Assistant Engineer

About

A well-established manufacturing company based in Durban is currently seeking a qualified Assistant Engineer to join their growing team.

Responsibilities

• Defining and writing of procedures, process flows and work instructions
• Identification and implementation of efficiency improvement projects
• Implementation of capital projects across all sites: scoping, costing, procurement, installation and commissioning
• Assess new tooling requirements and balance machine capacities
• Assisting in the factory and understanding the machinery in order to support production when required
• Assisting with budgeting
• Keeping of records and filing
• Creating orders on the system
• Spares procurement
• Tooling procurement
• Reading drawings
• Attend and contribute to the monthly operations, SHE, production and Quality meetings
• Organise and manage manufacturing workflows and resources
• Optimise facility layouts, production lines, machine operations
• Train staff in new and existing processes
• Collaborate with other engineers, contractors and suppliers and stay in touch with new technologies
• Ensure that manufacturing procedures follow safety and environmental regulations
• Meet with customers for on technical and quality matters
• Any other ad hoc functions that may be required of you

Requirements

• BSc or B.Eng Degree (No diplomas)
• 4-5 years experience
• Experience in the manufacturing industry would be advantageous

Package & Remuneration

• R25 000 - R 50 000