Mechanical Designer

Tiara Yachts•Holland, MI

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Tiara Yachts is a premier boat manufacturing company. Throughout our storied history of hand-building boats, we have remained based in beautiful Holland, Michigan. This allows us to offer the highest level of craftsmanship, the greatest control over quality and creates a source of pride for our customers that their boat was handmade in the U.S.A. We have honored our craft throughout decades and generations, improving on design and manufacturing to the apex of refinement evident in our boats today. “At Tiara Yachts we’re not just building boats we’re building careers” The Mechanical Designer is responsible for mechanical design and detailing of jigs, fixtures, and automation equipment that will enable manufacturing to efficiently create parts that consistently meet customer expectations. In addition, this position will create and compiling a bill of materials and ensure equipment built is functional and suits the application for which it was designed for.

Requirements

A minimum of a 2-year technical degree plus 8 years of experience designing automation and special machine components is desired. In lieu of a degree, 10 years of experienced designing automation equipment is acceptable.
Expert knowledge with Solidworks
Must possess mechanical aptitude.
Must possess ability to convey concepts and ideas.
Must possess ability to read and create part and machine layout prints.
Experience with machine and fixture building practices is required.
Must be capable of performing all the duties and responsibilities of a designer/detailer.
Must possess computer literacy, Excel and Outlook preferred.
Pass a background check, drug test and physical
Good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and handle many tasks simultaneously are required
Must exercise team effort to achieve success.
Must display respect for peers, subordinates, supervisors, and customers.
Good communication and interpersonal skills are a must.
Promote a safe and clean work environment
Willingness to work on a team or individually
Must practice PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) policies as mandated per area. (Use safety glasses/goggles, hearing protection, etc.) and follow all other company safety guidelines
Must be fluent in the English language

Nice To Haves

Prefer a minimum of 3 years of boat building experience

Responsibilities

Must be capable of conception, design and detailing a complete job. This includes developing tools, jigs, fixtures, implementing designs, or integrating machinery, equipment, or computer technologies to ensure effective manufacturing processes.
Monitor manufacturing processes to identify ways to reduce losses, decrease time requirements, or improve quality.
Create, review and update SOPs (standard operating procedures) as necessary.
Pursue new or revised equipment and technology, which will result in cost savings to the company.
Work with a team of other Mechanical Designers, teaching, collaborating, and sharing previous learning experiences and best practices.
Provide machine manufacturers with bills of material, machine layout prints and detailed prints required for mechanical machine construction.
Participate in design reviews with manufacturing, maintenance, and production teams.
Resolve problems encountered by manufacturing.
Participate in and/or lead activities that promote continuous improvement.
Participate in and/or lead activities that create a safe working environment.
Work with manufacturing and engineering to identify and purchase and/or create equipment as needed and ensure that equipment is validated and can provide consistent results.
Make adjustments/refinements to equipment as necessary.