Our client, a creative manufacturing company, specializing in furniture and home décor design and manufacturing, seeks to employ an innovative and qualified Industrial Designer to join their team.
You must be able to work independently and accurately keep records and be proactive in your approach to ensuring the profitability of the company and meet the following requirements:
- You will have completed a National Diploma in Industrial or Product Design, coupled with 2-5 years experience specifically in the home décor or furniture design space.
- In addition you will have fulfilled the following functions:
- Consult with clients to determine requirements for designs
- Research the various ways a particular product might be used, and who will use it
- Sketch ideas or create renderings, which are images on paper or on a computer that provide a visual of design ideas
- Use computer software to develop virtual models of different designs
- Create physical prototypes of their designs
- Examine materials and manufacturing requirements to determine production costs
- Work with other specialists, such as mechanical engineers and manufacturers, to evaluate whether their design concepts will fill needs at a reasonable cost
- Evaluate product safety, appearance, and function to determine if a design is practical
- Present designs and demonstrate prototypes to clients for approval
Please note that should you not be currently resident in the region and area advertised but still wish to apply, the cost of travel for interviews and relocation will be for your expense.
Due to the exceptionally high volumes of applications, we are unable to correspond with each applicant personally, therefore only relevant and suitable candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive any correspondence from our company within 30 days, we regret your application has been unsuccessful.
Should you meet the criteria and wish to apply, kind forward your CV, salary package details and notice period