Plant Engineer - Reliability & Efficiency Lead

Norsk Hydro; The Dalles (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Retirement Plan

Education Assistance

Bonus Eligibility

Referral Bonuses

Parental Leave

Job summary

Hydro Extrusions in North America is seeking a Plant Engineer to support the operation and maintenance of the plant through project development and cross-functional collaboration. You will focus on throughput, equipment reliability, uptime, and energy efficiency while maintaining safety and compliance.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least five years of project engineering experience in manufacturing or industrial settings, with experience in reliability, plant

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial or Electrical).
• At least 5 years of project engineering experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Implements project improvements that drive manufacturing performance in speed, waste reduction, cost reduction and quality.
• Identifies areas for engineering and financial improvement and prioritizes capital projects.
• Ensures the safe and effective introduction of new equipment and process improvement technologies.
• Determines training requirements and ensures adequate training plans for all new equipment and process improvements.
• Prepares and manages engineering budgets, forecasts, and plans.
• Provides engineering oversight to the facility infrastructure.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities concerned with design, construction, modification and maintenance of equipment and machinery in an industrial aluminum casting plant.
• Assures improvements to the plant comply with Federal, State and Corporate environmental laws.
• Troubleshoots equipment operating issues and recommends short-term and longer-term resolutions.
• Defines and resolves process problems through individual and team-based continuous improvement activities and structured problem-solving methods.
• Observes and measures in addition to collecting and interpreting data from the other technical and operating staff involved in order to develop and implement process improvement.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Production collaboration

Throughput improvement

Equipment knowledge

Plant systems

Capital projects leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

PLC systems

Job description

Hydro Extrusions in North America is seeking a Plant Engineer to support the operation and maintenance of the plant through project development and cross-functional collaboration. You will focus on throughput, equipment reliability, uptime, and energy efficiency while maintaining safety and compliance.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least five years of project engineering experience in manufacturing or industrial settings, with experience in reliability, plant