Graduate Engineer
Position Number: 0063978
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Continuing
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Salary: UOM 5 – $83,159 – $95,518 p.a. plus 17% super
Designs sketches for buildable solutions in response to workshop requests and supports general workshop activities, including supplier management and access control.
Collaborate on innovative projects while contributing to the transition of the Faculty into cutting-edge research and teaching environments.
Brilliant benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment!
About the Role
The Graduate Engineer plays a vital role in the Workshop by designing sketches that translate into practical, buildable solutions. They assist the Workshop Manager with various tasks, including managing orders, sourcing suppliers, and overseeing workshop access. Collaborating with the workshop services team, the Graduate Engineer helps plan and prepare for the Faculty's transition into new research and teaching environments, ensuring the operationalisation of these facilities.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Develop and innovate product designs, systems, or prototypes that meet specified requirements and project goals to enhance user experience.
- Assist the Workshop Manager with various workshop needs, including machinery maintenance, security access, and booking management to optimise facility usage.
- Implement clear protocols and processes to facilitate the operationalisation of new research and teaching facilities.
- Offer design support to the workshop services team throughout the production process, ensuring efficiency, safety, and high product quality while aiding teaching and research users in accessing workshop services.
Who we are looking for
You will possess strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, enabling you to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. With a customer service mindset, you have a proven track record of maintaining high-quality service for a diverse range of customers, alongside demonstrated knowledge of Australian occupational health and safety legislation and laboratory regulatory requirements, including experience managing OHS standards in multidisciplinary laboratories.
You will also have:
- An engineering degree and relevant experience.
- Proficiency in engineering design software, computer-aided design (CAD) tools, and other relevant engineering software.
- Experience working in a team within a scientific or medical laboratory environment or similar.
- Experience in a tertiary education environment.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your new team – Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT)
The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) has been the leading Australian provider of engineering and IT education and research for over 150 years. We are a multidisciplinary Faculty organised into three key areas; Computing and Information Systems (CIS), Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (CBE) and Electrical, Mechanical and Infrastructure Engineering (EMI). FEIT continues to attract top staff and students with a global reputation and has a commitment to knowledge for the betterment of society. FEIT has never been better positioned as a global leader, anchored in the dynamic Asia Pacific region, creating and curating knowledge to address some of the world’s biggest challenges. Through our students and our relationships with communities, we can not only respond to society’s needs but anticipate and create engineering and IT solutions for the future.
Our ten-year strategy, FEIT 2025, is our School’s commitment to bring to life the University-wide strategy Advancing Melbourne and reinforce the University of Melbourne’s position as one of the best in the world. To achieve our ambitions, we will continue to build new infrastructure to enable our teaching, research and engagement; we continue to recruit outstanding people from around the world; and we continue to attract high-quality students from across the globe who are at the heart of our enterprise.
What we offer you!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page!
The University of Melbourne
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We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
- The responses against the Selection Criteria (found in the Position Description)
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Shabon via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the contact details listed on the Position Description.
Position Description
Advertised: 09 Oct 2024 12:05 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 06 Nov 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
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Work type: Continuing
Campus: Parkville
Category: Non-Academic, Academic Services, Engineering (Non-Academic)
Salary: $83,159 - $95,518 (UOM 5)
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