Basic Requirements:

Formal Tertiary education:
- Grade 12
- Artisan Qualification (Toolmaker/Turner or Equivalent)
Drivers Licence: Code 8- (required)
Languages:
- English Read, write and speak (required)
- Afrikaans Read, write and speak (optional)
- German (Advantageous)

Experience:

Computer Literate (MS Office)
Commissioning Experience (Advantageous)
5+ years of mechanical tool making experience in the automotive industry
Ability to read & interpret detail & requirements from a mechanical design drawing
Knowledge of different metals & materials & the characteristics of the material, especially during the manufacturing process (weld, bending, metal hardness & coating possibilities.
Experience with interfacing / extracting information provided externally by customers / suppliers to be incorporated into existing manufacturing / assembly methods
2D CAD experience
CNC Machining Experience
Knowledge of mechanics / materials
Practical manufacturing for material ordering

Job Objectives:

To work within the design department team, as Mechanical Processor
Capture raw material sizing and special requirements for material acquisition
Preparation of cutting/bending CAD files used by material suppliers
Review drawings and record all deviations from design office standards which require correction
Issuing bill of material to purchasing for quotation and ordering

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

Specify the raw material sizes required for ordering
Have a good knowledge of material types, restrictions/limitations, and availability
Create cut profiles used for sheet/plate cutting and bending processes
Review drawing packs to ensure that the detailing conforms to the latest design office standards
Record any discrepancies and flag items that need to be corrected before design release
Ensure that all parts are designed in line with our manufacturing capabilities / restrictions
To liaise with specialist consultants e.g. Design Consultants/Suppliers
Identify any design areas of improvement to reduce the material / manufacturing costs
To resolve manufacturing issues in the early stages of design and development.
Issuing of raw material BOM to purchasing for quotation and order
Confirm that material order is aligned with the design release worksheet and that there are no outstanding updates/quantity changes to the material order
Approval of the design release before handover to manufacturing
"Outside the box" thinking
Perform model checking responsibilities as per training instructions.
Actively reduce costs. Provide suggestions and opportunities for cost savings
Proactively involved with the designer/manufacturing team to ensure highly successful project outcomes
Mentor, instruct, and uplift Junior Team Members
Holistic view of a project and its requirements in the interest of producing a better overall product

Preference will be given to employees from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998

Jendamark Automation reserves the right not to make an appointment. Applications will not qualify the applicant to an interview or appointment, as only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Please kindly consider your application unsuccessful if not contacted two weeks after submission/closing date.

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