Position Description
Job Summary
What's the job?
The Mechanical Engineer I will be responsible for investigating and problem solving plant reliability issues. This position will also support maintenance teams in the rationalization, planning and scheduling of maintenance activities to drive improved sustainable plant reliability in a manner consistent with CertainTeed Gypsum's Vision, Mission, Values and Objectives (VMVO).
Responsibilities:
- Reports directly to the Performance Manager
- Plan, schedule, & direct area engineering functions.
- Participate in decisions pertaining to equipment requirements for line uptime.
- Develop capital cost, design, and installation plans for new equipment. Recommend equipment replacement to improve operations & reduce costs.
- Secure required permits from governmental agencies for new equipment installations.
- Implementation of approved capital programs within budget and schedule plans.
- Participation on Equipment Safety Inspections and in the company SMAT program.
- Supports maintenance & plant operations as needed.
- Responsible for administration of plant projects, AR and GACT.
- Assist in the Corporate Energy Program.
- Coordination of utility projects.
- Manages local applications for tax exemption certificates.
- Maintains, develops, collects, and enters data in computer system.
- Support continuous improvement projects and teams to drive rapid results. Interact with site Senior Management to drive improvements.
- Record, report and post targeted areas of improvement opportunities using visual management board.
- Participate in Incident & Near Miss Investigations to determine root cause and corrective actions.
Required Qualifications
What do you bring?
- Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering or similar discipline; or equivalent training and experience to have comprehensive knowledge of the practices, procedures and regulations associated with fundamental mechanical engineering principles may be substituted for a degree.
- Experience with the sciences of heat transfer and flow of solids, liquids and powder.
- Excellent problem solving capabilities and the ability to work independently on assigned tasks.
- Must be able to design experiments and provide statistical analysis of those trials as to effectiveness.
- Flexible and open-minded with good written and oral communication.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Knowledge of, or ability to understand operational excellence principles and tools, such as 5S, SMED, Kaizen, Six Sigma green belt, and TPM.
- Strong computer skills, excellent time management, analytical, flexible in adapting to changing situations and business conditions.
- CAD or AutoCAD skills and or working knowledge of process engineering software.
- Ability to diagnose and prioritize opportunities in areas of savings, throughput improvement, and yield improvement.
Company Summary
Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products,CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.
A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world's largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada.
Legal Statement
Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.