The Plant Mechanical Engineer will coordinate project planning, execution, start-up, and closure according to strict deadlines and budget.
Responsibilities: - Management of various projects from small expense to large capital.
- Working knowledge of how projects flow thru various phases, and how to manage each of these phases to completion.
- Expertise in safety, housekeeping, and environmental regulations as they relate to industrial projects.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills.
- Skilled at project scope development and execution.
- Ability to effectively work with Operations, Maintenance, and/or other departmental groups, meeting their needs while always focusing on the successful implementation of the overall project.
- Knows how to facilitate or delegate tasks appropriately.
- Ability to understand & manage projects other than those with purely mechanical discipline (manage the experts).
- Reviews mechanical specifications and performs bid evaluations for new equipment.
- Reviews vendor drawings for specification compliance.
- Provides engineering support to upgrade or repair existing equipment.
- Monitors the type of work described above when performed by outside contractor engineers and designers, for specification compliance, timeliness, and cost effectiveness.
- Researches and analyzes design proposals, specifications, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Work Schedule:
- Normal work hours: 8 hours per day, 5 days a week. Day shift only.
- Additional hours will be required during some phases of project execution and Mill outages.
- Weekend on-call duties will be required several times per year.
Qualifications: - S.M.E. is required; or possibly Civil/Structural depending on work experience.
- 15 years of project management experience in the Pulp and Paper Industry, or some near equivalent.