Associate Mechanical Designer

NOV Gqeberha is seeking an Associate Mechanical Designer. In this role you will support project leaders, designers and engineers in component selection and layout design for innovative products and systems. This role involves preparing detailed drawings, analyzing design feasibility, and contributing to system development while ensuring adherence to company procedures and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Leader, Designer or Engineer in selection of the simpler components and the design details for inclusion in the project/product design.
• Layout and design specific areas as assigned per the Company procedures and standards.
• Design general arrangements or base systems based on customer needs and requirements as directed by Designer, Engineer or Project Leader.
• Analyze data to determine feasibility of product proposal under the guidance of Designer, Engineer or Project Leader.
• Prepare product or system layout with detailed drawings and schematics.
• Review work order and procedural manuals to determine critical content.
• Calculate figures to convert design dimensions to resizing dimensions specified for subsequent production processes.
• Assist in systems development as required, such as drafting standards, parts list systems, computer programming.
• Perform other work-related tasks as assigned.

Planning, Productivity, Scheduling

• Evaluates results.
• Accurately scope out length and difficulty of tasks and projects.
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste of resources and efficiencies.
• Ensure effective utilization of resources.
• Break work down into process steps.
• Plan and control change by anticipating and adjusting.
• Measures performance against goals.
• Setup controls and monitor KPI’s.

Qualifications & Experience

• National Diploma (Mechanical) or 2 to 3 years draughting experience

NB: Graduates will be considered for this role.

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