Plant Engineer

ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC; Columbia (PA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC is seeking a Plant Engineer for our Columbia, PA plant. The role focuses on maintaining, improving, and optimizing foundry manufacturing processes, equipment, and infrastructure to ensure safe, cost-effective production.

You will lead cross-functional engineering projects and drive continuous improvement initiatives across maintenance and operations. Ideal candidates have strong technical foundations, project management experience, and the ability to lead

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• 57 years of manufacturing or plant engineering experience expected.
• Experience managing capital projects from concept through implementation.
• Proficiency in CAD software (AutoCAD or SolidWorks preferred).
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant engineering projects involving equipment design, installation, modification, and optimization.
• Collaborate with maintenance and production teams to troubleshoot issues and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to minimize downtime and extend equipment life.
• Design and oversee improvements in foundry systems, including melt operations, molding, core-making, and sand reclamation.
• Develop project scopes, budgets, and schedules; manage contractors and vendors to ensure timely completion.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations across all engineering projects.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, cost reduction, and process reliability.
• Analyze equipment performance data and drive root cause analysis for recurring failures.
• Prepare and maintain plant documentation, including drawings, specifications, and standard operating procedures.
• Research and recommend new technologies or methods to enhance production efficiency and sustainability.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Leadership of cross-functional teams

Project management

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering

57 years of manufacturing or plant engineering experience

Tools

CAD software

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Position Title: Plant Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Columbia, PA - Plant

Workplace Type: Onsite

Reporting To: Onsite

Plant Engineer

The Plant Engineer is responsible for maintaining, improving, and optimizing the foundry's manufacturing processes, equipment, and infrastructure. This role plays a key part in ensuring efficient, safe, and cost-effective production by leading engineering projects, supporting equipment reliability, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical foundation, project management experience, and the ability to lead cross-functional efforts to enhance plant performance.

How You Will Help

• Lead plant engineering projects involving equipment design, installation, modification, and optimization.
• Collaborate with maintenance and production teams to troubleshoot issues and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to minimize downtime and extend equipment life.
• Design and oversee improvements in foundry systems, including melt operations, molding, core-making, and sand reclamation.
• Develop project scopes, budgets, and schedules; manage contractors and vendors to ensure timely completion.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations across all engineering projects.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, cost reduction, and process reliability.
• Analyze equipment performance data and drive root cause analysis for recurring failures.
• Prepare and maintain plant documentation, including drawings, specifications, and standard operating procedures.
• Research and recommend new technologies or methods to enhance production efficiency and sustainability.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or related field).
• Minimum of 57 years of manufacturing or plant engineering experience; foundry or heavy industrial experience strongly preferred.
• Proven experience managing capital projects from concept through implementation.
• Proficiency in CAD software (AutoCAD or SolidWorks preferred).
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Working knowledge of safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance standards.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement methodologies a plus.

About Reliable Safety and Flow Corporation

Bringing together more than 175 years of innovation, quality, and customer commitment under one name and one promise.

The company was forged in 1850, as American industry was being connected by pipe, valves, fittings, and the skilled people who knew how to put them in the right place. More than 175 years later, that heritage lives in ASC Engineered Solutions, a comprehensive pipe preparation, joining, hanging and flow-management portfolio supporting the people who build and maintain commercial buildings, industrial facilities, infrastructure, and critical systems. A house of brands, Anvil, Gruvlok, Sharpe, SCI, and ABZ, unified as ASC in 2019, and the portfolio has grown in the years since.

In 1920, Reliable Automatic Sprinkler started doing one thing exceptionally well: building the fire safety systems that protect people and property. Sprinklers, valves, and accessories, made in the United States. More than a century later, the discipline has not changed. A century of American-made fire protection products, with multi-generational customer relationships and multi-decade specifications. A century of protecting what matters the most.

Two legacies. One Future.

Reliable Safety and Flow Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.