Mechanical Engineer

(#7821) - Northern Midwest
Industry: Concrete Block, and Pavers

Description:

This position is responsible for the mechanical design, development, and improvements of new or existing products. 

The Mechanical Engineer reports to Engineering Manager.

EXPECTATIONS

Accountability: Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
Honesty/Integrity: Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
Respect:  Maintains a positive and respectful attitude.
Loyal :  The trait of feeling a duty to the employer.
Relationship/Consensus Building:  Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers and bring about group solidarity to achieve a goal.
Time Management:  Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
Tolerance:  Ability to work successfully with a variety of people without making judgments.

JOB FUNCTIONS

  • Originates and/or develops designs for products relating to defined project specifications.
  • Creates mechanical models and drawings of product line.
  • Creates mechanical bill-of-materials of product design.
  • Evaluates and resolves technical feasibility, design evaluation/optimization, and production issues.
  • Responsible for meeting project costs/margins and target release dates.
  • Understands lean manufacturing concepts and initiates process improvements to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:  Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering required.
Experience:  Seven years of industry related experience.  Three years experience in SolidWorks.
Skills: Ability to clearly develop ideas in the form of working models and drawings.  Must be familiar with a variety of manufacturing process, materials programming software, business systems, and Microsoft Office software programs.  Strong verbal and written communications skills.

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