Mechanical Design Engineer (Materials Handling)

You'll keep the plant reliable and improve how it runs at the petrochemical plant in Ermelo. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Ermelo, Mpumalanga. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Hold the GMR 2.1 appointment and keep machinery safety legal on site
• Manage shutdowns: planning, spares, contractors and safe restart
• Design conveyors, chutes and structures in SolidWorks or Inventor
• Mentor candidate engineers and artisans on technical problems
• Check pressure vessels for compliance with the Pressure Equipment Regulations and SANS 347
• Plan and track preventive maintenance in the CMMS with the artisans and planners
• Analyse breakdowns with root cause methods and fix the cause, not the symptom

• Three or more years working as a qualified engineer, in industry or consulting
• Able to manage contractors and budgets
• Confident with 3D CAD software and engineering calculations
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• Working knowledge of the OHS Act and General Machinery Regulations

• Finite element analysis skills
• Reliability or asset management certification
• Experience with SAP PM for maintenance

• Study support for postgraduate courses
• Company laptop and CAD licences
• Performance bonus tied to plant availability
• ECSA registration fees and CPD paid

• Keep the CV to three pages. Link to a short portfolio of designs rather than attaching large files.
• Show results in numbers: downtime cut by a percentage, savings in rand, or a project delivered on budget.