Mechanical Engineer

Duties:

• Designing and implementing cost-effective equipment modifications to help improve safety, reliability and throughput;
• Developing a project specification with colleagues, often including those from other engineering disciplines;
• Developing, testing and evaluating theoretical designs;
• Discussing and solving complex problems with manufacturing departments, sub-contractors, suppliers and customers;
• Making sure a product can be made again reliably and will perform consistently in specified operating environments;
• Managing projects using engineering principles and techniques;
• Planning and designing new production processes;
• Producing details of specifications and outline designs;
• Recommending modifications following prototype test results;
• Using research, analytical, conceptual and planning skills, particularly mathematical modelling and computer-aided design;
• Considering the implications of issues such as cost, safety and time constraints;
• Working with other professionals, within and outside the engineering specialism;
• Monitoring and commissioning plant and systems.

Qualifications

• A degree in engineering
• No less than three years experience