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About Us
Family owned and operated, with a head office in Ballarat, three retail sprayer centres and dealerships across Australia, Goldacres have a reputation for innovation, quality and adaptability.
From our inception in 1978, we have prospered by constantly reinventing our products and business practices in a fast-changing landscape; turning ideas into reality to deliver sprayers which are truly Australia's world-class sprayers.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join our team in a permanent and full-time capacity to assist with research, design and product development tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work with the Engineering team to deliver established goals and objectives.
* Liaise with relevant stakeholders to ensure that all design specification/documentation is obtained, communicated, and understood.
* Assist with the development and testing of designs; create prototypes, conduct testing, and refine designs to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and adherence to relevant standards.
* Assist Supply Chain in identifying and sourcing new components.
* Process engineering changes from conceptual design through to implementation.
* Designing products, tooling, and processes.
* Generating and maintaining technical documentation; concept designs, schematic designs, design development, tender and manufacturing documentation.
* Preparing design calculations, drawings, specifications, and reports.
* Maintaining accurate electronic reporting of project design and testing.
Requirements:
* Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical Engineering.
* Experience in collaborating and developing projects to scope, on time and to budget.
* Proven problem solving and troubleshooting experience.
* The ability to connect engineering intent with shop floor practicality.
* Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
* Strong attention to detail.
* Highly developed organisational, planning and scheduling skills.
* A self-motivated, driven and solutions-focused attitude.
* Excellent computer skills (Solidworks, Epicor desirable).
This role will suit a mechanical engineer with a minimum of 2+ years experience.
Why Join Our Team?
Join a great team and experience a positive team-focused culture.
State of the art facilities.
Staff lunches.
Community focus.
A competitive salary negotiated based on skills and experience.