Mechanical Engineer at Pathfinder L L C – Eddystone, Pennsylvania

Position Summary

The Plant / Mechanical Engineer is responsible for evaluating mechanical equipment, plant utilities, and maintenance practices to improve reliability, safety, and operational effectiveness. This role focuses on equipment performance, mechanical integrity, and maintenance-driven loss reduction within a manufacturing environment.

Key Objectives

• Improve reliability and uptime of mechanical systems and equipment
• Assess maintenance practices and equipment condition
• Identify mechanical contributors to chronic operational losses
• Support safe and reliable plant operations

Key Responsibilities

Mechanical Equipment & Utilities Evaluation

• Evaluate mechanical equipment performance, condition, and reliability
• Assess plant utility systems including compressed air, pneumatic systems, and process air handling
• Identify equipment-related constraints, failures, and loss drivers
• Review equipment utilization and support mechanical optimization initiatives

Maintenance & Reliability Assessment

• Evaluate preventive and predictive maintenance practices
• Identify gaps in maintenance procedures that impact reliability or safety
• Support root cause analysis related to mechanical failures and downtime
• Develop recommendations to improve equipment reliability and maintainability

Field Verification & Documentation

• Conduct field walkdowns of manufacturing lines and mechanical assets
• Verify mechanical equipment, piping, valves, and utilities against drawings
• Identify discrepancies between field conditions and documentation
• Support redlining and correction of mechanical and utility documentation

Operational Support & Improvement

• Collaborate with operations, process, and controls engineers to resolve mechanical constraints
• Support equipment and system qualification or verification activities
• Contribute to site action plans aimed at eliminating reliability-driven losses

Deliverables

• Mechanical and reliability assessment summaries
• Root cause analysis documentation for mechanical failures
• Engineering calculations and equipment sizing reviews
• Maintenance and reliability improvement recommendations
• Updated or redlined mechanical and utility documentation
• Prioritized action plans with estimated effort levels
• Presentations to plant leadership
• Weekly progress updates

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Proven experience in mechanical equipment evaluation within manufacturing plants
• Strong knowledge of plant utilities, compressed air systems, and pneumatic conveyance
• Experience with reliability engineering and maintenance best practices
• Hands-on plant engineering experience required