Senior Mechanical Engineer - Plastic Packaging - AR/WI

George Thomas has recently partnered with a leading manufacturer of plastic packaging solutions for the food and beverage markets, who are looking to hire an Senior Mechanical Engineer for their team.

Locations: Arkansas or Wisconsin

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive asset strategies for all assigned assets; to include operating envelope, operator basic care, parts strategy, optimization, condition-based monitoring, and predictive & preventative maintenance activities.
• Lead efforts to improve asset performance and reliability with regards to safety, environmental compliance, quality, utilization / efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Work with operators and maintenance to identify critical equipment hazards and mitigate the impact of human error where the highest levels of risk exist.
• Communicate with and help employees connect to our vision, priorities, and business objectives.
• Support operations teams with coaching operators on safe equipment operation, operator basic care, operating parameters, equipment changes / upgrades, and best practices.
• Work closely with operators and customers to troubleshoot process, quality and equipment issues and evaluate and implement improvement ideas.
• Work closely with shift supervision to identify knowledge / operator capability gaps and provide support in developing / updating operating procedures.
• Lead the Root Cause Analysis process and execute effective corrective actions.
• Evaluate, approve, and prioritize equipment repairs and scheduled shutdowns; initiating capital projects as needed.
• Partner with the Learning and Development team and assist with employee qualification.
• Perform GEMBA walks in the areas to improve employee engagement and maintenance performance.

To be considered for this role you require:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or other relevant technical disciplines
• 4 years in a manufacturing or industrial operations environment
• Thermoforming, sheet extrusion, packaging, or plastics manufacturing experience
• Experience in automation, conveyor & vision systems, and robotics would be a major benefit
• Proven record of continuous improvement and process optimisation

Base Salary $120K - $180K (Depending on Experience) + Bonus + Fringe Benefits