Mechanical Engineer

Company: Allura USA

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Reports To: Plant Manger

Location: White City, OR

Position Summary

As a member of the Engineering Department reporting to the Plant Manager, the Mechanical Engineer is responsible for improving the efficiency of the manufacturing process and managing small capital projects.

Position Responsibilities

Understand the waste, speed, and delay design for each product on each machine, then meets or exceeds design by: (70%)

• Developing and implementing plans that reduces scrap, improves paint yield, and improves laminate yield;
• Creating and updating process maps for each machine; i.e. Identifying and removing bottle necks in process;
• Identifying all delay and developing and implementing plans that close the delay gaps;
• Driving collaboration between respective departments that ensures all issues are addressed and resolved;
• Communicating on the production floor with all associated operators to ensure continuous improvement in the manufacturing process; and
• Networking with other engineers in all plants to freely share best practices.

Routinely verifies conformance of material being produced to meet or exceed the quality standard by: (10%)

• Monitoring lab results; and
• Participating in quality audits and meetings.

Actively participates in supports the plant safety program by: (10%)

• Identifying and reducing hazards related to plant equipment;
• Monitoring and addressing safety conditions and behaviors; and
• Participating in safety audits.

Develops and manages capital projects by: (10%)

• Identifying improvement opportunities;
• Organizing teams to help in research efforts;
• Writing Capital Expenditure Requests (AR); and
• Coordinating and implementing projects.

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

Decision Making

The Mechanical Engineer uses professional experience and accepted best practices to design and implement process improvements.

Supervisory/Lead Responsibilities

The incumbent may be responsible for leading various teams associated to improving the efficiency of the manufacturing process.

Scope Of Position

The Mechanical Engineer, working closely with the Plant Engineer, Maintenance Manager, Production Manager, Plant Manager and Electricians, and Machine Operators, evaluates operations effectiveness and efficiency. Assesses effectiveness of process improvements and determines additional opportunities regarding waste, speed, and delay.

Position Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to effectively take action to solve problems while exhibiting sound judgment and successful stress tolerance.
• Demonstrated ability to act independently upon information and make decisions that achieve optimal results.
• Strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills with the ability to relate well and cooperate with others to effectively coordinate activities and accomplish goals.
• Demonstrated intermediate skills with the standard features of various personal computer word processing and spreadsheet software (Microsoft Word and Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet, and other proprietary software).
• Demonstrated ability to think ahead and plan over a 30-day time span and prepare action plans to achieve results.
• Ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of quality, productivity and cost.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks and prioritize workload while paying attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a strong team player.

Required

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (mechanical, chemical, industrial, paper science).
• 2 or more years in continuous process manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge on how to troubleshoot electrical control systems on continuous production lines including programmable logic control (PLC) and variable frequency drive systems (VFD).

Allura USA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, protected veteran status, among other things, or as a qualified individual with a disability. Equal Employment Opportunity is the law.