Engineer In Training - JHB at Howden

What needs to be done?

• Spend approximately five months with each Howden South Africa Department to learn the basic aspects of their operations.
• Work on a running outage to support the QC and supervisor for 3 months.
• Undertake diverse in-house tasks assigned by competent staff (as described by their JDs) to gain working experience in the Howden SA products, design, applications, manufacture, spares, project management & quality assurance.
• Submit documentation produced in items above for checking & approval (signed-off) by senior staff to ensure correctness & that errors are not carried through to production.
• Provide a resource for fan & airheater testing to assist the test engineer in carrying out his activities.
• Attend sites accompanied by other staff to gain working experience of the Howden SA operations.
• Upon completion, be able to provide a simple example of a complete job (tender, design, manufacture) demonstrating an ability to substitute in a junior capacity in any of the Howden SA Departments.
• SOX Compliance: Adhere to Sarbanes Oxley and AX controls.

What do you need to bring? 

• BEng/ BSc/ B-Tech in Mechanical Engineering including Project and Industrial placement modules.
• Has demonstrated potential (interview & engineering aptitude test).
• Computer Literacy in MS package.
• Excellent command of both written and spoken English.
• Competent written communication.
• Develop personal confidence.
• Gain more experience in the application of the Howden product range.
• Valid driver’s license.