Job Description :
The organisation is looking for a permanent employee to reinforce our Design Office.
The successful candidate will primarily be tasked with designing all exterior outfitting aspects on our yachts, including deck layout, technical areas arrangement, transom and tender mechanical cinematic systems, production and machining drawings, and deck hardware design and updates.
This post is based at our manufacturing site in Athlone Industria, Cape Town.
Mandatory Requirement
The applicant must hold SA citizenship, permanent residency, or another form of accepted work visa.
JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Regularly reporting to the Design Office Supervisor, the successful candidate will undertake the following tasks:
- Be in close relation with the Technical Coordinator
- Take into account specifications and keep updated on rules and regulations
- Be a force of proposals to decision makers
- Produce 3D models and sub-assemblies using SolidWorks
- Use 3D models to check interaction with interior and structure
- Produce 2D production drawings and prepare relevant CNC files
- Liaise with sub-contractors and designers to ensure design integration
CORE COMPETENCIES, ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS and PREFERENCES
Educational:
BSc Mechanical Designer
Experience/Technical:
2+ years’ experience working in mechanical systems. Experience in the yachting industry is a very strong plus.
Solid experience in 3D parametric modeling (SolidWorks or similar) and 2D drawing (Draftsight or similar) is required.
Good practical sailing knowledge is desirable.
Personal:
- Team spirit
- Teamwork
- Capable of adapting easily to different requests, environments, and situations
- Attentive to details, open-minded, proactive, creative, orderly, and reactive
- Able to work in a multicultural environment
- Able to respect deadlines
- Able to work overtime if required
- South African Citizen or foreigners with a valid working visa already in their possession
The employer:
Southern Wind Shipyard builds luxury sailing yachts for the global market. The yachts are of contemporary Italian design and built with South African craftsmanship. Each yacht is unique, offering a high level of customization and the option of adapting design elements according to clients’ personal preferences. The company has been in existence for more than 27 years with a marketing division based in Italy and a manufacturing facility based in Athlone Industria. For more information, please visit .
Please submit your details to apply for the above position.
To apply, please submit your Curriculum Vitae (maximum 4 pages) including three relevant & contactable references, a short motivational letter (maximum 1 page), and current contact details via form or email to .
Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for follow-up interviews. Candidates who have received no response within three weeks of the closing date should kindly assume that their application has not been successful.
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