Project Engineer - Staff Solutions
Pietermaritzburg 2 days ago Permanent Salary - Market Related
Project Engineer
Staff Solutions
Pietermaritzburg
Date Created : 2 days ago
Job Type : Permanent
Salary : Market Related
Project Management:
- Create and track timing plans for overall scope and individual activities.
- Translate voice of the customer to critical to quality requirements
- Ensure milestones are achieved on time
- Stakeholder engagement and management- Communicate clearly and objectively.
- Compile reports
- Support Commercial with RFQ’s
- Manage ECI’s for new projects
- Follow customer APQP processes
- Advanced computer skills
- Office 365
- Sharepoint
- Advanced excel
- MS Teams
- Design all stages of the production process
- Design processes around lean principles
- Consider investment vs return
- Research new manufacturing methods
- Implementation of new processes
- Develop & troubleshoot new processes
- Process Documentation
- FMEA
- PI’s
- BOM’s & Process Sheets
- Setting Parameters & Maintenance Checklists
- Commission new facilities
- Evaluate and estimate capex and tooling requirements for new projects
- Jigs and fixtures
- Custom built machinery
- Civil and plant
- Off the shelf machinery
- Track planned vs actual expenditure
- Conceptualize jigs & fixtures
- Work with internal, local & international designers / machine builders
- Propose concepts
- Drive the design process
- Negotiate capex / tooling budget based on investment vs return
- Justify capex / tooling budgets with simulations and studies
- Sheet metal design
- Jig and fixture design
- Understanding of mechanical machinery / jigs / fixtures and operating principles
- Understanding of pneumatic systems
- Understanding of hydraulic systems
- Understanding of electrical systems
- Conduct design reviews
- Rapid product development
- Use CAD to design new products according to customer specifications
- Fabricate prototypes
- Field testing and demos
- Simulation testing
- DFMEA’s
- Liaise with suppliers regarding material sourcing
- Design & develop within required timeframes
- BOM’s
- Use lean principles to identify Kaizen opportunities
- Use statistical and financial data to justify Kaizens
- Improve current processes to improve quality, efficiency & scrap
- Train shift leaders on new processes
- Develop and mentor students and interns
- Self-development of engineering skills
- Conduct detailed investigations to support Quality with regards to field failures
- Conduct detailed investigations into manufacturing problems
- Support production with innovative solutions to manufacturing difficulties
- 2+ years’ minimum Automotive engineering experience
- Project management experience
- N Dip / B-tech Mechanical Engineering or relevant technical experience
- Core Tools 1,2 & 3
- Design & drawing experience (CAD)
- VDA 6.3 Process Auditor Qualification / IATF / MLA
- Problem Solving Course / Skills
- Project Management Certification
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