MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: (Majority of time will be spent on production floor working on equipment)

A. Develop mechanical and electrical installation checklists and schedules. Oversee, as appropriate, the usage of these systems.

B. Procure and expedite materials for new or modified equipment.

C. Specify or recommend vendors and maintain close liaison between vendor and plant.

D. Re-design mechanical components to reduce installation cost, solve equipment interferences, and correct inadequate designs.

E. Prepare work orders and direct maintenance personnel and/or outside contract trades in the fabrication, assembly, testing, and installation of equipment.

F. Create, review, and update installation documentation and drawings as required.

G. Execute initial equipment set-up and debug up to the point of turnover to operations.

H. Interface with all departments, as necessary, to ensure efficient use and operation of equipment.

I. Redline existing drawings and follow-up with drafting services or oversee draftsmen as required to resolve design issues.

J. Provide third-level troubleshooting support, directing contract engineering techs, and trades as necessary to replace defective components and execute changes in design to solve equipment/process issues.

K. Provide training to contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades on new equipment installation procedures as required for successful execution of installation activities.

L. Analyze and correct equipment installation practices to improve efficiencies, specifically directed toward enhancing installation schedules.

M. Develop cost reduction plans for the improvement of installation projects.