Mechanical Engineer

Special Metals - Ravenswood, WV

Full-time - Mid Level

Ravenswood, WV

10,001+ employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Mechanical Engineer at Special Metals Corporation is responsible for overseeing engineering activities that enhance safety, quality, and productivity in the maintenance of plant equipment. This role is crucial in driving continuous improvements to equipment availability and throughput, ensuring that the operations run smoothly and efficiently. The engineer will be involved in safety design modifications and improvements to equipment and facilities, ensuring that all engineering practices align with safety standards and regulations. In addition to safety modifications, the Mechanical Engineer will conduct safety investigations and implement corrective actions to address any identified issues. A significant part of the role involves developing, documenting, and improving preventive maintenance programs aimed at enhancing equipment availability and throughput. The engineer will also focus on predictive maintenance programs, utilizing techniques such as vibration analysis and thermo-graphic imaging to anticipate equipment failures before they occur. Technical support is a key aspect of this position, as the engineer will troubleshoot equipment failures and assist maintenance teams in returning equipment to operational status, thereby minimizing downtime and production losses. The role requires analyzing production delay data to establish or modify preventive maintenance tasks and generating continuous improvement projects based on this data. The Mechanical Engineer will prepare and review equipment failure/root cause analysis reports, evaluate corrective action items, and assess their impact on preventive maintenance programs. Furthermore, the engineer will develop cost justifications for improvement projects and corrective actions, create detailed work orders for implementing these projects, and coordinate with outside contractors to ensure minimal disruption to production. The role also includes critical spare parts assessments, parts standardization, and the development of standard operating procedures, training, and skill development for personnel. Finally, the engineer will determine and install performance metrics that promote long-term continuous improvement programs within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for safety design modifications and improvements to equipment and facilities.
• Conduct safety investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Develop, document, and improve preventive maintenance programs to enhance equipment availability and throughput.
• Develop, document, and improve predictive maintenance programs using techniques such as vibration analysis and thermo-graphic imaging.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for equipment failures and loss of production.
• Assist maintenance teams and provide technical guidance to minimize downtime and lost production.
• Analyze production delay data to establish or modify preventive maintenance tasks.
• Generate continuous improvement projects based on production delay data.
• Prepare and review equipment failure/root cause analysis reports and evaluate corrective action items.
• Develop cost justifications for improvement projects and corrective actions.
• Create work orders detailing work requests for improvement projects or corrective actions.
• Coordinate outside contractor work activities with maintenance or production personnel to minimize impacts to cost and production.
• Conduct critical spare parts assessments and parts standardization.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures, training, and skill development for personnel.
• Determine and install appropriate performance metrics to promote long-term continuous improvement programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience in mechanical engineering, particularly in maintenance and reliability engineering.
• Strong knowledge of safety standards and practices in an industrial environment.
• Experience with predictive maintenance techniques such as vibration analysis and thermo-graphic imaging.
• Ability to analyze production delay data and generate improvement projects.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to provide technical support during equipment failures.
• Strong communication skills to coordinate with maintenance and production teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the metals manufacturing industry.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma or Lean.
• Project management experience.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• 401k retirement savings plan.
• Paid holidays and vacation time.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.