Yacht Interiors Drawing Office Supervisor

Job description 

Location:
Athlone Industria, Cape Town, South Africa.

Job Description:

The organisation is looking for permanent employee to join our drawing office.

The successful candidate will primarily supervise the interiors design team in all aspects of our yacht outfitting.

This post is based at our manufacturing site in Athlone Industria, Cape Town.

Mandatory Requirement
The applicant must hold SA citizenship, permanent residency or another form of accepted work visa.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise and monitor a team of 4 persons within the drawing office
• Be in close relation with Technical Coordinator
• In charge of the human management of his/her team to insure efficiency and well-being.
• Distribute and monitor jobs list among your team
• In charge of timeous delivery of drawings according to the plan monitored by the DO Manager
• Review or approved all interior drawings 
• Identifies bottlenecks and barriers to achievement of deadlines and proactively implements corrective measures
• Take into account specifications and keep updated on rules and regulations 
• Produce 3D models and 2D drawings for production and prepare relevant CNC files
• Use 3D models to check interaction with other departments. 

Educational:
Interior Technician with relevant experience. Experience in yachting industry is a plus.

Experience/Technical:

• 5+ years’ experience working in interior architecture.
• Solid experience in 3D parametric model (SolidWorks or equivalent) and 2D drawings (Autocad or equivalent) is required.
• Practical sailing experience is a plus.

Personal:

• Team spirit
• Teamwork
• Challenge yourself
• Capable of adapting easily to different requests, environments and situations
• Attentive to details, open minded, proactive, creative, orderly and reactive
• Able to work in a multicultural environment
• Able to respect deadlines
• Able to work overtime if required
• South African Citizen or foreigners with a valid working visa already in their possession

Language:
Fluent in English

The employer:
Southern Wind Shipyard builds luxury sailing yachts for the global market. The yachts are of contemporary Italian design and built with South African craftsmanship. Each yacht is unique, offering a high level of customization and the option of adapting design elements according to Clients’ personal preferences. The company has been in existence for more than 27 years with a Marketing division based in Italy and manufacturing facility based in Athlone Industria. For more information please visit www.sws-yachts.com

Please submit your details to apply for the above position

To apply please submit your Curriculum Vitae (maximum 4 pages) including three relevant & contactable references, a short motivational letter (maximum 1 page), and current contact details via form or email to recruitment@sws-yachts.com.

Please note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for follow-up interviews. Candidates who have received no response within three weeks of the closing date should kindly assume that their application has not been successful.