Manufacturing Equipment Engineer (Bilingual – Mandarin & English)

Vital Materials Co., Limited; Bowling Green (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vital Materials Co., Limited in Bowling Green, Ohio is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer (bilingual Mandarin & English) to join the Maintenance Team. This hands-on role focuses on equipment reliability, troubleshooting, automation support, and implementing new equipment.

Responsibilities include designing and improving equipment, creating AutoCAD drawings, supporting installation and startup, driving safety and OEE improvements, and coordinating with suppliers in Mandarin and English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering.
• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing equipment engineering.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD 2D/3D.
• Hands-on mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Working knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, sensors, VFDs, motors, machine safety systems.
• Bilingual in Mandarin Chinese and English.
• Strong Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) understanding and safety practices.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and electrical schematics.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPM, RCA, and CI.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify, and improve manufacturing equipment and automation systems.
• Create and modify equipment drawings using AutoCAD.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and qualification.
• Drive improvements in safety, reliability, quality, productivity, and throughput.
• Support automation and equipment improvement projects.
• Own equipment performance throughout its lifecycle.

Skills

Bilingual Mandarin & English

AutoCAD 2D/3D

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

PLCs & HMIs

Lean Manufacturing

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/manufacturing engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

PLC systems

Sensors & VFDs

Job description

Position: Manufacturing Equipment Engineer (Bilingual Mandarin & English)

Location: Bowling Green, Ohio
Reports To: Plant Manager
Experience: 3-5 Years

Position Summary

The Manufacturing Equipment Engineer is a hands-on engineering role within the Maintenance Team responsible for equipment reliability, troubleshooting, equipment improvements, automation support, and new equipment implementation.

Key Responsibilities

Equipment Engineering & Development

• Assist in the design, development, modification, and improvement of existing and new manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixtures, and automation systems.
• Create and modify equipment drawings using AutoCAD.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and qualification activities.
• Drive improvements in equipment safety, reliability, quality, productivity, and throughput.
• Support automation and equipment improvement projects.
• Own equipment performance throughout its lifecycle, including installation, commissioning, maintenance support, upgrades, and reliability improvements.

Equipment Reliability & Troubleshooting

• Serve as a key member of the Maintenance Team, providing hands-on support for troubleshooting equipment, repair, and reliability improvements.
• Independently diagnose equipment failures and perform repairs.
• Work side-by-side with maintenance technicians to restore equipment safely and efficiently.
• Perform equipment repairs, component replacement, fabrication, welding, modifications, and upgrades as required.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to eliminate recurring failures.
• Improve equipment uptime, reliability, maintainability, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Develop troubleshooting & maintenance procedures, and reliability improvements for critical equipment.

Process Improvement & Spare Parts Management

• Troubleshoot manufacturing process issues affecting safety, quality, productivity, and throughput.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain equipment BOMs and critical spare parts inventories.
• Improve spare parts availability and equipment maintainability.

Vendor & Supplier Support

• Work closely with equipment suppliers, contractors, and service providers in the United States and China.
• Communicate with Vendors in China and engineering teams in Mandarin and English.
• Support equipment installation, troubleshooting, upgrades, commissioning, warranty support, and spare parts sourcing.
• Coordinate technical issue resolution with suppliers and contractors to minimize downtime.
• Serve as a technical liaison between Operations, Maintenance, suppliers, contractors, and global engineering teams.

Travel Requirements

• Regular travel between company facilities in the Bowling Green area
• Occasional travel to supplier or customer locations may be required

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing equipment engineering, maintenance engineering
• Proficiency in AutoCAD 2D/3D.
• Strong hands‑on mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Working knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, sensors, VFDs, motors, machine safety systems
• Bilingual in Mandarin Chinese and English.
• Strong understanding of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) requirements and machine safety practices.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, electrical schematics, and technical documentation.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Root Cause Analysis, and Continuous Improvement methodologies.

Preferred

• Experience with automated manufacturing equipment and material handling systems.
• Experience with conveyors, smart warehouse systems, Industrial automation, sand blasting equipment, plasma coating equipment, or similar industrial equipment.
• Experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, and lift to 50 pounds.
• Comfortable working around industrial equipment and wearing required PPE.
• Ability to spend most of the workday on the production floor