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Weir Group

Plant Engineer

Portland, OR

Plant Engineer Location - Portland, OR Work Arrangement - Onsite, Day Shift What we do at Weir We ... Experience in steel foundry or metallurgical lab environments. * Additional certifications or ...

Weir

Plant Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site

Plant Engineer Location - Portland, OR Work Arrangement - Onsite, Day Shift What we do at Weir We ... Experience in steel foundry or metallurgical lab environments. * Additional certifications or ...

The Weir Group PLC

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Portland, OR · On-site

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$125K - $140K/yr

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Plant Engineer

Quakertown, PA • On-site

Cleveland Steel Container
Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing • 201 - 500 employees
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Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 22 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Support and coordinate maintenance activities to ensure proper functioning of manufacturing equipment and machinery.

  • Develop, manage, and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability.

  • Lead troubleshooting efforts for mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation issues to minimize downtime.

Job description

Cleveland Steel Container, an Employee Owned and World Class Steel Pail Manufacturing company, is seeking an enthusiastic, responsible, and customer-oriented individual that has a positive attitude and shares the values of our company culture, which is built around teamwork, family, honest communication and producing desirable results for our Quakertown, PA manufacturing facility.
INDUSTRY LEADING BENEFIT PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES LOW EMPLOYEE PREMIUMS FOR MEDICAL INSURANCE, UNMATCHED RETIREMENT PROGRAMS AS AN EMPLOYEE OWNER. DENTAL, VISION, LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCES. NEW EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 15 DAYS OF PAID VACATION PER CALENDAR YEAR AND 11 PAID COMPANY HOLIDAYS.
$1,000 REFERRAL BONUS FOR ANYONE THAT IS REFERRED THAT GETS HIRED BY THE COMPANY
Function:
The Plant Engineer is responsible for optimizing manufacturing processes, improving equipment reliability, and supporting maintenance activities to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective production operations. This role combines process engineering, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives to maximize plant performance and minimize downtime.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintenance Engineering
  • Work with and support plant supervision to ensure production requirements are met.
  • Develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
  • Ensure proper maintenance and reliability of manufacturing equipment, machinery, and supporting systems.
  • Lead troubleshooting efforts for mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation-related issues.
  • Coordinate equipment repairs, upgrades, and installations.
  • Manage spare parts inventory and maintenance planning activities.

Reliability and Continuous Improvement
  • Drive equipment reliability initiatives to reduce downtime and maintenance costs.
  • Potentially utilize reliability tools such as FMEA, RCA, TPM, and CMMS systems.
  • Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) including OEE, MTBF, MTTR, and other appropriate metrics.
  • Support capital projects and equipment modernization efforts.
  • Recommend and implement cost-saving and productivity-enhancing solutions.

Safety and Compliance
  • Ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental, and company safety standards.
  • Participate in job safety analyses and risk assessments.
  • Support lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures and machine safety initiatives.
  • Assist with regulatory audits and safety inspections.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with Production, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.
  • Train and assist operators and maintenance technicians on equipment operation and maintenance best practices.
  • Support new product introductions and process validations.
  • Collaborate with vendors, contractors, and equipment manufacturers.

Qualifications and Skills:
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • 3-7 + years of experience in manufacturing, process engineering, maintenance engineering, or a related role.
  • Experience in high-volume manufacturing environments preferred.
  • Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
  • Experience with PLCs, automation systems, and industrial controls.
  • Proficiency with CMMS software and Microsoft Office applications.
  • Understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Hands-on, willing to assist
  • Strong leadership and communication skills
  • Strategic and analytical thinking
  • Project management capability
  • Problem-solving and root cause analysis
  • Team collaboration and coaching
  • Results-oriented mindset

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
  • Equipment uptime and availability
  • Maintenance cost reduction
  • Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
  • Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)
  • Process yield and scrap reduction
  • Safety performance metrics
  • Continuous improvement project savings

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
  • Experience with TPM (Total Productive Maintenance).
  • Knowledge of reliability engineering principles.
  • Project management experience.
  • Familiarity with ISO standards and quality management systems.

Cleveland Steel Container was founded in 1963 to provide customers with a dependable steel pail. Currently, we have four pail plants located strategically throughout the United States to support our customers. At our Streetsboro facility, we have a metal stamping plant to provide component parts for our pails. Our goal is to continuously provide our customers with quality pails through excellent service at an outstanding value. Finally, we make good pails and deliver them on time!
Cleveland Steel Container offers a competitive salary based on commensurate experience and a comprehensive benefits program that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, 401k with company contribution, profit sharing, paid holidays and vacations, life insurance and short & long-term disability coverages along with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
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