Staffing - Mechanical Engineer II

Job title

Mechanical Engineer II

Wilmington, NC – M-F, 10 hour days, reduced hours on Friday, potential OT

• Equipment install experience
• Leadership experience / Ability to Lead (leading trades)
• Manufacturing Experience
• Safety Focused Experience

• Provide mechanical discipline support in the construction, installation, debug, and startup of equipment and automated systems including hands‑on to the point of turnover to operations at both domestic and international manufacturing sites; majority of time be spent on the floor working on equipment.
• Supervise and provide direction to internal or contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades during all aspects of equipment installation and conversion such as demolition, construction, installation, testing, and debug of production equipment.

• BS Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent, with minimum 3+ years manufacturing experience working with manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to work hands‑on with the equipment using typical hand tools, instruments, and measurement/alignment devices.
• Must be flexible with the ability to manage multiple work streams in a team environment adjusting to changing priorities with a strong focus on job site safety and a proactive safety approach.
• Process variable understanding: flow, temperature, rate, pressure, level.
• Determines and recommends best solution from a series of alternatives within plant guidelines.
• Translates engineering solutions to requirements, then further to process and/or equipment designs which deliver required performance criteria as well as interpreting drawings and schematics to aid in troubleshooting.
• Works well with other disciplines (IT, Mechanical, and Process engineering) to fully understand manufacturing system functionality and design requirements.
• Familiar with process piping system design, including P&IDs.
• Thorough understanding of mechanical drive trains, electrical and pneumatic actuators.
• Works well in a team environment, is a self‑starter and results oriented & effective in various settings to provide and present necessary information to project, department, and site leaders.

BS in Mechanical or other technical discipline.

3+ Years

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