Graduate Mechanical Designer

Graduate Mechanical Designer position available to join our SQS teams and be assigned in either NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, or WA

Southern Steel Group and its subsidiaries specialise in providing the finest steel products, sheet & coil, and expert steel processing and distribution. Our company network is extensive, represented in every Australian state.

Southern Queensland Steel is part of the Southern Steel Group, the largest privately-owned steel company in Australia. With more than 1400 employees nationwide, the foundations of this company are built on strong values and a sense of family belonging.

We service our customers through multiple SQS businesses and division affiliates in various States in Australia. In NSW: Steelpipes, Piling Solutions Australia, Rigby Jones, Rollco, Metal Shop Technics, Southern Sheet & Coil, Coil Processors. In QLD: Rigby Jones. In Victoria: Surdex Steel, Smithweld Bending, KOMO Metform Engineering, Alliance Laser, Surdex Sheet & Coil, Eliott Engineering, Australian Rollforming Manufacturers. In SA: Brice Metals, Ferrocut. In WA: WA Cutting Services, Boyd Metal Industries

To succeed in this position, you will need to have industry related experience within similar position strong work ethic and strong safety focus.

MAIN OBJECTIVE

To design drawings for steel fabrication projects and to process plate profiling jobs to the Production Manager.

DUTIES include but are not limited to:

• To programme all jobs allocated ensuring cost effective production and optimal use of resources, and accuracy of completion of jobs
• To communicate with supervisor, estimators and warehouse staff on issues affecting production, as and when required
• To ensure correct and optimal use of off cuts
• Scheduling, drawing, nesting and developing parts as required
• Understand and interpret customer requirements; including drawings, written specs and resolving tooling problems when required
• Prepare workshop drawings for the production team
• Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications to conform to design concepts
• Explain drawings to production teams and to provide adjustments as necessary
• Prepare estimates and budgeting using computerised quotation spreadsheets supplied
• Job costing including estimating margin, labour requirements (and costs), delivery costs, calculate price, relate price to market and advise the sales team
• To perform other duties as directed by Manager/Supervisor
• Support annual stock take
• Maintaining stock between Sigmanest and Pulse
• To manage the plate inventory ensuring appropriate stock levels and product
• All employees are subject to legal obligations regarding their own and their fellow workers Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S). They are to fully co-operate with the company OH&S Policy and Program, to ensure safety in the workplace is maintained. All employees shall undertake hazard identification as part of their normal duties, and report any unsafe conditions or work practices. All employees are responsible for their own safety as well as those around them.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

• Knowledge of plate profiling industry/customers
• Knowledge of plate profiling equipment
• Programming ability of appropriate equipment/appropriate software knowledge including but not limited to; Sigmanest, Primecut, Autocad and Plate and Sheet
• Strong communication skills
• Strong work ethic and values team work

The successful applicant will be joining a secure, reputable organisation who offer their employees opportunities for career progression.

If you have the skills & experience we need and have a positive attitude, please apply now.

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. We promote a safe work culture; therefore, we have a process of reference checking and pre-employment medicals which includes a drug and alcohol screen for the successful applicant.

Salary: Between $70,000 and $75,000 per annum + Super

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $70,000.00 – $75,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person