What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Design Engineer position at Plant Professionals?
Job Description
Job Description
As the Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the development and design of new mechanical equipment to improve quality, safety and output. Having the ability to solve existing equipment issues and provide innovative solutions and designs will be crucial in this role.
In addition, you will have responsibility for management of capital projects and providing support to the production process by assessing and troubleshooting systems already installed. Therefore, having an adaptable, collaborative and self-motivated approach is pivotal in this role.
Responsibilities
- To design equipment and processes to improve process performance and safety and be able to offer advice to others on equipment selection and specification
- Define, plan, and organise all aspects of a project including financial evaluation, control of budgets and timescales to meet the stated objectives of that project
- Be able to generate prototype designs, conduct testing, quantify and justify the preferred design
- Perform commissioning and testing of new plant or systems, assessing their suitability for their stated purpose, and monitoring the performance once the system is live
- Provide advice, support, and training to Production and Maintenance departments
- Supervise and control any external contractors that are utilized both on and off-site during project life cycles to ensure that they are working to timescales, budgets and design criteria
- Maintain and control a technical file for each project with appropriate risk assessments, drawings, training records, handover documents etc
- The ability to generate technical drawings, using 3D modelling programs, preferably Solid Edge
- Having a hands-on approach to seeing design through to delivery and training maintenance / operations
About you
Other important information :
We believe it takes diversity of thought, culture, background, and perspective to create a truly innovative company. So if you share our values, purpose and drive for growth and sustainability, then we want to hear from you. If you require any adjustments to be able to pursue an application with us, please let our Recruitment team know.
Company Description
We are dedicated to producing high-quality products. Our corporation strives for the complete satisfaction of our customers. We exercise this responsibility through extensive training of our employees, adherence to proven procedures, total commitment to meeting and exceeding customer as well as regulatory requirements, and maintaining an organizational culture that fosters continuous improvement.
Company Description
We are dedicated to producing high-quality products. Our corporation strives for the complete satisfaction of our customers. We exercise this responsibility through extensive training of our employees, adherence to proven procedures, total commitment to meeting and exceeding customer as well as regulatory requirements, and maintaining an organizational culture that fosters continuous improvement.
