Mechanical Reliability Engineer

Job Title:              Mechanical Reliability Engineer

Reports to:          Director of Manufacturing

Department:      Warrenville Engineering

Location:             Warrenville, IL

FLSA Status:        Exempt

Issue Date:          September 10, 2025

Position Summary

The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for researching, planning, and designing equipment layouts directing and coordinating activities involved in fabrication, operation, application, installation, and repair of metal forming equipment across 4 domestic plants.

Role is Hybrid  within  50 miles of one of the plants- East Troy WI- Hopkinsville KY- Salisbury MD or, Eupora MS.   Travel to 40%  of the time

Essential Job Responsibilities & Duties

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provide mechanical and process engineering support to all tube production and finishing facilities.
• Ensure reliability considerations are integrated in new and current equipment and system upgrades.
• Research equipment and equipment components
• Develop support resources (consultants, vendors, etc.) as required
• Design equipment and equipment modifications to meet plant and process requirements
• Aide in capital projects and acquisitions
• Aide in solving equipment, quality, safety, infrastructure and environmental problems and issues
• Manage projects as required
• Supports and participates in Lean Manufacturing and Manufacturing Excellence activities and initiatives
• Oversight over asset management company wide-CMMS
• Performing other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• BSME or equivalent experience
• 5 years experience with progressively increasing responsibility in a tube or metals manufacturing or finishing facility
• Excellent written and communications skills
• Strong interpersonal and organizational capabilities
• Strong team and leadership skills
• Good computer skills including MS office software, AutoCAD, Microsoft Project software and Solidworks working knowledge.
• Experience with NEXGEN  or other CMMS/Asset management  is a plus
• Providing direction and leadership to local engineering and maintenance teams as needed
• Willingness to travel approximately  up to 40% of the time

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of

 those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

• The employee is typically in an office environment.
• The noise level in the office is usually low to moderate.
• The employee routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and various other office equipment.
• When visiting mills the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, heavy equipment and stored energy in the form of pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical and gravitational energy.
• The noise level at some of the mills in the work environment is above 85 dcB and hearing protection is required. 
• At the mills, due to manufacturing technologies utilized in the area common contaminants such as dirt, dust, grease, oil steel chips, swarf and water may be present. 
• At the mills, the employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. Also may be exposed to fumes or dust. 

Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must

be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to grasp, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• Must be able to travel to existing accounts and prospects (approximately 40%)

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EOE: Male/Female/Disability/Veteran