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Draughtsman

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Peterborough, United Kingdomfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Sept 2026
💰 £45,000/yr(£40,000/yr – £45,000/yr)

About the role

Draughtsperson - Peterborough - 40/45k + benefits

ALH Recruitment are looking to recruit a Draughtsperson with immediate effect for our client who continue to grow and dominate their market from their HQ based in Peterborough.

Draughtsperson

Working under own initiative, with support from their close knit Project Engineering team, fulfilling “inception to completion” design and draughting requirements for food processing lines.

Developing models and fabrication drawings. Sheet-metal formations and structural steelwork. Working to and delivering highly hygienic (food safe) design standards.

Delivering the wider project needs includes:-

* Site survey of operating areas

* Steelwork design, load bearing calculations, fabrication drawings.

* Access walkways and staircase design and fabrication drawings.

* Documented risk assessments for the specific solutions and the interacting layout.

* Process layout refinement and design of interconnecting transfer chutes etc.

* Identify foot-loadings for interaction with construction companies.

* Identify utility connection points for the process layout.

* Receive “as installed” layouts from the installing engineer and update as necessary.

Our client has a developing range of process solutions. In the process of our company driving forwards, the ideal candidate will have experience in:-

* Food machinery design

* Hygienic food-safe solutions

* Fabrication processes

* CE marking, machinery directive and guarding requirements

* Conversant with 2D & 3D

Our client covers the following Industry sectors:-

Snacks food manufacturing – high volume production lines

Root crop processing

Canning

Coffee processing

Project management of turn-key facilities

Skills

3D SolidWorks trained and competent – industrial fabrication drawings

Previous experience in equipment & steelwork design and fabrication techniques

Minimum 3 years industrial experience

HNC / HND qualification in engineering

Dynamic, enthusiastic and flexible approach

Willing to travel (occasional need for UK and foreign site surveys)

Commercial awareness applied to designing - value engineering approach

Excellent people skills and clear communicator with the ability to form strong team bonds

Computer literate with working knowledge of the following:-

SolidWorks (Weldments, sheet-metal, part modelling, piping, stress analysis)

AutoCAD

If you feel you have the skills and experience to step into this exciting Draighter/Design role, please apply below

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