Mechanical Engineer
A growing food manufacturer near Columbus, GA is seeking a floor-focused Mechanical Engineer to raise equipment uptime, sharpen maintenance strategy, and cut unplanned stoppages at its production plant. You will blend data, engineering judgment, and hands-on coaching with operations and maintenance crews to boost safety, output, and cost control.
What you will do
- Own the site's maintenance planning, scheduling, and breakdown reduction routines
- Manage PM plans for assigned zones, covering criticality ranking, PM quality, tracking, and follow-through
- Build dashboards for MTBF, MTTR, OEE, and unplanned downtime to report results and projects
- Lead investigations into breakdowns and teach teams to find root causes and update standards
- Coach and audit centerline, clean-inspect-lube, and defect handling standards, guiding early autonomous maintenance steps
- Assess equipment design, recommend reliability upgrades, and benchmark against sister plants
What you bring
- At least 3 years supervising maintenance or production, ideally in a mature TPM setting
- Engineering degree preferred, or substantial equivalent experience
- Expert mechanical and manufacturing knowledge, plus working skill in statistics and predictive maintenance tools
- Background in autonomous or preventive maintenance programs and tiered operational reviews
- Strong coaching, communication, and project management ability with people at every level
Location: Columbus, GA Area