Mechanical Engineer

• Newly created role with strong growth potential
• High-impact reliability projects with executive visibility

About Our Client

Our client is a growing food manufacturing organization supplying innovative ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat products to major retail channels throughout North America. The company operates a large-scale production facility and continues to invest heavily in operations, engineering, and reliability improvements.The culture combines the stability of an established manufacturer with the agility of a growing business. Employees have direct exposure to leadership, meaningful ownership of projects, and opportunities to advance as the organization continues to expand.

Job Description

• 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

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.


The Successful Applicant

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience focused on reliability, maintenance, or plant engineering
• Strong 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

What's on Offer

• Competitive annual salary between $100,000 and $135,000, depending on experience.
• Comprehensive standard benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Entrepreneurial environment with limited bureaucracy
• Significant investment in plant improvements and reliability initiatives
• Clear opportunity for career advancement as the organization grows

Interested? Apply today. The salary range for this role is $100,000-$135,000 . This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual bonus.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including Paid Time Off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k), life and AD&D insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage to eligible employees.


Contact

Evalee Torres

Quote job ref

JN-102026-7121977