Mechanical Engineer

Position:
Mechanical Engineer

Location:

Birmingham, AL
Job Type: Onsite

Reports to:

Engineering Manager
Department:
North American Operations

Position

Purpose:

The Mechanical Engineer is an important role  Mechanical Engineering will work with the engineering team to successfully and efficiently deliver high-quality mechanical engineering solutions to our external and internal customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Engineering department is involved in many different aspects of projects at Leadec, from designing solutions for customer needs to developing validation methods for internal fabrications.

Our typical projects include:
Automotive Body, Paint & Assembly plant upgrades and greenfield installation projects
Automotive Powertrain plant upgrades and greenfield installation projects
Upgrades and installation projects for other manufacturing industries
Structural steel and mezzanine design, manufacture and installation
Conveyor design, manufacture and installation
Robot installations and programming
Heavy equipment relocation of manufacturing equipment (Rigging & Millwright Projects)
On-site technical services to support project and customer needs
Adhering to and supporting all EHS and Quality objectives, in accordance with ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001 respectively
All other duties as assigned by Leadec Manager

Competencies:

• Managing Tasks

• Open Communication

• Self-Management

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Communication Skills - Ability to communicate with all levels of Leadec and customer employees.

• Language Ability -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• Comprehension Ability -- Understanding and application of basic, intermediate, and advanced instructions.

• Language Ability -- Communication with others to convey information in a timely and effective manner.

• Reading Ability - Cognitive ability to interact with written words or text.

• Math Ability -- Understanding and application of mathematics towards problem solving activities.

• Reasoning Ability - Ability to conduct basic, intermediate, and advanced problem solving.

Position

Qualifications:

BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Experience with conveyor design
Experience working in an automotive environment is preferred
Work as a part of our engineering team or individually as directed by your supervisor
Provide field engineering support for the installation and modification of equipment during summer shutdowns
Use your engineering skills to design new or modify existing plant processing equipment, steel structures or system components
3-D Modeling, design and analysis
2-D CAD general arrangement and detailing
Generation of Bills of Material for purchase or fabrication
Team collaboration with systems engineering, project management and installation crews
Field investigation including feasibility analysis, field measurements, and collaboration with installation crews

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the key actions of the job.
Required to talk and/or hear in an industrial setting (noise level is high).
Frequently required to stand and walk on concrete surfaces for 4
-12 hours.
Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; lift; climb or balance; kneel, crawl, stoop, or crouch.
Vision requirements are close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and focus adjustment.

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