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Mechanical Engineer Project Lead (extrusion, rolling, or forging industry)
Cressona, PA · $85,000 to $130,000OPEN JOB: Mechanical Engineer Project Lead (extrusion, rolling, or forging industry)
LOCATION: Cressona, Pennsylvania
***Relocation Assistance Available
SALARY: $85,000 to $130,000
JOB CATEGORY: Manufacturing - Production
IDEAL CANDIDATE
JOB SUMMARY:
What you will be doing
Required Education/Experience:
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:
Upon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail.
STEPHEN FLEISCHNER
Recruiting Manager
INTERMEDIA GROUP, INC.
EMAIL: sfleischner@intermediagroup.com
LOCATION: Cressona, Pennsylvania
***Relocation Assistance Available
SALARY: $85,000 to $130,000
JOB CATEGORY: Manufacturing - Production
IDEAL CANDIDATE
- 10+ years of heavy industrial experience, ideally in extrusion, rolling, or forging
- Expert in machine design, equipment installation, troubleshooting, and mechanical systems
- Strong ability to lead projects from scope through commissioning, managing contractors and timelines
- Proficient in AutoCAD and capable of producing and interpreting engineering drawings
- Able to evaluate vendor proposals, develop specifications, and ensure compliance with regulatory and company standards
- Comfortable working hands‑on in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Able to collaborate effectively with controls engineers, maintenance, and production teams
- Strong problem-solving mindset with proven experience improving equipment reliability and performance
- Experience with high‑speed manufacturing or robotics is a plus
- Solid communication and project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects
- Compensation range if firm. Please do NOT send anyone that requires more than $130k as the base.
JOB SUMMARY:
- Performs a variety of engineering project assignments in the largest aluminum extrusion mill in North America.
- Provide hydraulic and machine design expertise and general mechanical engineering knowledge of assigned projects.
- Involves the upgrade and design of equipment, specification of materials and services, supervision of installation, start-up, and troubleshooting of new and existing equipment.
- Must be able to lead projects from the definition of project scope through final execution while working with diverse plant project teams.
- Must be able to lead contractors and support plant maintenance team to ensure equipment functionality and reliability.
- Provides recommendations to increase equipment efficiency and overall production system efficiency and reliability.
What you will be doing
- Manage a variety of projects simultaneously: Provide alternate solutions. Provide cost estimates. Develop scope of work for the project. Provide / Design drawings and specifications for the project. Verify project design meets all regulatory codes and regulations, including company standards. Provide requisitions and work orders for the completion of the project. Provide direction to the labor force to complete projects.
- Work with internal and external engineering resources, equipment suppliers, and construction contractors to complete assigned projects safely, on time, and on budget.
- Perform a variety of engineering tasks such as analytical problem solving, design calculations, review of proposals from equipment suppliers and contractors, selection of equipment and contractors, and review and approval of vendor drawings, scheduling, and cost control.
- Provide engineering assistance to maintenance and manufacturing departments: Develop solutions for ongoing maintenance/reliability problems, evaluate equipment upgrades, update drawings to reflect changes made by maintenance, troubleshoot existing systems, coordinate/provide training and equipment documentation.
- Communicate schedules and project status within the department, with other departments within the plant, and with equipment suppliers and construction contractors.
Required Education/Experience:
- A Bachelor’s Degree (BS or BA) in Engineering is preferred; non-degree candidates will be considered for the mechanical engineering technician job classification.
- With a minimum of 10 years of heavy industrial experience, preference will be given to those with extrusion, rolling, or forging experience.
- Must have an expert working knowledge of machine design and heavy machine installation and troubleshooting.
- Ability to direct controls engineers in building machine control software to perform proper machine operations
- Work experience in relatively high-speed manufacturing and robotics is a plus
- Basic proficiency with AutoCAD software.
- Solid Project Management skills
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:
- MS WORD Resume
- required compensation.
- Contact information.
- Availability
Upon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail.
STEPHEN FLEISCHNER
Recruiting Manager
INTERMEDIA GROUP, INC.
EMAIL: sfleischner@intermediagroup.com