You are an engineer who has worked on the design and manufacture of conveying and material handling systems for several years and who is willing to assist and lead less experienced peers. Along with the engineering team, you make a strong contribution to KE’s pursuit of innovation, industry leadership and meeting customer expectations every time. Your job is to use your proven mechanical engineering capability to understand customer challenges and then apply your skills to the design, development, and delivery of material handling systems that address these challenges. You are as comfortable taking directions as you are being hands-on leading a project, always leveraging your material handling knowledge and skills in diplomacy and authenticity. You enjoy collaborating with people across all levels of customer, supplier and KE organisations and you have a passion for improving such things as products, designs, and fabrication techniques.

Core Responsibilities

a. Customer liaison.

b. Familiarisation of customer requirements and fulfilment of design scope.

c. Design, development, modelling and detailing.

d. Delegation to and supervision of less experienced engineers and designers.

e. Taking direction from management and input from workshop leaders.

Qualifications

a. A formal tertiary qualification in mechanical engineering for material handling or similar as well as a minimum of four years’ vocational experience.

b. A nascent ability to supervise a team and a desire to continuously improve your leadership skills.

c. A thorough knowledge of computer aided design systems and proficiency in the use of Autodesk Inventor.

d. Proven creative flair and problem-solving ability.

e. Time management and collaboration skills.

f. Ability to manage projects through to site installation and commissioning.

g. Industry credibility and a history of success in design and manufacture.

h. Organisation skills and a work rate that ensures you meet deadlines.

i. Demonstrated skills in dealing with questions, challenges and the pragmatic hands-on resolution of problems arising through the fabrication and commissioning stages.

j. Willingness to travel to customer sites and successfully participate in the installation and commissioning phases.