Lead R and D Engineer (AA) - Krugersdorp Verfied

Salary Negotiable Krugersdorp, Gauteng Krugersdorp, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 04-07-2014 10:58:44 AM
01-08-2014 10:58:44 AM
Salary: Market Related

Required Minimum Experience
• 3 – 5 years experience in Mechanical Design experience.
• Experience in Mining Industry equipment advantageous.
• Project management experience.
• Pro-engineering Modelling System advantageous.
• Syspro advantageous.

Required Minimum Qualification
• BSc / BEng Mechanical / B Tech.
• Highly proficient level computer skills including MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.

Job Specification / Key Performance Area
• Generate new and update existing engineering drawings in the form of free hand sketches, hand drawn and CAD system drawings.
• Check and approve drawings generated or changed by others in the department.
• Complete the documentation and maintain the configuration control of documents and drawings as prescribed in the company standards.
• Be familiar with national and international standards where they affect the company’s products.
• Be familiar with the company’s business systems as they affect engineering matters – use the mainframe BOM facility.
• Calculate cost effects of modifications and design detail changes.
• Perform engineering design calculations of systems, structures and components.
• Investigate the causes of engineering problems and generate report.
• Use engineering techniques to find solutions and to solve engineering problems.
• Interpret client or user requirement specifications to develop engineering specifications or systems, structures or components.
• Confirm design specifications with details to assure conformance.
• Be familiar with materials, processes and heat treatment as they affect the company’s products.
• Liaise with production to ensure most economical methods of manufacture are built into the product at the design and detail stage.
• Plan and control the development and testing of engineering systems, structures and components.
• Analyse and interpret engineering test data.
• Structure BOM’s on Syspro ERP System.
• Liaise with Quality department to solve quality issues arising from the CFR and NCR procedures.
• Plan and control engineering projects.

Training / Skills
• Turn a design idea into an accurate picture i.e. diagram for a machine.
• Must be an exceptional visual artist.
• Possessing the ability to interpret the vision of a client or employer and translate it into a realistic drawing.
• The ability to follow directions while paying a close attention to details.
• Able to maintain many projects at once.
• Deadline driven.
• Able to work independently and must be people and team-oriented

If you don’t hear from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful. We will however keep your CV on our database for any future opportunities.