Punggol - Senior Design Engineer - Mechanical
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As a Senior Design Engineer at Wilmar Sugar and Renewables, you will be a key member of our centralised engineering design team, driving innovation and technical excellence across the business. You will lead complex engineering design projects, ensuring compliance with the highest technical, safety, and regulatory standards.Collaborating closely with skilled professionals and draftspersons, you'll help deliver high-quality, practical solutions. In addition, you will play a vital role in mentoring and developing emerging engineers, sharing your expertise to build capability and foster professional growth within the team.
This position offers flexibility in location, allowing you to be stationed at any of our milling sites or within our Townsville office.
You could be in Ingham- a charming town known for its vibrant Italian heritage and lush wetlands, the Burdekin region
- celebrated for its rich agricultural landscape and friendly community, or Sarina
- nestled in the beautiful Whitsunday region, renowned for its stunning beaches and proximity to the Great Barrier Reef.
- Master of Design Oversight: Take charge of all engineering design activities across various sites and regions, ensuring that both maintenance and capital projects come to life seamlessly
- Collaboration Champion: Work together with Reliability, Projects, and Engineering Services teams to define and clarify design scopes, milestones, and functional requirements—ensuring everyone is on the same page
- Timely Innovator: Bring your creative flair to deliver design activities on schedule and within budget, hitting all key milestones without missing a beat
- Compliance Guardian: Uphold the highest standards by conducting engineering design tasks in strict adherence to statutory acts, business standards, and relevant industry codes of practice
- Consultancy Partner: Collaborate with external engineering design consultancies and gain exposure to international engineering and fabrication teams, leveraging your technical expertise to improve the quality, coordination, and efficiency of design and delivery activities.
- Specification Architect: Craft comprehensive equipment specifications, engineering drawings, and documentation that are essential for all equipment within our business
- Team Catalyst: Energize the design team by supporting the achievement of goals outlined in project business cases, turning visions into reality
- Mentorship Leader: Share your wealth of knowledge by coaching and mentoring fellow design engineers and graduates, empowering them to master engineering design fundamentals and software programs
Your Winning Combination
Our ideal candidate will possess a degree in Engineering and demonstrate at least 5 years of practical experience in a senior technical role within a heavy industry environment. Experience in the sugar industry and proficiency in engineering design programs and FEA modelling will be highly valued.Familiarity with SAP is desirable. Holding an RPEQ or having the willingness to obtain it is essential.
What Wilmar will offer you
At Wilmar, you'll be embraced as a valued member of our team, appreciated for your unique contributions. We offer competitive pay and benefits, including additional leave and superannuation entitlements and exclusive partner discounts. Our emphasis on safety and innovation creates a supportive work environment where you can thrive.
How to Apply
If you think that you are the perfect fit for this role, we invite you to apply online via Wilmar Careers before midnight on 25/05/2025 Got questions or need a helping hand with your application? Our friendly People & Culture Team is just a call away at (07) 4722 1810.We look forward to receiving your application.
About Wilmar Sugar & Renewables
Wilmar Sugar and Renewables is Australia's largest manufacturer and exporter of raw sugar, and among the top 10 producers globally.
We own and operate eight sugar factories across the Herbert, Burdekin, Proserpine and Sarina regions and employ more than 2,000 people during the annual sugar production season.
We are one of Australia's largest generators of renewable electricity from biomass and one of only two bioethanol producers in Australia. We are also the largest sugarcane grower in Australia and a leading supplier of sustainable liquid fertiliser and stockfeed products.