Mechanical Engineer

Improve Reliability. Drive Performance. Build What Works.

Are you a hands-on Mechanical Engineer who thrives in a manufacturing environment and enjoys turning problems into long-term solutions? As a Mechanical Engineer, you'll support and improve the mechanical systems that keep our operations running safely, efficiently, and reliably.

In this high-impact role, you'll partner closely with maintenance, operations, quality, and safety teams to strengthen equipment performance, lead capital projects, and drive continuous improvement across the plant.

What You'll Do

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will:

• Support and improve mechanical systems, ensuring manufacturing and packaging equipment operate safely and reliably
• Troubleshoot production-impacting issues, diagnosing failures across conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, pneumatics, hydraulics, and rotating equipment
• Strengthen equipment reliability, supporting preventive and predictive maintenance initiatives
• Provide hands-on technical support, assisting during breakdowns, startups, and line changeovers
• Lead and support capital projects, delivering equipment installations, upgrades, and line expansions
• Develop mechanical designs and layouts, creating specifications for production equipment and utilities
• Coordinate vendors and contractors, overseeing installation, commissioning, and validation activities
• Ensure safety and compliance, meeting OSHA, machine guarding, LOTO, and company safety standards
• Drive continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to improve throughput, efficiency, scrap, and energy usage
• Resolve chronic failures, participating in root cause analysis and corrective action planning
• Standardize equipment and documentation, creating drawings, procedures, and best practices
• Train and support maintenance teams, sharing mechanical knowledge and system expertise
• Collaborate cross-functionally, partnering with operations, electrical/controls, quality, and EHS teams

Why This Role Matters

This role plays a direct role in plant performance and reliability. Your work will reduce downtime, improve safety, and strengthen equipment capability, helping ensure the operation runs efficiently today while being built for long-term success.

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At Hoffmaster, we believe every person deserves to feel successful. That's why we provide a total rewards package designed to support our employee's success -at work, at home, and in life. This includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurances, Tuition and Student Loan repayment assistance, Physical and Mental wellness programs, Paid vacation and holidays, Employee Assistance Program, and more. Learn more about our Benefits at HoffmasterBenefits.com !

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.