Junior Mechanical Engineer: Lean-minded Quality & Design

Futura Trailers Ltd; Waitakere Ranges; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 minutes of protected improvement 时间

Lean training

AI toolkit

Job summary

Futura Trailers Ltd in New Zealand seeks a hands-on mechanical engineer to monitor and improve quality from supplier to production line. This is a brand-new role focused on practical floor work and continuous improvement, with AI tools used daily.

You will assess quality issues, liaise with suppliers on improvements, design new plant layouts, deploy lean tools, and help host our team Lean meetings. A floor-based, detail-oriented approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Skilled in mechanical design and drafting, ideally with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing experience.
• Knowledge of quality systems and root cause analysis.
• Some knowledge of lean engineering.

Responsibilities

• Assess and rectify mechanical quality issues.
• Liaise with suppliers on improvements (drawings, machining changes etc.).
• New plant design and machinery layouts.
• Lean tool deployment, focusing on quality.
• Contribute to and hosting our team Lean meetings.
• Twice a week. You bring improvements, you bring waste you've spotted, you bring fixes. You do not attend as an observer.

Skills

Mechanical design

Drafting

GD&T

Quality systems

Root cause analysis

Lean engineering

AI tools

Tools

AI toolkit

Lean tools

Job description

Futura Trailers Ltd in New Zealand seeks a hands-on mechanical engineer to monitor and improve quality from supplier to production line. This is a brand-new role focused on practical floor work and continuous improvement, with AI tools used daily.

You will assess quality issues, liaise with suppliers on improvements, design new plant layouts, deploy lean tools, and help host our team Lean meetings. A floor-based, detail-oriented approach is essential.