Senior Mechanical Engineer: Lead Plant Reliability Upgrades

Michael Page; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Life and AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Job summary

MPI is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to drive reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement in a high-volume food production facility. The role offers ownership of plant reliability initiatives and leadership of equipment improvement projects, with direct exposure to senior leadership in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will lead troubleshooting on critical production equipment, develop preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and manage capital projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience focused on reliability, maintenance, or plant engineering.
• Hands-on troubleshooting experience with conveyors, gearboxes, pumps, ovens, packaging equipment, freezers, or similar processing equipment.
• Experience leading equipment improvement and capital projects.
• Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies.
• Strong safety mindset and commitment to operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead troubleshooting efforts on critical production equipment and manufacturing systems
• Drive root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions
• Develop and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs
• Lead capital and reliability improvement projects from concept through implementation
• Improve equipment uptime, asset performance, and maintenance effectiveness
• Partner closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and leadership teams
• Support spare parts strategy, reliability planning, and process optimization
• Ensure compliance with safety, GMP, and manufacturing best practices

Skills

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Capital projects

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

MPI is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to drive reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement in a high-volume food production facility. The role offers ownership of plant reliability initiatives and leadership of equipment improvement projects, with direct exposure to senior leadership in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will lead troubleshooting on critical production equipment, develop preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and manage capital projects