Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions; Rutherfordton (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Healthcare package

401k

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions in Rutherfordton, NC, is seeking a Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer to own a retrofit of an inherited line and close gaps with CAPEX changes while ensuring run-off produces quality sellable product.

Reporting to the Plant Engineering Manager, you will rapidly learn legacy and new processes, define CTQs, coordinate RFQs, and drive change orders with clear acceptance criteria to deliver a reliable production line.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years direct experience and responsibility for industrial automation in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related field preferred.
• Hands-on experience scoping and implementing process equipment changes in a live plant environment required.
• Previous experience with executable scopes including RFQs, cost and lead time assessment, installation planning, acceptance testing plans required.
• Ability to operate under ambiguity early and converge rapidly to execution discipline.
• Previous experience with line retrofits, brownfield projects, or inherited projects with incomplete scope preferred.
• Previous experience supporting commissioning and run-off and defining objective acceptance criteria preferred.
• Previous experience writing CAPEX justifications and managing change orders preferred.

Responsibilities

• Achieve working fluency in legacy and new process flows, CTQs, constraints, and failure modes
• Build and maintain a Gap Register including missing equipment/capability, consequences, options, cost/lead time, install window and risks
• Convert gaps into executable packages: scope, design intent, RFQs, quotes, CAPEX and change orders, and acceptance criteria
• Ensure mechanical process readiness for run-off including utilities, guarding, access, maintainability, safety integration, and training artifacts
• Become fluent with Project Transfer documentation to absorb constraints, decision trail, and daily priorities
• Document legacy vs. new process differences and identify what is required to achieve “quality, sellable product” at run-off
• Develop a working map of CTQs and process windows for legacy and new products
• Own scope development for missing equipment and capabilities including process equipment, material handling, thermal and process systems and instrumentation, utilities
• Develop RFQ packages and coordinate vendor engagement; compress lead times by issuing early and refining with addenda as needed
• Drive change orders and CAPEX with objective success metrics and acceptance criteria; maintain change control and document assumptions
• Coordinate install windows and commissioning readiness with PM, maintenance, contractors, and the Controls Engineer
• Partner tightly with the Rockwell Controls Engineer to ensure instruments and field devices and control requirements are aligned early
• Ensure the installed reality matches run-off needs

Skills

Industrial automation

Self-motivation

Ownership

Safety awareness

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Job description

Sista ansökningsdag 2026-10-03 Plats: USA - Rutherfordton, NC

Do you want to make a lasting difference for our customers and the environment? Start shaping industry from the inside.

Who are we?

Trelleborg’s Engineered Coated Fabrics operation is a world leader in engineered polymer solutions for almost every industry globally. We are where we are because our talents brought us here. By specializing in the polymer engineering that makes innovation and application possible, Trelleborg works closely with leading industry brands to accelerate their performance, drive their business forward—and along the way, shape the industry and progress that will benefit humankind in the exciting years ahead. Our people are Shaping Industry from the Inside.

About The Job

Reporting to the Plant Engineering Manager, the Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer is responsible for technical ownership of an inherited line retrofit with known scope misses and immovable schedule constraints. The Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for rapidly learning both legacy and new process and manufacturing methods and identifying and closing process and equipment gaps by scoping, designing, quoting, and submitting CAPEX change orders required to produce the new products that justified the retrofit, while ensuring successful run-off producing quality sellable product.

Responsibilities

• Achieve working fluency in legacy and new process flows, CTQs, constraints, and failure modes


• Build and maintain a Gap Register including missing equipment/capability, consequences, options, cost/lead time, install window and risks


• Convert gaps into executable packages: scope, design intent, RFQs, quotes, CAPEX and change orders, and acceptance criteria


• Ensure mechanical process readiness for run-off including utilities, guarding, access, maintainability, safety integration, and training artifacts


• Become fluent with Project Transfer documentation to absorb constraints, decision trail, and daily priorities


• Document legacy vs. new process differences and identify what is required to achieve “quality, sellable product” at run-off


• Develop a working map of CTQs and process windows for legacy and new products


• Own scope development for missing equipment and capabilities including process equipment, material handling, thermal and process systems and instrumentation, utilities


• Develop RFQ packages and coordinate vendor engagement; compress lead times by issuing early and refining with addenda as needed


• Drive change orders and CAPEX with objective success metrics and acceptance criteria; maintain change control and document assumptions


• Coordinate install windows and commissioning readiness with PM, maintenance, contractors, and the Controls Engineer


• Partner tightly with the Rockwell Controls Engineer to ensure instruments and field devices and control requirements are aligned early


• Ensure the installed reality matches run-off needs

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years direct experience and responsibility for industrial automation in a manufacturing environment


• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related field preferred


• Hands-on experience scoping and implementing process equipment changes in a live plant environment required


• Previous experience with executable scopes including RFQs, cost and lead time assessment, installation planning, acceptance testing plans required


• Ability to operate under ambiguity early and converge rapidly to execution discipline


• Previous experience with line retrofits, brownfield projects, or inherited projects with incomplete scope preferred


• Previous experience supporting commissioning and run-off and defining objective acceptance criteria preferred


• Previous experience writing CAPEX justifications and managing change orders preferred

Successful Candidate Will Have Strengths In The Following

• Self-motivated and ability to work independently


• Strong ownership and accountability


• Forward thinking regarding safety, maintainability, operator workflow, quality, and controls integration


• Strong vendor accountability to prevent drift with clear scope, change control, and acceptance tests.


• Excellent written and verbal skills


• Effective & efficient technical and strategic problem solving, and organizational skills


• Exposure to Lean Six Sigma methodology acceptable, training and application evidence


• Attention to detail, accuracy, and precision


• Analytical thinking


• Integrity


• Leadership
  
• Organizing, planning, and prioritizing work of others, while maintaining positive working relationships

Benefits

• Competitive salary


• Annual variable bonus plan


• Generous benefits package: Health, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Life, 401k


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Paid time off


• Paid holidays
  
• Employee assistance program


• A rewarding career with greater opportunity for impact

Trelleborg is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

At Trelleborg, our people are ShapingIndustryfromtheInside