What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineer position at TIGER Coatings North America?
Mechanical Engineer
đź“Ť St. Charles, IL | Full-Time
At TIGER, we’re always looking for ways to make our operation safer, smarter, and more reliable. We’re looking for a hands-on Reliability & Manufacturing Engineer who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and turning ideas into real improvements on the manufacturing floor.
What You’ll Do
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment and manufacturing issues.
- Improve equipment reliability, OEE, uptime, and production efficiency.
- Develop and improve preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
- Support equipment upgrades, automation, commissioning, and capital projects.
- Design and improve equipment, work cells, layouts, and material flow using CAD.
- Analyze production and maintenance data, including MTBF, MTTR, and downtime.
- Work closely with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and other teams to solve problems and drive continuous improvement.
- Support Lean Manufacturing, 7S, CAPA, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Develop SOPs, maintenance procedures, technical documentation, and KPI reports.
- Provide technical training and support to operators, maintenance, and engineering teams.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Process Engineering, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of experience in a manufacturing, reliability, or engineering role.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and project management skills.
- Experience with manufacturing equipment and industrial systems.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
- CAD experience (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, etc.) or willingness to learn.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work across teams.
- MS Office knowledge; SAP experience is an asset.
- Experience in chemical processing, plastics, paint, or twin extrusion is an asset.
- Spanish is an asset.
The TIGER Opportunity
This is a great opportunity to work on projects that directly impact reliability, productivity, safety, quality, and continuous improvement while growing your engineering skills in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
Ready to make things better? Come grow with TIGER!