Engineer - Specials

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organised Engineer to support the Sales Department deliver special features and non-standard options requested by customers.

This role, reporting to the Engineering Manager, is responsible for actioning customer special feature requests and ensuring compliance with Crown and Australian standards, as well as developing new local option designs based on functional specification, maintaining engineering product records, and maintaining and releasing engineering documentation.

Requirements

Responsibilities & Duties

• Develop functional specification for local special features, non-standard options, and modifications with designs relevant to internal and external standards.
• Support sales configurator maintenance by providing costing and approval information to the Sales Department.
• Manage and develop costing for special feature approvals with manufacturers.
• Maintain ERP data to support special feature process and approvals.
• Report on approval request status as required.
• Ensure compliance to Crown specifications, Australian standards, and other applicable regulations.

Skills & Experience

• Competency in Unigraphics NX or similar CAD System.
• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical/Mechatronics).
• Design experience in the Industrial/Forklift Truck Industry or similar (e.g. Earthmoving Equipment).
• Knowledge of Australian Standards.

Benefits

What sets us apart?

Crown’s history began when two brothers founded the Company in New Bremen, Ohio (USA) in 1945. Today, the fourth generation of the very same family continues to lead Crown in all of its operations across the globe. Being a family-owned and run business is evidenced by more than 200 employees reaching service milestones in our 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 year categories in Australia alone, with more than 2,000 employees reaching a 25 year service milestone globally. 

As a Company we want to continue to support our employees to be the best versions of themselves and that’s why, as a Crown employee you get to enjoy:

• A benefits program which gives you access to discounts and cashback from over 400+ retailers nation wide.
• Access to a health and wellbeing platform which supports your Mental, Physical and Financial goals.
• Corporate Rates for Private Health Insurance.
• An inclusive working environment.
• An Employee Assistance Program for confidential counselling with chat, phone and face to face counselling options.

The Company

Crown Equipment is a well-respected global Materials Handling Equipment company which has enjoyed 50 years of success in the Australian market. The Company has operations in all Australian States and territories as well as many regional locations. The Company Brand is well known and respected in the marketplace and is supported by a customer value proposition based on highly skilled staff, quality products, strong service and parts back-up and leading-edge technology.