Mechanical Engineer- Food Manufacturing – Johannesburg

Introduction

A well-renowned entity within the food and beverage manufacturing industry is urgently looking for a seasoned Mechanical Engineer to join their team in the Johannesburg region.

Duties & Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to; 

• You will be responsible for working on all stages of the  production cycles, from research and design to manufacturing, installation, and evaluation.
• Design and develop the mechanical and electromechanical products and by studying customer requirements; researching and testing manufacturing and assembly methods and materials; and soliciting observations from operators
• Training and guiding technicians ensuring projects are complete effectively and efficiently 
• Provides engineering information by answering queries 
• Maintains product and company reputation by complying with government rules and regulations.
• Collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends writing reports based on thes
• Maintaining and keeping up to date within the engineering industry, Attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Desired skills required:

• Creativity and analytical skills
• Ability to communicate technical knowledge in a clear and understandable manner
• Technical writing skills
• Requirements analysis
• Design skills
• Presenting technical information
• Equipment maintenance
• Conceptual skills
• Quality focus
• General consulting skills
• Control engineering
• Production planning
• Technical zeal
• Job knowledge

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Proven working experience in mechanical engineering
• BSc degree in Engineering
• Working experience with product lifecycle management (PLM), finite element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Hands-on experience with computer-aided engineering (CAM) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAE)
• Familiarity with 2D or 3D engineering design and manufacturing tools (e.g., AutoCAD, ProE or other)
• Adequate knowledge of engineering analysis tools (ANSYS, ProMechanica or similar)
• Mathematical computing and analysis tools knowledge (Matlab, Excel, LabView etc)
• Solid understanding of core concepts including mechanics, kinematics, thermodynamics, materials science etc.

Package & Remuneration

Market-related