Product Designer - Ottery, Cape Town

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Our client based in Ottery, Cape Town is looking to appoint a passionate Product Designer to develop industry-leading artefacts and accessories for IBC liners and container liners.

Requirements:

• Industry experience of design for injection moulding i.e. applicants must have designed injection moulded parts that were/are in production.
• A tertiary qualification in Industrial Design or a relevant Engineering field.
• A good understanding of the process of tooling up for injection moulding.
• A good understanding of the process injection moulding conversion process.
• A creative problem solver.
• Mathematically strong.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Excel, to support the systematic management and evaluation of data.
• Has a good technical understanding of a broad and applicable array of other materials and manufacturing processes.
• Has a comprehensive understanding of the principles of design for injection moulding, with the ability of apply optimally.

Portfolio Requirements

• A portfolio of relevant design material.
• Samples of injection moulded parts designed by the applicant.
• Native CAD files of the aforementioned parts.
• An excel spreadsheet, designed by the applicant, showing the applicants data management and analysis abilities.

Responsibilities:

• Interrogates requirements to identify design drivers.
• Willing and able to wrestle with complex and conflicting requirements and drives forward balanced solutions that deliver against mission objectives.
• Contributes high-quality ideas in brainstorming sessions.
• Familiar with advanced CAD techniques (including parametric modelling) and develops complex part models, drawings and assemblies.
• Effectively engages with suppliers and other stakeholders on technical matters to identify the optimal balance of design cost, CAPEX, and material cost.
• Develops design specifications that support efficient risk management.
• Independently plans and conducts best-practice critical evaluation, and can present results and lead with recommendations.