Mechanical Project Engineer
About The Position
The Mechanical Project Engineer plans, coordinates, and executes small- to medium-sized capital, maintenance, reliability, and continuous-improvement projects at a manufacturing facility. The role partners with Operations, EHS, Facilities, contractors, and other teams to deliver projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with company standards. It identifies ways to improve equipment reliability, capacity, safety, and operational efficiency while supporting day-to-day plant operations. This hands-on position supports production-critical systems and related infrastructure, including airflow, temperature-sensitive process conditions, wet air scrubbers, VFDs, suction and vacuum systems, and associated mechanical, electrical, and control interfaces. The engineer also uses production data and continuous-improvement methods to improve throughput, reduce downtime and waste, and strengthen operating performance. The position is described as safety-sensitive.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 1–5 years of engineering experience in manufacturing, industrial, pharmaceutical, food, chemical, or related industries.
- Experience managing maintenance, reliability, or capital projects.
- Experience working with contractors and equipment vendors.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of process equipment, VFDs, vacuum and suction systems, airflow systems, scrubbers, controls, and production-support infrastructure.
- Strong technical communication skills, including the ability to translate data, observations, and engineering recommendations into clear actions for production teams.
- Strong organization and prioritization skills, ability to manage multiple projects and follow through on commitments, and attention to detail.
- Bias for action, high ownership, and willingness to challenge the status quo while growing into broader operational responsibility.
Nice To Haves
- Green Belt certification.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage minor capital projects from concept through commissioning.
- Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
- Coordinate contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
- Work with production, maintenance, safety, quality, and purchasing teams to identify equipment or process issues, determine root causes, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
- Size, specify, justify, source, purchase, install, and commission production equipment upgrades, considering safety, feasibility, return on investment, operational readiness, and long-term maintainability.
- Track project costs and keep expenditures within approved budgets.
- Provide regular project status updates to site leadership.
- Create and review technical specifications, drawings, and work packages.
- Support installation, startup, and commissioning activities.
- Troubleshoot and optimize production-support systems, including wet air scrubbers, VFDs, suction and vacuum systems, airflow controls, temperature-sensitive process conditions, and related mechanical and electrical interfaces.
- Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and company engineering practices.
- Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
- Support root-cause failure investigations and corrective actions.
- Participate in preventive and predictive maintenance initiatives.
- Drive continuous-improvement projects focused on safety, productivity, quality, and cost reduction.
- Sustain the Vorne production tracking system across applicable departments, production lines, and equipment to monitor efficiency, OEE, downtime, standards, and daily performance.
- Support Management of Change (MOC) processes as applicable.
- Participate in risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and project safety reviews.
- Maintain project documentation, drawings, specifications, and engineering records.
- Review production data with department leaders and supervisors and turn findings into action plans to improve throughput, reduce downtime and cost, improve labor utilization, and strengthen operating performance.
- Review and improve process flow, equipment layout, material movement, staffing methods, changeovers, and operating practices to reduce waste and increase efficiency.
- Finalize, implement, audit, and sustain the 5S program, including visual standards, ownership expectations, corrective actions, and management routines.
- Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions, standard work, training materials, technical documentation, and operating standards.
- Support Lean and continuous-improvement activities, including root-cause analysis, Kaizen events, value-stream or process mapping, cycle-time reduction, waste reduction, and standard work.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned to support operational goals.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- 401(k) with generous company match
- Paid Time Off, with increases based on tenure
- Eight paid holidays
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Employer-paid long-term disability insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Fully funded tuition education programs
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Career advancement and training opportunities
- Employee discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
