Design Engineer

Job Responsibilities:

Quality:

• Utilise all allocated resources within your control effectively at all times.
• Participate in daily Production and Project related planning.
• Strategically revising resources deployment to support meeting ME improvement targets
• Propose support and document most cost-effective improvement strategies with timings to achieve improvement objectives.
• Ensure Tooling, Jigs, Fixtures meet requirements to meet quality requirements

Manufacturing:

• Support in closing off Tooling related problem-solving Activities.
• Continuous improvement on tools, jigs and checking fixtures
• Ensure Design Standards are adhered to and aligned to design standards
• Using experience from previous developments and past experiences, all design modifications are to be kept up to date according to the best practice of the organization.
• Ensure 5S condition is sustained and improvement activities planned and tracked.
• Measure and follow up on all 5S improvement activities to ensure 5S is sustained.

Delivery:

• Support in closing off Tooling related problem-solving Activities.
• Analyse 2D drawings
• Analyse 3D CAD data
• Using internally developed processes that adhere to the design requirements of the Customer, the manufacturing process and the design standard of the organization
• Analyse data received from Tooling suppliers
• Support in trial activities
• Involved in new & current Projects.
• Ensure Project implementation complies with agreed to timing and cost parameters
• Evaluation and mitigation of risk
• Improve design of dies, punches that require repair or replacement

Job Requirements:

• Grade 12 (Critical)
• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Tool Die & Jig qualification.
• 2 years experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Maintenance / Design of Machinery & Tooling.