Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job description

Approximately 80% of time is spent on the production floor 10% working at desk on a computer and 10% in meetings. The production floor environment requires working in high temperature high noise levels (hearing protection required) and around moving equipment and heavy machinery.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for mechanical expertise in single/multiple areas of the plant.
• Lead continuous improvement and corrective action activities & projects.
• Provide technical support to internal customers.
• Project management such as new machine installations upgrades etc. Projects ranging from $50K to $5M.
• Analyze project requirements identify and address design parameter and engineering challenges to ensure solutions are implemented accurately timely and within budget.
• Oversee project workflow and support internal and external resources to ensure on-time delivery of projects meeting quality standards and within budget.
• Ensure all relevant safety objectives and legal requirements for all activities are observed and implemented.
• Participate in monitoring and evaluating the performance of existing systems processes and technologies and recommends modifications and enhancements to improve quality and/or efficiency.
• Mechanical lead on projects through all phases to include design fabrication implementation testing (FAT) commissioning and daily operation.

Engineering:

• Engineering drawing development / management using Autodesk products: AutoCad Mechanical Inventor Vault
• Create and finalize designs to meet project scope of work and safety requirements Bill of Materials and spare part requirements.
• Work closely with vendors and manage external contractors on installations.
• Project/Equipment risk assessment & safety countermeasure implementation.
• Machine FAT machine start-up and commissioning.