Mechanical Maintenance Engineer I

Position Summary

The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer supports the consistent performance, safety, and long-term reliability of manufacturing systems and equipment. This role investigates mechanical issues, analyzes maintenance and reliability data, applies root cause failure analysis, and implements technical solutions that improve equipment uptime, operability, capacity, quality, environmental performance, and cost efficiency. The position partners with production, process, electrical, project engineering, maintenance technicians, vendors, and other support organizations to establish reliability priorities, maintain accurate equipment documentation, and advance continuous-improvement initiatives across the site.

Key Responsibilities

Reliability and Maintenance Engineering

• Investigate mechanical issues affecting safety, quality, environmental performance, capacity, reliability, and equipment operability.
• Develop and implement technically sound solutions to address equipment failures and recurring mechanical concerns.
• Troubleshoot mechanical maintenance issues and complete required maintenance and engineering documentation.
• Utilize root cause failure analysis to identify failure mechanisms and eliminate or reduce future failures.
• Own and monitor maintenance and reliability key performance indicators.
• Support reliability-centered maintenance strategies and improvement plans that increase equipment availability and operational uptime.
• Maintain accurate area equipment documentation and validate data quality.

Project and Financial Support

• Support capital-project scope development, including business justification, alternatives analysis, and cost-benefit evaluations.
• Verify area maintenance budgets and provide monthly financial forecasts.
• Identify cost-optimization opportunities through reliability improvements, maintenance strategies, and equipment-performance enhancements.
• Share engineering workload and provide basic mechanical engineering support across assigned areas.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with production, process, electrical, and project engineers, as well as maintenance technicians, to improve mechanical process and equipment performance.
• Contact vendors, other company sites, and support organizations to obtain information related to equipment specifications, maintenance requirements, and spare parts.
• Present technical ideas, recommendations, and improvement concepts through clear documentation, email correspondence, and presentations.
• Support site and area production-system improvements, including OnePSS initiatives.

Continuous Improvement and Safety

• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles with emphasis on continuous improvement, waste reduction, and cost optimization.
• Participate in the development and implementation of standard practices that improve long-term equipment reliability and efficiency.
• Comply with all site safety requirements and actively improve safety through coaching, technical recommendations, and engineered improvements.
• Support a culture of continuous learning through peer coaching, constructive feedback, and ongoing development of self and area personnel.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering (including December 2026 graduates)
• Past Bayer or Ruveon Co-Op experience preferred
• 0-2 years experience preferred