Mechanical Designer

at  Nepean AU

ABOUT US

At NEPEAN™ we are proud to be Australia’s leading privately owned engineering, mining services and industrial manufacturing organisation. We have unique capabilities to deliver high value, innovative and sustainable solutions for the world’s leading mining, construction and transport companies. Over the last 40 years, hard work, technical credibility and a willingness to tackle difficult projects have earned NEPEAN an enviable reputation. Today our organisation employs over 1400 people across six continents and distributes products to more than 65 countries.
NEPEAN Conveyors was established in 1985. We are now one of Australia’s most successful suppliers of large scale, fully integrated, mining conveyor projects. We offer complete, engineered turn-key conveying and materials handling solutions for surface, underground and hard rock mining, port facilities and process plants. Our customers produce various raw materials from lithium, iron ore and coal through to fertiliser and biosolids.

OUR OPPORTUNITY

To support our ongoing growth, NEPEAN Conveyors NSW are currently seeking a Mechanical Designer to join our team. This position is a full-time permanent opportunity, based in our design office located in Brendale, approx. 40 minutes north of Brisbane City CBD.
In this facility you will work with a team of project managers, engineers, designers on projects large and small.

Daily duties typically include

• Designing and modelling bulk material handling equipment such as support structures, platforms, winches and chutes.
• Engineering calculations to design conveyor systems and ensure compliance with the appropriate codes & Australian standards.
• Create concept designs, layouts and scopes of work for completion in collaboration with the design/drafting team
• Creating shop detail drawings and assembly drawings of conveyor equipment.
• Checking designs for achievable tolerances, clear dimensioning, weldability, and constructability.
• Opportunity to take ownership of the engineering phase of projects to ensure drawings and documentation deliverables are completed on time, on budget, to the scope and at the right quality.

• Designing and modelling bulk material handling equipment such as support structures, platforms, winches and chutes.
• Engineering calculations to design conveyor systems and ensure compliance with the appropriate codes & Australian standards.
• Create concept designs, layouts and scopes of work for completion in collaboration with the design/drafting team
• Creating shop detail drawings and assembly drawings of conveyor equipment.
• Checking designs for achievable tolerances, clear dimensioning, weldability, and constructability.
• Opportunity to take ownership of the engineering phase of projects to ensure drawings and documentation deliverables are completed on time, on budget, to the scope and at the right quality