Location: Durbanville Hills, Cape Town

Responsibilities:

Including, but not limited to:

• Complete training as required.
• Shadow applicable Engineers, in order to gain a fundamental understanding of the tooling and equipment used.
• Work alongside the current engineering team assisting with design & manufacture requests for specialized tooling and equipment.
• Generate fit-form-function based Designs comprising of 3D CAD models
• Generate manufacturing drawings using SolidWorks of specialized tooling and equipment, this being the primary function of the role.
• Generate manufacturing data packs (incl. BOM’s, QCP’s and Works Instructions).
• Oversee the Manufacture of specialty tooling from inception through to delivery, ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures. This will include, but will not be limited to: quotation, project execution, procurement, logistics, resource planning, scheduling, reporting, databook generation, oversight, supplier/vendor management, quality control and project closeout.
• Compile manuals, reports and procedures as required.
• Assist Engineers with Admin tasks.
• Assist Engineers with R&D testing on Equipment.
• Report effectively to Management and Engineers as applicable.
• Always ensure a safe working environment

Skills:

The following are the minimum skills required to perform the function:

• Sound understanding of 3D CAD packages, in particular SolidWorks.
• A good knowledge of the MS Office suite (especially Word, Excel, Teams).
• Good written communicator (email, report & manual writing).
• Excellent level of English, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of SolidWorks PDM would be advantageous.
• Sound understanding of fabrication, boiler making/welding, precision machining.
• Good organizational, planning & time management skills.
• Practical thinker, mechanically minded and good problem solver.

Qualifications & Experience:

The following are the minimum skills required to perform the function:

• Relevant Draughting Qualification
• Three to six years’ experience in a relatable engineering environment (e.g. design and manufacturing)