Plant Mechanical Engineer - Startup & Commissioning Leader

Lofton.Jobs

Baton Rouge (LA)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 130,000

Full time

15 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision
401(k) with company match
Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Lofton Staffing is seeking a Plant Mechanical Engineer to support the safe design, construction, commissioning, startup, and reliable operation of a major heavy-industrial facility in Ascension Parish near Baton Rouge.

You’ll lead design review, equipment specs, startup planning, and day-to-day operations, while developing procedures and mentoring technicians to meet safety and performance goals.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Metallurgical or related engineering discipline
  • 6+ years of mechanical or rotating-equipment engineering in heavy-industrial environments
  • Experience with P&IDs, equipment drawings, process control narratives and risk assessments
  • Strong written and verbal communication; ability to collaborate across teams

Responsibilities

  • Review and manage design drawings for construction and installation
  • Review equipment and process design packages, specs, calculations, and vendor documentation for operability
  • Develop operating, maintenance, startup, shutdown, and emergency procedures
  • Plan and support factory/site acceptance testing, commissioning, performance testing, and ramp-up
  • Define operating parameters, equipment acceptance criteria, spare-parts needs, maintenance strategies, and technical standards
  • Investigate process and equipment failures, lead root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
  • Build technical training materials and qualify engineers, operators, and technicians
  • Track safety, quality, throughput, yield, reliability, cost, and schedule performance and lead improvements

Skills

Mechanical engineering knowledge
Prioritization and planning
Analytical thinking
Documentation
Cross-functional collaboration
Microsoft 365 proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Metallurgical engineering

Tools

P&IDs review
Equipment drawings
Process control narratives
Risk assessments

Job description

Lofton Staffing is seeking a Plant Mechanical Engineer to support the safe design, construction, commissioning, startup, and reliable operation of a major heavy-industrial facility in Ascension Parish near Baton Rouge.

You’ll lead design review, equipment specs, startup planning, and day-to-day operations, while developing procedures and mentoring technicians to meet safety and performance goals.

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