Mechanical Engineer at Silgan Containers

Mechanical Engineer

What we can offer you:

• A great culture where you are a member of our family. Achievements are recognized, acknowledged, and celebrated.
• Excellent salary and a robust benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, and more.
• Add-on benefits include pet insurance, Perks Program for buying power, state of the art wellness programs for customized online workouts, Teladoc, and more.
• 401k with a 6 percent employer match after 90 days.
• 15 days of vacation which you are encouraged to take, plus 10 holidays, annually.
• Tuition assistance.
• Stability in a growing, environmentally conscious, publicly traded company.
• Opportunity to work alongside America's most respected brands and food manufacturers.

What You'll Do:

• Mentor, train, and support plant mechanics and plant leadership utilizing your knowledge on how to rapidly debug and diagnose problems with can-making equipment to avoid negative impact on product quality and throughput
• Direct major equipment overhauls and audits
• Specify, develop, and debug new products, production equipment, and manufacturing lines as required to produce products so that Silgan can meet or exceed customer performance requirements
• Assist plants and OEM suppliers/vendors in the identification and debugging of mechanical production problems to improve line efficiencies, increase product quality, increase production capacity, and eliminate repetitive work-related injuries
• Contribute to design and modification of complex tooling required to produce new and innovative products
• Conduct equipment buy offs to ensure Silgan meets capability, efficiencies, and product specifications
• Identify safety hazards with equipment design and operation at the OEM and the plants
• Provide timely, efficient communication to customers internal and external to the business and ensure those customer requirements are clearly understood

What you need to have:

• A Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering; will consider comparable metal can experience in place of a degree
• Metal can experience a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively present information to top management, internal and external customers in a professional manner
• Ability to travel regularly to production facilities and equipment vendors as required up to 30%
• Candidates must live or be willing to relocate to the West coast.

Who We Are:

• Global fortune 500 packaging company with 109 manufacturing facilities in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.
• A supplier of sustainable metal and rigid packaging solutions for consumer goods products for food, beverage, health care, garden, home, personal care, and beauty products.
• We pride ourselves on being a solution-based partner to our customers and work hard to earn their business every day.
• A company that strives toward sustainability by reducing our carbon footprint, selecting like-minded suppliers, and providing recyclable products.