JOB SUMMARY: The Engineering Designer provides conceptual and flow designs, detail designs
and drafting, standardization and quality improvement strategies for the department. Equally important the
Engineering Designer must serve as a critical interface with manufacturing for quality fabrication and
installation of designed systems, helping to reduce the overall cost of operations.
SITUATION:
OA Newton designs and produces material handling systems using mechanical or pneumatic conveying
for movement of bulk material such as PVC, wood flour, grain, and carbon black, serving the building
products, friction products, and agri-business industries.
JOB DUTIES:
1) Revise, or create ACAD / Solidworks drawings per verbal or written direction from supervisor with
efficiency and accuracy.
2) Maintain engineering drawing log.
3) Proper filing and archiving of engineering project manuals.
4) Managing drawings for job order releases, transmittals, meetings.
5) Compilation and distribution of transmittal packages.
6) Revise, or create standard M2M BOM’s.
7) Revise, or create job order M2M BOM’s.
8) Compilation and distribution of job order packets to production office.
9) Compilation and distribution of customer project manuals.
10) Perform volumetric design calculations for capacities.
11) Perform speed calculations for blowers, fans and airlocks
12) Perform air filtration calculations for bin vents, filter receivers, dust collectors.
13) Assist with project site documentation visits.
EXPECTATIONS:
1. Participate in ongoing product development, increasing standardization, and development of
innovative designs and practices at the direction of the Engineering Manager.
2. Act as a leader in engineering quality and cost reduction through quality improvement, design for
manufacturing and assembly, and design for transport.
3. Continually improve effectiveness using the tools at OA Newton: the Made2Manage ERP system
in order to specify Bills of Material (BOM), Spare Parts Lists (SPL), Job Order Releases for
purchasing and fabrication, Routings, and other key parameters including report generation;
AutoCAD / Solidworks for development of System Flow Diagrams, Stack-ups, and Detail
Drawings; and MS Project, to provide Gannt charts and schedule work on large system designs.
4. Continually develop standards and design modules that promote repeatability in fabrication and
provide consistent field results. This involves creation and maintenance of CAD drawing libraries
and BOMs and working with Purchasing to value-engineer products for cost reduction.
5. Routinely visit customer locations for field verifications. This includes pre-project work such as
measurements, during installation and start-up, and post-project work for customer service and
warranty issues.
6. Deliver designs on projects in harmony with the assigned Project Manager according to schedule,
and allocating and requesting resources as necessary.
Established in 1916, O. A. Newton has been meeting the needs of customers in a variety of industries. The evolution began with a modest start in the poultry industry on the Delmarva Peninsula. Today we are a major provider of Material Handling Solutions and Blend Plants throughout the World. Although our business has significantly changed over the years our values have provided the foundation for our organization... Customer Service is the top priority of every employee and the purpose of every job. To passionately pursue excellence throughout the organization. Apply initiative and ingenuity to the conduct of business. Provide open communication by sharing our knowledge and experiences. To maintain unyielding integrity at all times. Read more: http://www.oanewton.com
Skills Required
- Proficiency with AutoCAD
- Proficiency with SolidWorks
- Experience using Made2Manage (M2M) ERP for BOMs, job orders, and routings
- Experience with MS Project for scheduling and Gantt charts
- Ability to create and maintain Bills of Material (BOM) and drawing libraries
- Ability to perform volumetric capacity calculations
- Ability to perform speed calculations for blowers, fans, and airlocks
- Ability to perform air filtration calculations for vents, receivers, and dust collectors
- Experience with material handling or pneumatic conveying system design
- Ability to perform site visits for field verification, installation, start-up, and warranty follow-up
- Familiarity with design for manufacturing, assembly, and transport/value engineering
What We Do
O.A. Newton is a global solution provider specializing in engineered material handling systems for companies dealing with dry bulk solids, particularly within the plastics, tire, and rubber industries. The company designs, fabricates, and installs turnkey systems for unloading, storage, and conveying ingredients such as PVC powders and wood flour, serving markets like PVC pipe and wood-composite decking manufacturing.
