Senior Draughtsman

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

Howden, a Chart Industries Company, is a global engineering business that focuses on providing clients with industrial products that help multiple sectors improve their everyday processes. Howden’s core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling, and have over a century of experience in doing so.

We invite you to join the Howden MEA Projects Division as a Senior Draughtsman based in Midrand. We are seeking an experienced and well-organized Senior Draughtsman to create complex design drawings for fabrication and site erections of products in line with customer standards and in discussion with specified company requirements.

What Will You Do?

• Create 3D assemblies comprising of large number of parts of very high complexity.
• Check own drawings and those of more junior draughtsmen to ensure the design and information given is adequate and correct for fabrication
• Implement engineering changes on standard and custom product drawings to improve functioning or ease of manufacture after consultation with production and design engineer.
• Create and issue detail drawings manufacturing
• Compile a comprehensive list of parts to provide project engineers and procurement department with accurate scope of work.
• Scrutinising drawings made by others to ensure the highest standards are maintained as to drawing quality, ease of manufacture and installation.
• Maintain up to date drawing storage and drawing register
• Generate thorough job hand over documentation following receipt of order
• Carry out site visits with the intention of equipment assessment for new installations and retrofits
• Liaise with application engineers to ensure correct drawing time is budgeted for at the tendering stage
• Ensure any mistake made on a drawing be rectified in order to prevent reoccurrence
• Exercise good time management to ensure drawing work is done within the budgeted time
• Adhere to Sarbanes Oxley and AX controls

Your Experience Should Be...

• Grade 12/ Matric
• Formal drafting qualifications
• Above average computer literacy, competency in MS Office applications
• Working knowledge and proficiency in AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor
• Presentable verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of dust control systems’ components and their functions
• Experience in drawing pollution control equipment such as bag filter plants, cyclones and scrubbers
• Experience in drawing large steel structures
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes
• Exposure to on-site installations of large equipment
• Experience in fans or other rotating machinery is an advantage
• Autodesk inventor professional accreditation is an advantage

Our Benefits Package...

Howden provides a great benefits package in addition to an attractive salary. The Company also offers the opportunity to work in an exciting, fast-paced environment within a global engineering company.