Mechanical Project Engineer

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Mechanical Project Engineer. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Production Line Machinery Installations
• Mechanical and Project Management Skillsets
• Local Auckland based role

The Company
This company is New Zealand's leading supplier of complete end-of-line solutions for manufacturing. They specialise in coding & labelling, product handling, line automation, supply-chain traceability, and product inspection & integrity solutions. They work primarily in Dairy and Food & Beverage along with various other Manufacturing Plants.

The Person
They are looking to employ a Mechanical Project Engineer based in Auckland, to design, install, and commission the coding and labelling equipment that they supply to their customers and manage these projects all the way through.
  
This role is mechanically oriented, but the company have 9 other Mechanical, Electrical and Automation Engineers that you would work collaboratively with. This role is a hands-on role where you would install and integrate machinery on new and existing production lines. Each engineer project manages their own projects too so experience doing this is a must. This role could suit a variety of people for example a Mechanical Engineer, Technician, Fitter, or Toolmaker. The installs will be anything from water-based ink jet printers onto taping machines right up to robotic palletisers and everything in between.

Primary Responsibilities

• Project management of an assigned set of small projects and resources, working to prescribed budgets, specifications, and timelines. Liaise effectively with clients.
• Development of mechanical systems, design and build of industrial product coding, traceability and inspection solutions including, pneumatics, low voltage control wiring, assembly, testing, installation and commissioning.
• Providing design services, compliance auditing and training to customers.
• Problem solving and provide a high standard of technical advice, and in some instances leadership to installation technicians.
• Component specification and procurement.
• Mechanical fitting and assembly.
• Component specification and procurement.
• Electrical fitting and assembly.
• Prototype development and testing.
• Generation of BOM’s for standardised products.
• Supporting Automation engineers in-house and on-site.
• Generation and maintenance of supporting documentation for projects and systems.
• Pre-sales conceptual design and support to Sales team as required.
• Assistance with ERP data exchange solutions, database creation and management. Network implementation.
• Deploying and configuring software solutions for automatic data capture and middleware solutions.

Ideal Attributes

• At least 5 years’ relevant work experience i.e. machinery design, installations and project management
• Relevant Qualification: i.e. BE in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or an NZCE
• EWRB EAS registration would be ideal but can be attained on the job
• Solid and loyal work history (At least 3 years in jobs)
• Good Communication Skills
• Responsible
• Can work Independently and with a Team
• Solution Orientated

  
The remuneration will be based on experience. A work vehicle would come with the role, if not initially it would in time.

The hours are typically 40-hours a week and the role is based primarily in Auckland with for example 3 or 4 days a month in the Waikato. So, for people who want to be close to home and want to move away from roles that require a lot of offshore commissioning this role could be very attractive.

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