Grinding & Reliability Engineer - CNC & Manufacturing

Seco Tools; Reynoldsville (Jefferson County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave - 14 weeks

Retirement plan options

Skill development opportunities

Team-oriented work environment

Job summary

Seco Tools in Reynoldsville, PA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support grinding operations and reliability improvements across manufacturing processes. The role focuses on improving equipment uptime, developing CNC programs, and preparing manufacturing release packages.

You will collaborate with engineering, maintenance, and production, drive standardization and automation, and ensure production-readiness before release while pursuing continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent).
• Experience in tool manufacturing or similar high-precision environments.
• Experience with CAD, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, CMMS.
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems and equipment reliability principles.
• Experience with troubleshooting equipment and performing root cause analysis preferred.
• Highly detail-oriented and process-driven.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Comfortable working between engineering, maintenance, and shop floor teams.
• Data-driven decision making as a key competency for the role.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliability strategies for manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Perform root cause analysis on equipment failures and process issues.
• Identify and drive corrective actions to eliminate recurring failures.
• Support preventative and predictive maintenance efforts (inspection standards, condition monitoring, etc.).
• Monitor and improve equipment performance metrics (uptime, MTBF, MTTR).
• Collaborate with maintenance and production to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Create and optimize grinding programs.
• Develop automated programming methods to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Troubleshoot and refine programs during production startup.
• Prepare production for customer demands and new product development.
• Prepare complete manufacturing release packages, including CNC programs, Manufacturing drawings, Routers, Inspection requirements.
• Ensure all technical data is accurate and production-ready before release.
• Create and maintain manufacturing drawings and approval drawings.
• Provide hands-on technical support to production.
• Assist with troubleshooting programs and process issues.
• Ensure successful launch of new jobs and process changes.
• Drive automation and process improvements.
• Focus on standardization, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Support in driving implementation of autonomous production by developing standardized processes, automated programming, and self-sustaining systems.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CAD

CMMS

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Seco Tools in Reynoldsville, PA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support grinding operations and reliability improvements across manufacturing processes. The role focuses on improving equipment uptime, developing CNC programs, and preparing manufacturing release packages.

You will collaborate with engineering, maintenance, and production, drive standardization and automation, and ensure production-readiness before release while pursuing continuous improvement.