Leviat, a CRH company, is a global leader in connecting, fixing, lifting and anchoring technology for the construction industry. Leviat's engineered products and innovative construction solutions are used in a variety of sectors from residential to infrastructure, enabling our customers to build better, stronger, safer and faster. Leviat employs almost 3,000 people at 60 locations across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Pursuing ambitious growth plans, Leviat offers excellent long-term career development opportunities.
Position Overview Working with the Project Manager and engaging with Site Managers around the region to implement continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles to improve production quality, safety and reduce downtime.
Based in Sydney, but able to travel to support other locations when projects demand.
The role will suit a self-motivated, and confident individual who is experienced in delivering technical strategies to meet organisational objectives. A creative and lateral thinking individual who works cooperatively with colleagues to effectively provide technical expertise and deliver relevant solutions.
The Project Engineer plays a vital role in ensuring the success of construction projects by implementing continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles to improve production quality, safety and reduce downtime.
The role includes:
Ensuring and promoting compliance with all EH&S systems and procedures. Ensuring machinery conforms to machine safety standards. R&D to help improve the efficiency of new and existing machines. Promoting customer service excellence at all times. Helping to perform risk assessments and SOPs on new and existing machinery. Working with all operational teams in Australia to support production safety, quality and output. Liaising with machinery and parts suppliers and external maintenance teams ensuring spare parts for critical items are available when needed. Applying Lean principles to improve machinery design. Gathering and analysing accurate information to facilitate effective decision-making. Ensure the efficient operation of all plant and equipment to achieve optimum availability and meet budget requirements. Assist plant in identifying bottlenecks and improvement activities for increased performance. Implement continuous improvement, lean manufacturing principles using problem solving and root cause analysis. Assist in the identification, administration, and implementation of capital projects to improve process capability and workplace safety. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Team player with the ability to contribute both individually and as part of a team. Self-confidence with strong interpersonal skills, an excellent communicator with the ability to liaise with people at all levels. Be self-motivated with a good work ethic and problem-solving skills with a keen interest to learn. Ability to coach and train others in processes and techniques. A successful track record of change and process improvement. Flexibility and ability to multitask. Self-motivated with a "hands-on" results-driven approach. Possess excellent H&S awareness. A continuous improvement approach to all tasks, with a can-do attitude. Minimum degree qualified in structural engineering or similar. Excellent verbal and written communication with a willingness to learn and develop others around you. Drivers Licence. Experience in a fast-moving manufacturing environment. Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel and Word. Experience in CMMS planned maintenance systems. SAP experience would be valuable. You will also have access to: Hybrid work arrangements available Supportive and collaborative team environment Excellent career and growth opportunities Ongoing mentoring and succession planning from industry leaders and colleagues Access to our Employee Assistance Program Personal Attributes Team Player | Hands-on | Proactive | Personable | Resilient | Flexible | Organised | Accountable | Sense of Humour & Positivity.
About Leviat Our trusted product brands, including Ancon, HALFEN, Isedio, Connolly and Helifix, are all known for high performance, quality and reliability. We help our ambitious construction partners to turn architectural visions into reality and our engineers provide technical design assistance at every stage of a project, from initial planning to installation and beyond. Our technical support services range from simple product selection through to the development of a fully customised project-specific design solution. Our digital engineering tools include industry-leading calculation and design software and BIM objects.
Every promise we make locally, has the commitment and dedication of our global team behind it.
Leviat is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Candidates must be Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents with full work rights in Australia. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. No agencies please!
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