Contracts Engineer

Description:

Job Purpose

Satisfies the clients’ process and mechanical requirements.
Satisfies quality expectations.
Makes the budgeted profit for company and is delivered on time.
The contracts engineer is responsible for the entire contract from beginning to end. Although other departments are involved in the delivery of components and / or services for the contract, it is the specific responsibility of the contracts engineer to ensure that these functions are performed according to engineered instructions.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Ensure all customer quality inspection requirements are identified at order hand over stage.
Update enquiry drawing with the contract number, and any other info received during the order hand over.
Generate standard drawing approval request or acknowledgment.
Complete the order acknowledgement where orders are received from sister companies.
Find out from the accounts the type of account that the customer holds – to determine if a pro-forma invoice is to be sent with the approval documentation.
Submit invoice (if applicable), approval request and drawing for customer approval.
Follow up with the customer on pro-forma payments.
Comply with clients document control procedure and submit documents as required / requested.
Receive approved drawing and proof of payment (if applicable); Get QCP approvals – Preferably simultaneously with drawing approval and payment.
Ensure that costs are correct before proceeding to purchase. Establish whether the exact budgeted cost for each item on the job costing sheet is correct and whether there may be an incorrect or outdated cost that was used in the Mixercal system. Notify the sales engineer if there are any cost discrepancies. Notify the Alt Managing Director and Expeditor, if Mixercal costs are incorrect.
Engineer the job by producing detailed design drawings and issuing orders timeously with realistic delivery dates for both manufactured and purchased items.
Check the workload on the suppliers to determine your delivery dates using the MIXTRAC System.
Issue components from stock as required and following the stock issue procedure.
Issue information required by works to ensure the correct assembly, painting, and packaging of each item.
Provide additional details and drawings as may be required by the customer.
Attend kick off meeting as required.
Update the serial number book only with the contract and design no and any other special notes.

Requirements:

Qualifications

The following are minimum requirements for the contracts engineer position:
Matric / Equivalent
AutoCAD / SolidWorks / Equivalent
The following qualifications will be advantageous:
Certificate / Diploma in Mechanical Engineering / Equivalent (Advantageous)
Certificate in project management