and ongoing refinement.

Liaise with and establish excellent relationships with customers, colleagues, suppliers and internal departments

Continually identify, implement, monitor and update processes and practices to ensure a high standard of consistency with design philosophies

Generate designs and drawings that are of optimum quality. Consider all upstream and downstream effects on the business, internal customers and end users

Manage design projects ensuring all milestones are met, as per the schedule

Work closely with all departments, ensuring you are a key team member in transitioning new designs through documentation, prototyping, timely production and testing

Make decisions within TNA’s philosophies and guidelines, and communicate them clearly and in a timely manner

Update personal technical and industry knowledge, as necessary

Travel to both customer and TNA sites to support and develop equipment and solutions

Involvement in trials and supporting the Solutions Specialists either in the office or on site.

Qualification and Experience:

Degree qualified Mechanical Engineering (or similar engineering discipline)

Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role with some autonomy in special purpose design or manufacturing related field – seasoning and spraying preferable

Experience with 2D CAD and 3D modelling systems

Previous experience of pumps and fluid transfer, tumble drums, loss-in-weight feeders and electrostatic system would be advantageous.

Knowledge of spray technology, nozzle types/selection (fan, hollow cone, full cone), droplet size/atomization, flow rate and duty cycle would be advantageous.

Why work with us?

Egalitarian company structure which e.g (empowers employees and nurtures leaders)

International mobility opportunity - Opportunity to travel in your job and see the world.

Professional and career development benefits and education investment

Birthday leave.

Volunteering opportunities with the Nadia and Alf Taylor Foundation

Recognition program linked to health and lifestyle benefits.

A company that truly values diversity 

If you are a highly motivated and a driven individual, then apply now by emailing your resume to [email protected].  You MUST be resident in the UK and have the relevant RIGHT TO WORK documentation to apply for this role.