Job title: Mechanical Engineering Technician

Location: Wilmington, NC 28404

Pay range: $20-23.47/hour on W2.

Duration: 12 Months Contract Role

Shift Time: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

Job Description:
Top 3 Skills

Has years of successful experience performing hands-on installation support for new or modified production equipment.

Has years of successful experience performing hands-on troubleshooting, process start-up, and documentation of Mechanical and Electrical Systems for new or modified production equipment.

Ability to supervise 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.

AutoCAD , MS Office required

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

Perform hands-on installation support for new or modified production equipment.

Supervise and provide direction to 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.

Perform hands-on troubleshooting, process start-up, and documentation of Mechanical and Electrical Systems for new or modified production equipment.

Modify existing documentation to complete drawing packages, installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, and machine specs of production equipment.

Provide direction to technicians to create and modify existing documentation to complete drawing packages, installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, and machine specs of production equipment.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: (Majority of time will be spent on production floor working on equipment)

Assist in developing mechanical and electrical installation checklists and schedules. Oversee, as appropriate, the usage of these systems.

Procure and expedite materials for new or modified equipment.

Re-design mechanical components to reduce installation cost, solve equipment interferences, and correct inadequate designs.

Prepare work orders and direct maintenance personnel and outside contract trades in the fabrication, assembly, testing, and installation of equipment.

Create, review, and update installation documentation and drawings as required.

Execute initial equipment set-up and debug up to the point of turnover to operations.

Redline existing drawings and follow-up with drafting services or support draftsmen as required to resolve design issues.

Provide second-level troubleshooting support, directing contract engineering techs, and trades as necessary to replace defective components and recommend changes in design to solve equipment/process issues.

Provide training to contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades on new equipment installation procedures as required for successful execution of installation activities.

Analyze and correct equipment installation practices to improve efficiencies, specifically directed toward enhancing installation schedules.

Unique or special requirements:

AAS Mechanical Engineering Technology, BS Mechanical Engineering Technology, BS Mechanical Engineering (Equivalent work experience may be considered in rare circumstances.)

Minimum 3 years of experience

All positions will require the majority of time be spent on the floor working on equipment

Strong practical hands-on mechanical aptitude

Process variable understanding: flow, temperature, rate, pressure, level

Thorough understanding of mechanical drive trains, electrical and pneumatic actuators.

Equipment or software experience preferred:

Windows, MS Office suite including Power Point, Excel, Word, AutoCAD® 2023, Inventor 2023, MS Project, Pneumatic systems and schematics, Motion Control systems, Automated equipment systems
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