Senior Mechanical Design Team Lead

The company
  
Our Melbourne based client are an established, initially family-owned organisation who develop a range of custom-designed bulk & material handling solutions, mainly for large retail companies like Coles, Woolworths, & Kmart, to name a few. They have a large pipeline of both standard & custom-built projects currently in the mix and are looking to expand their team to accommodate for future growth capabilities.
  
Our client is looking to add a Senior MechanicalTeam Lead to a team of 10 engineers, with the ability to remain hands-on, while also supervising a small group of graduate/junior engineers. This engineer will have a deep-understanding of DFM best-practices, including process mapping, design review, quality management etc. If you are looking for your next challenge and a role where you can truly make a difference to an organisation, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. 

Key responsibilities:

• Work to lead a group of 2-3 engineers, helping more junior staff to increase their knowledge of how to design & manufacture bulk-material handling equipment (i.e., balers, compactors, chutes, lifters, crushers) while maintaining compliance with Australian design & safety regulations. 
• Involvement in all design engineering duties across a project including the development of 3D CAD drawings/models utilising Solidworks, creating a BOM list, providing technical & non-technical documentation of activities across the DFM lifecycle.
• Ability to establish best-practice process steps where required, which includes helping the Design Team to set up their own design review process and accurate documentation, setting up templates for standard designs where necessary, establishing quality practices across manufacturing, etc. 
• Liaise with a range of other teams including sales, production, and management personnel, to ensure all issues that come up are accurately resolved.
• Working closely with the Engineering Manager to ensure all projects are completed within strict deadlines. 

Background and experience:

• Tertiary qualifications across Mechanical Engineering.
• Ideally has 10-20 years’ worth of commercial experience, designing/fabricating & assembling sheet metal & steel structural components, within the bulk/materials handling space.
• Experience designing & developing chutes, compactors, crushing/screening equipment within the bulk/materials handling or recycling, waste management space, would be ideal.
• Demonstrated experience using Solidworks/Solidworks PDM Vault. Ability to problem solve & be methodical and adaptable in your design approach.
• Knowledge of hydraulics system design & structural platforms designs is desirable.
• Demonstratable FEA experience is desirable.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and is adaptable to changing priorities.
• Has a keen eye for detail and works in a collaborative fashion across projects.

What’s on offer?
  
The successful candidate will be intrinsically motivated to deliver quality outcomes across a design focused environment. If you have experience working within the waste management or bulk & materials handling space, have commercial experience working with projects across the DFM lifecycle, and can work within a fast-paced environment, feel free to reach out. This will be the perfect opportunity to make a difference and drive innovation across an established organisation.  

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, you can contact Shehara Aponso at Blackbook Executive on (03) 9823 7***.