Assistant Manufacturing Engineer

About

We are seeking an Assistant Manufacturing Engineer to join our Client in Durban. Reporting to the Group Technical Director, the ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of experience in Engineering. This position offers the opportunity to work on various projects in Engineering and Technical sectors.

Responsibilities

• Support all Company sites and some travel will be required
• 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
• Assist in the factory and understand the machinery in order to support production when required
• Assist 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

Requirements

• BSc or BEng Civil Engineering Degree: Electrical, Chemical, Industrial or Mechanical (No Diplomas)
• 5-10 years relevant experience
• 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
• Budgeting/Costing and SHEQ experience

Soft Skills

• Easy natured
• Organised
• Complete finisher
• Team orientated
• Good communicator
• Self-starter

Desired Skills

• Design and implementation of engineering plans
• Conduct research to inform engineering decisions
• Participate in project management tasks

Remuneration & Benefits

• Basic Salary: R25 000 - R50 000
• Car Allowance: (+/- R5300 - R9950)
• Fuel Card: (Based on reasonable usage, R4000-R6000/month - gets added to earnings and then deducted again, as employee pays tax on this amount)
• Medical Aid & Gap Cover: 50% covered by the company (other 50% comes from basic as a deduction)
• Cell Phone: Contract provided by the company