Plant Mechanical Engineer (Reliability, Maintenance)

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer (Reliability, Maintenance)
Location: Mooresboro, NC (bordering Chesnee, SC)
Status of Hire: full-time, direct hire, salaried with bonus
Pay: $115-130k plus up to 12% annual bonus
Industry: metals, industrial processing/manufacturing
*full relocation offered*

The purpose of this job is to provide Mechanical Reliability, Process Optimization, and Project Management services on-site.

Essential Job Duties:
• Mechanical lead for capital and expense projects
• Project management of maintenance and improvement projects
• Co-ordinate activities between contractors and maintenance personnel in collaboration with the construction manager
• Manage quality of deliverables, and effectively lead the mechanical project team
• Creates technical mechanical specifications, prepares procurement inquiry packages, technically evaluates bids, and issues order packages for equipment
• Coordinates review of vendor data/drawings, and supervises designers assigned to the project
• Provides technical support and guidance on mechanical equipment, selections, installations, and their alternatives
• Supporting construction activities with technical answers
• Acting as a focal point for technical and work process related questions for EPC firms on outsourced projects
• Monitoring and managing work hour estimates
• Acting as focal point between Purchasing and project team on all questions and coordination of mechanical equipment issues
• Mentors mechanical discipline designers and engineers in the application of design tools and work processes
• Design mechanical scope of the project on time and within budget
• Ensures no engineering errors or omissions on mechanical design during construction

Required Qualifications:
• A minimum Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering is required
• 8+ years of engineering, maintenance, and plant equipment reliability work-experience in an industrial manufacturing environment (metals, chemicals, oil & gas, processing etc.)
• Prior experience with leading and supporting Capital or Expense Projects would be a plus
• Prior experience with heavy industrial equipment preferred: furnaces, boilers, chillers, reactors, distillation columns, material handling systems and conveyors, crushing/sorting equipment, chemical mixing/batching, material sortation, casting, etc.
• Experience with process piping design would be a plus
• Ability to analyze business data and determine key performance indicators
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to determine a course of action quickly
• Must be able to wear all safety equipment used in plant and ability to climb stairs and ladders regularly
• Must pass a fit and pulmonary test to wear a respirator (use of a respirator will be very rare)

**Must be authorized to work in the US regardless of visa transfer or sponsorship
**Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test, physical, and background check to be eligible for hire

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by governing law.