Artazn - Engineer, Mechanical

ARTAZN LLC, a Jadex Inc. company, is a US-based manufacturer of zinc strip and applied zinc products. Headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee, we are the largest North American producer of solid zinc strip and zinc-based products, and one of the largest in the world. For over a century, ARTAZN's craftsmen and visionaries have fueled innovative solutions and a manufacturing process centered around maximizing the transformative properties of zinc. ARTAZN is one of the leading coin blank manufacturers, with 300 billion coins released into circulation, and also supplies for customers in the automotive, architectural, building, cathodic protection and specialty industries.

ARTAZN is committed to: always being customer first; responding to client needs with innovative, high-quality solutions that are efficient and reliable; creating value through performance.

Job Purpose/Scope:

Provide mechanical engineering services for process, product, equipment, and methods & materials development to the Zinc Products facility and its customers. Primary focus is to specify, design, and manage the installation of capital projects to improve plant equipment and processes for increased productivity and reduced operating costs. Secondary focus is to provide technical support to the maintenance department in the repair and modification of existing equipment, building and grounds.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

50% Specify, design, and manage the installation of capital projects to improve plant equipment and processes for increased productivity and reduced operating costs. Develop capital cost justifications to support improvements, modifications, and expansions to ensure proper support for manufacturing processes.

20% Provide engineering services to production supervision and personnel to improve production processes and equipment. Work with production personnel to maintain machine performance to ensure reliable output.

20% Provide technical direction for the reliable operation of facility auxiliary equipment using preventive maintenance, equipment modifications, outage planning and continual communication with operations personnel and supervision. Provide technical support to production, maintenance, and lab personnel in maintaining production equipment, safety systems, laboratory equipment, and building & grounds.

10% Support production and maintenance supervision/personnel to ensure compliance with all safety and environmental codes and regulations.

Secondary Functions

• Performs those administrative activities necessary for the effective management of the department, including provision for the selection and development of employees, salary and budget administration, employee safety, employee counseling and motivation, disciplinary action, organization of goals and objectives, and planning, organizing, integrating, and measuring the work performed within the department,
• Performs such individual assignments as the Engineering Manager, Artazn may direct; establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the Department, the Group, the Company, and the community; and maintains the professional competence, knowledge, and skill necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assignments.

Knowledge/Experience/Skills:

Knowledge

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering required.

Experience

• Minimum of Three (3) years of heavy industrial manufacturing experience required.
• Must be proficient in the application and maintenance of mechanical power transmission equipment, facility auxiliary equipment, process control systems, and CAD software.
• Must be competent in the application of OHSA, EPA, and other health & safety regulations.

Skills

• Leadership skills: Skills to influence the actions and opinions of others in a desired direction: to exhibit judgment in leading others to worthwhile objectives.
• Commitment to Task: Able to start and persist with specific courses of action while exhibiting high motivation and a sense of urgency; willing to commit to long hours of work and make personal sacrifice to reach goals.
• Analytical Problem Solving: Able to use a systematic approach in solving problems through analysis of problem and evaluation of alternate solutions; use logic, mathematics, or other problem-solving tools in data analysis or in generating solutions.

Specialized Working conditions and % Travel: (i.e., hearing, vision, extreme temperatures)

Physical & Mental Demands:

Physical Demands

Occasional Frequent Constant Essential

Activity

Carrying

Standing

Walking

Lifting Light (up to 10 lbs.)

Lifting Medium (up to 30 lbs.)

Lifting Heavy (up to 50 lbs.)

Lifting Very Heavy (Over 50 lbs.)

Grasping

Kneeling

Climbing

Physical Demands

Bending

Pulling

Pushing

Finger Manipulation

Mental Demands

Occasional Frequent Constant Essential

Reading (Documents)

Written Communication

Customer Contact

Speaking (Groups/Customers)

Calculating

Flexibility

Reasoning/Analysis

Tact

Jadex Inc and its Businesses do not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.