Reliability & Mechanical Engineer - Optimize Equipment

The Carlisle Group (TCG); Clinton (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Excellent benefits

Job summary

The Carlisle Group (TCG) is seeking a Reliability & Mechanical Engineer to drive reliability, optimization, and continuous improvement of equipment in our food ingredient manufacturing operations. You will collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to boost performance on production systems.

Applicants should hold a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, have hands-on experience in manufacturing, and be skilled at troubleshooting and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
• Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Experience troubleshooting and improving mechanical equipment.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Improve reliability and performance of industrial production equipment such as reactors, dryers, evaporators, heat exchangers, conveyors, and packaging systems.
• Design heating, cooling, and fluid-handling systems (steam, HX's, pumps, piping) for cooking, drying, and transferring.
• Design building modifications, tank foundations, pipe chase / mounting systems, cat walks, etc. for structural approval and work with contractors to ensure specifications are followed.
• Troubleshoot mechanical failures and lead root cause analysis to reduce downtime.
• Support capital improvement projects including equipment specification, vendor coordination, installation, and commissioning.
• Develop and update mechanical drawings and documentation using tools such as AutoCAD.
• Partner with maintenance and operations teams to implement preventive and predictive maintenance improvements.
• Identify opportunities to increase throughput, improve efficiency, and reduce operational risk.
• Ensure equipment and designs meet regulatory and food safety standards from FDA and HACCP.
• Collaborate with automation teams working with control platforms from Rockwell Automation.
• Provide flexible, cross-functional support to the engineering team, taking on a variety of technical and non-technical tasks as project needs evolve.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Troubleshooting

Mechanical design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Rockwell Automation

Job description

The Carlisle Group (TCG) is seeking a Reliability & Mechanical Engineer to drive reliability, optimization, and continuous improvement of equipment in our food ingredient manufacturing operations. You will collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to boost performance on production systems.

Applicants should hold a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, have hands-on experience in manufacturing, and be skilled at troubleshooting and cross-functional collaboration.