Mechanical Engineer at Reputable Company

• Maintain and repair mechanical equipment, conveyors, hammermills, pellet presses, mixers, elevators, fans, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, motors and dust-collection systems
• Perform preventative and predictive maintenance planning, develop and execute preventive maintenance (PM) schedules
• Diagnose equipment failures, perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to minimize downtime.
• Lead installation, commissioning and mechanical upgrades of new equipment and retrofits, prepare installation drawings and work scopes
• Manage spare-parts inventory for critical mechanical components, recommend stocking levels and obsolescence plans
• Coordinate and supervise contractors and maintenance technicians, provide technical guidance and training
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards (lockout/tagout)
• Support reliability improvement programs (RCM, TPM, vibration analysis, thermography) and implement contunous-improvement projects to reduce costs and increase throughput
• Maintain accurate maintenance, records, equipment histories and BOMs, prepare reports on equipment performance and KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, downtime, availability).
• Collaborate with production, electrical, process and quality teams on troubleshooting, process optimization and capital projects
• Prepare technical specifications, vendor evaluations and cost estimates for mechanical equipment and services

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline (or equivalent experience)
• 3 to 5 years (Adjustable per level) of mechanical engineering or maintenance experience in feed mills, grain processing, bulk processing, bulk material handling, or similar heavy-process plants
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems used in feed mills, pulverisers, pellet mills, screw conveyors, bucket elevators, belt conveyors, pneumatic conveying and dust control.

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