Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer — Line Retrofit & CAPEX

Trelleborg; Rutherfordton (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Trelleborg is seeking a Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer to own the retrofit of an inherited production line, rapidly mastering legacy and new processes, and to scope, design, quote, and submit CAPEX change orders required to produce the new products that justify the retrofit.

You will drive gap closure, coordinate with the Rockwell Controls Engineer, ensure safety, utilities, and run-off readiness, and partner with maintenance, PM, and vendors to deliver quality, sellable product on time.

Qualifications

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

Problem solving

Ownership & accountability

Safety awareness

Lean Six Sigma exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Automation/Systems Engineering/Computer Science or related field

Job description

Trelleborg is seeking a Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer to own the retrofit of an inherited production line, rapidly mastering legacy and new processes, and to scope, design, quote, and submit CAPEX change orders required to produce the new products that justify the retrofit.

You will drive gap closure, coordinate with the Rockwell Controls Engineer, ensure safety, utilities, and run-off readiness, and partner with maintenance, PM, and vendors to deliver quality, sellable product on time.