Lead Engineer

Position Summary

This position is great for an engineer who excels at managing people and has broad abilities across multiple disciplines. You'll oversee and help perform all engineering, sizing, selection, and product design duties for all production equipment used in craft breweries, such as milling equipment, brewhouses, cellar tanks, heating sources (low-pressure steam boilers, forced-air burners, and electric heaters), glycol chillers, and packaging equipment. Occasionally, you might need to oversee the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of various equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team
• Design and engineer equipment offerings, including brewhouses, vessels, process pipelines, controls, and other equipment offerings
• Draft P&IDs, product design drawings, and fabrication drawings in 2D and 3D CAD, laying out, and specifying technical devices, parts, and equipment, primarily using AutoCAD and SolidWorks
• Work with brewers to provide equipment recommendations and to provide advice on the use of products
• Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements
• Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information
• Help develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs
• Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions
• Occasionally travel to job sites for installation and repair
• Perform other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibility

This position is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the engineering and design team. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move heavier weight necessary at times. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and explosives. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. However, in some instances, this job may require work in areas where ear protection is necessary.