Mechanical Engineering Co-Op

Job purpose:

The Mechanical Coop (MCOP) will report directly to the Manager Facility Engineering.

The MCOP will work daily with Mechanical Engineers, Other Engineers, Designers, Drafting Personnel, Mechanical Planners, Plant Operators, and the Shift Mechanical Technicians as well as various contractors. The MCOP will be required to attend and adhere to all safety training classes, rules and regulations, and be part of the plant safety culture. The MCOP may be required to assist in facility and equipment designs and upgrades, maintenance outages, vacation coverage, and/or safety investigations as is deemed necessary.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Assist in updating existing facilities, structural, mechanical, and electrical drawings.
• Creation of designs and drawings for facility upgrades and retrofits.
• Work with and provide basic support to the operators, maintenance planners, shift maintenance personnel, his/her peers, and various site contractors.
• Assist in Mechanical Maintenance improvements and troubleshooting.
• Assist in the improvement/selection of equipment.
• Assist in the development and training of fellow Coop personnel.
• Down Day Preventive Maintenance, Maintenance, and basic project supervision.

Key Expected Results

• Prove the ability to successfully function as part of a team
• Prove that MCOP can work in a heavy industrial environment safely and proficiently.
• Develop the necessary skills and thought processes an engineer needs to make a positive impact on the business
• Prove the MCOP will develop into a proficient engineer.
• Develop the ability to troubleshoot and diagnose complicated equipment issues.
• Learn to take a project from conceptual design through proof of concept, engineering, installation, commissioning and start up.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Qualifications: Education and Experience:

Required Education:

• Completion of at least two (2) years toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering

Required Experience:

• The MCOP will be required to have completed at least two (2) years toward an engineering degree
• Familiarity with mechanical drawings: assemblies, details and bill of materials
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel and Word skills
• Excellent safety awareness
• Dedicated and hard worker
• Must be punctual
• Team membership skills/goal oriented
• Must be able to work flexible and demanding work schedules; the facility operates 24-7/365.
• Able to learn, adapt, and change quickly
• Mentally tough – work well in pressure situations
• Able to meet high professional standards
• Quality conscious
• Good communicator – oral & written
• Any knowledge or experience in the following areas is a plus:
  • Prior heavy industrial experience a plus, but is not mandatory
  • Machine and equipment design
  • Mechanical Maintenance
  • Hydraulic systems
  • Hydraulic schematics reading
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical and/or Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks
  • Maintenance Connection (Computerized maintenance management system)

Position Type – Work Hours – Travel Requirements:

• Position is a full time, hourly, and is eligible for overtime