What are the responsibilities and job description for the AmeriQual Foods - Manufacturing Engineer position at AMERIQUAL?
This position will lead and implement engineering programs and machinery updates to support our growth initiatives. This is a diverse role, ideal for both new graduates or tenured veterans.
This is a salaried position with primarily 1st shift hours.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervise installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment and systems.
- Interact with vendors and contractors during equipment installs and upgrades.
- Develop proper preventative maintenance procedures to ensure equipment functions according to specification.
- Interpret blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings.
- Comply with all safety and environmental regulations.
- Communicate project schedules and align outage and shutdown needs with team members.
- Closely monitor ever-changing production schedule to plan projects and repairs requiring machine downtime to coincide with production scheduling demands.
- Communicate production issues with all levels of operations management.
- Assist in the design and development of manufacturing processes in order to meet daily production schedules while enhancing productivity, production yield, and product quality.
- Provide production support, including troubleshooting manufacturing process and equipment.
- Maintain a positive and cooperative collaboration with all team members, customers, contractors, and vendors.
- Supply technical information and guidance to the Maintenance team for spare parts, predictive maintenance and preventative maintenance to increase equipment reliability.
- Ensure contractors are operating in a safe, compliant manner and following AmeriQual policies.
- Perform all functions in full compliance with corporate policies and procedures and all other applicable environmental, health, safety and GMP requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.
- Strong knowledge of Project Management principles.
- Results driven with proven decision making skills and high accountability
- Must be willing and able to work off-shift, weekends and Holidays to maximize opportunities for equipment availability to meet project timelines.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to communicate and work effectively in a team oriented environment.
- Self-starter with strong leadership, administrative, and people skills with ability to establish rapport and energize employees to work as a team
- Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize, multitask, anticipate changing project needs, and meet deadlines.
- Professional, can-do mentality with excellent customer service skills.
- Thorough working knowledge of all current OSHA and Safety Standards
