Mechanical Engineer

Duravant • Newberg, OR

50d • $66,400 - $86,325 • Onsite

About The Position

PPM Technologies Holdings LLC, is a market leading equipment manufacturer providing high quality food processing, seasoning, conveying and cooling technology for all segments of the food industry. In this position you would design customized large-scale food manufacturing equipment to customer specification, focusing on coating drums, powder dispensing and liquid spray equipment. You will work with other Engineers and Project Managers to ensure multiple pieces of equipment fit and work together. Responsibilities include testing and quality checking designed equipment once built, application testing of new customers product, supporting the manufacturing organization, and providing technical support to customers with help from the Service department. Travel to customer site to assist with equipment startup is also part of the role, along with assisting other departments as required and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Analytical problem-solving skills
• Solid model CAD design
• Must show good initiative, organization and follow-through.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Computer skills proficiency with MS Office: Word, Excel & Outlook.
• Ability to be resourceful in looking for solutions to overcome any issue.
• Must work well within a team and at the same time be able to make independent decisions.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to sit.
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of food processing or related product lines and general knowledge of a custom machinery environment is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design customized large-scale food manufacturing equipment to customer specification.
• Focus on coating drums, powder dispensing and liquid spray equipment.
• Work with other Engineers and Project Managers to ensure multiple pieces of equipment fits and works together.
• Test and quality check designed equipment once built.
• Application testing of new customers product.
• Support the manufacturing organization.
• Provide technical support to customers with help from Service department.
• Travel to customer site to assist with equipment startup.
• Assist other departments as required and other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level