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Product Developer

Job Type : Permanent, Full Time

Salary : £35000 – £45000/annum

Howdens Joinery are looking for an experienced Product Developer to join our busy Product Development team at our offices based in Howden, East Yorkshire. As a FTSE 250 business which is undergoing an exciting period of transformation and growth, the role offers the opportunity to design, develop and deliver new and existing products, ensuring the process and materials across all relevant technologies coordinate in the home and meet business and end user requirements in terms of quality, fit and function, aesthetics, specification and cost.

Reporting to one of our Senior Product Developers, you will ensure the initial specification of all kitchen range products and materials are known, detailed, recorded and communicated to all stakeholders. You will also develop material and product colour, structures and finishes to align a suite of technologies.   It’s also key that you can effectively review, identify and inform the team of new materials, processes, products or technologies as this could have an impact on our product performance

You will need to understand the capabilities, capacities, technologies and techniques of our factories and suppliers which will be achieved through developing close working relationships, constant investigation and product understanding.  You’ll also need to be organised and have excellent planning skills as you’ll be planning the development, trialling, testing and approval of complete product solutions. 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:

– Knowledge and experience of product design and industrialisation, fundamentals or mass production, process engineering, project and resource management of new product design
– Degree qualified in Product, Industrial or Furniture design preferred
– Experience of NPI processes
– Experience in working with competing demands and multiple projects
– Working with an International Supply base is desirable
– Adept at working with competing demands and multiple projects
– Able to visually communicate concepts or ideas, with a creative approach to problem solving
– Have strong influencing skills and the ability to make decisions in an ever-changing fast paced environment
– Strong analysis, planning and organisational skills
– Able to effectively understand and translate customer and end-user requirements
– CAD experience, Solidworks preferable
– Proficient in Illustrator & Sketch up also beneficial

Howdens Joinery is a highly successful FTSE 250 business, with more than 780 depots nationwide, more than 10,000 staff and last year our sales reached circa £1.5 billion.  Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values. 

We have a very competitive salary and benefits package including 25 days holiday, annual company bonus, and a contributory pension.  Onsite we have a fully expensed canteen where you will be provided with a free lunch, free car parking, exceptional social events, and a friendly and supportive working environment.  As well as the opportunity to develop within a high-profile FTSE 250 company, you will be part of a rewarding organisation, recognised for excellence in the workplace in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For

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