Mechanical Maintenance Project Engineer

job summary:

Mechanical Maintenance Project Engineer needed for a client in Ghent Kentucky. This individual provides professional mechanical engineering expertise and technical support to the Maintenance and Operations departments to drive plant-wide facility and equipment improvements. This role focuses on defining, planning, and executing capital improvement projects (CIP), retrofitting machinery, and optimizing equipment performance to enhance safety, quality, productivity, environmental compliance, and line availability.

location: Ghent, Kentucky job type: Permanent work hours: 9am to 5pm education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities & Essential Job FunctionsEquipment & Process Analysis

• Operational Optimization: Analyze and evaluate plant machinery to improve product quality, boost production line up-time, lower operational costs, enhance workplace safety, and minimize environmental impact.
• Failure Resolution & Upgrades: Identify damaged, outdated, or inefficiently designed equipment, developing targeted solutions for re-engineering, retrofitting, or replacing components.

Project Engineering & Financial Management

• Scope & Design: Define project scopes, generate engineering drawings and layouts, draft detailed technical reports, and write precise equipment specifications.
• Financial & Contract Administration: Prepare cost estimates, calculate Return on Investment (ROI), write contracts, obtain vendor bids, and present recommendations to management for purchasing approval.
• Capital Project Coordination: Provide plant-wide leadership, coordination, and administration for Capital Improvement Projects (CIP), including direct procurement of new equipment and materials.
• Installation Oversight: Partner directly with Maintenance and Operations teams to supervise equipment retrofits, installations, and commissioning.

Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• OSHA Standards: Ensure all engineering designs, construction activities, and equipment installations strictly adhere to OSHA regulations and NAS safety and health protocols.

Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Continuous Learning: Keep abreast of emerging equipment, technologies, and industry techniques through professional associations, technical journals, vendor networks, conferences, and continuing education.
• Supervisory & Team Coaching: Set clear performance expectations for direct reports, lead by example, promote correct safety behaviors, support change management, and provide constructive developmental feedback.

qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited university or college.

Experience: Practical mechanical engineering experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.

Core Competencies: Proficiency in engineering design, project scoping, contract/vendor management, ROI calculation, and OSHA compliance.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.