Mechanical Engineer (Talent Pipeline)

Mechanical Engineer (Talent Pipeline)

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Job Description 

 

Job Description 

Come join our growing team of Mechanical, Electrical, Automation, and IT engineers at our Central Engineering headquarters, located at the Donaldson Campus in Greenville, South Carolina.  Our team of Engineers is responsible for the successful implementation of major capital projects throughout North and South America.  These state-of-the-art projects relate to new and upgraded material handling, material preparation, tire-building, and curing processes at our Manufacturing Facilities throughout the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, and Canada.  

 

THE OPPORTUNITY 

• In his/her field of activity, design and make available the equipment requested by the process governance responding to the need for product performance and industrial performance and the best ratio performance / cost. 

• Manage the design in accordance with the best practices of his/her business (internal standards, external standards, quality system, capitalization, archiving) in collaboration with all the professions concerned. 

• Pilot the realization, installation and commissioning. Obtain the industrial robustness milestone (P3) of the process in the case of prototypes. 

• In the case of equipment deployment, carry out the preliminary projects, pilot the deployment studies (specific and / or integration), participate in the realization, installation and commissioning of equipment. 

• During the first 6-12 months of employment the job is fixed to a site, after that the final position can be located at any other Plant or Central Engineering Team (which will require to travel around 30% of time). 

 

WHAT YOU WILL DO 

• Conduct pre-studies, prototypes, and pilots to capture business requirements and determine the best solutions in terms of costs/benefits, deadlines, risks, and functional capabilities. 

• Adhere to the quality system and established methods (risk analyses, FMEA, design reviews, quality planning, treatment of non-Conformities, etc.). 

• Design, build, and lead implementation projects to improve plant performance by replacing outdated systems, improving existing equipment, or adding new innovations to make progress. 

• Implement and monitor actions necessary to mitigate risks (calculations, simulations, tests, etc.) 

• Implement best practices for design and development, including worldwide sharing of best practices. 

• Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, vendors and contractors. 

• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in manufacturing. 

• Prepare detailed technical specifications for process equipment and machine installation activities. 

• Provide detailed mechanical design and project management for assigned projects. 

• Provide estimates and technical schedules for all phases of process equipment addition, replacement or upgrade. 

• Facilitate procurement, acceptance inspections, and maintain “as built” folders for assigned material and equipment projects. 

• Lead installation contractors during machine installation; riggers, mechanics, millwrights, electricians etc. 

• Provide backup support and training to plant maintenance teams on new systems that they implement. 

• Travel as needed up to 30%, worldwide, Canada, USA, Mexico, and some European. 

• Provide project support, especially during installation, start-up and ramp up phases, is often "on-site" and "hands on", and many projects include implementation schedules during holidays and shutdowns. 

 

WHAT YOU WILL BRING 

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, or related field or equivalent technical experience. 

• Ability to set and achieve goals with minimum supervision. 

• Self-motivation with a high degree of integrity and able to p