Engineering Jobs at ACTOM (Pty) Ltd

A vacancy exists in the Package Boiler Business Unit, Bellville, for a person who will be responsible for the specification, design, drawing, testing and commissioning of mechanical equipment relating to steam and hot water boilers and ancillary equipment, in accordance with national and international standards and regulations.

QUALIFICATIONS

•  Bachelors’ Degree in Mechanical Engineering
•  Professional registration with ECSA or in the process of being registered (preferred)

EXPERIENCE

•  Minimum 3 years relevant experience in an industrial environment

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Design of mechanical equipment based on technical specifications obtained from customers
•  Design of project specific equipment based on specifications received from the Sales department
•  Liaise with PB Design Office to ensure that manufacturing drawings are technically correct and contain all the information/specifications required to execute projects
•  Approve and take engineering accountability for drawings issued by the PB Design Office
•  Conduct project post mortems in conjunction with the Design Office, Contracts Department, Manufacturing and the Field Services departments to ensure that designs are updated to incorporate lessons learned during the execution of projects
•  Create and maintain bills of materials (BOM’s) on the company Material Requirement Planning (MRP) system

SKILLS & CHARACTERISTICS

•  Have a better than average academic record, especially in the fields of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Stress Analysis
•  Have a good understanding of national and international standard and regulations
•  Be able to interact with customers at all levels
•  Have excellent communication skills, both oral and written in English
•  Be proficient in Excel incl. Visual Basic Programming, Word, Inventor 3D, Plant 3D and Ansys Fluent

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A vacancy exists in the Manufacturing Business Unit at our Bellville site. We are looking for a person with a professional work ethic who is able to manage the commercial, IR, safety and technical aspects associated with the day to day running of a medium sized Foundry. We seek a suitably qualified, but more importantly, motivated and experienced person, with a strong technical background who is able to work well with people.

QUALIFICATIONS

•  Technical Diploma in Engineering or equivalent.
•  Qualifications in Foundry Technology will be a distinct advantage.

EXPERIENCE

•  At least 8 years in the process of manufacturing metal castings & or metal products, 5 years of which should be in a managerial role.
•  A good understanding of Quality systems, the OHSACT and Air Quality legislation will be required.
•  Proven experience with the LRA
•  Good communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
•  Proven experience with budgeting and financial control.
•  Above average competency with MS Office.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

•  Ensure safety of staff
•  Production output and quality
•  Financial reporting
•  Managing day to day IR issues
•  Liaising with clients (internal & external)
•  Proactively manage machine maintenance and efficiency
•  Constant drive to innovate technologies used within the Foundry.
•  Auditing and quality control of sub-contracted foundry work
• Successful candidate must be willing to work overtime from time to time.