Lead Engineer - Mechanical

About the role

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground‑breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: preventing and fixing problems on technologically advanced, high‑speed machines that produce top‑notch products for ¼ of the world’s population is no easy feat, but it’s worth it when you’re recognized often by your manager, supported by your team, and see the products you produce being used by your own family at the end of the day.

The incumbent reports to an Asset Leader and will have engineering, maintenance, and reliability responsibilities for assigned assets, supporting other site mechanical work as needed. Key internal customers include Plant and Sector Management, Operations, Site Engineering Teams, Plant Reliability, NA Supply Chain Management, Value Stream, and Enterprise Capital Teams.

Responsibilities

• Initiate design, development, optimization, problem solving, and operation of assigned assets & supporting processes to meet safety and operational performance expectations.
• Drive continuous improvement and support troubleshooting and problem solving, reducing obsolescence, and improving reliability.
• Carry out all job responsibilities safely; develop and deliver equipment and processes that meet safety requirements, policies, and guidelines.
• Provide for the safety and well‑being of operators, maintenance, and other personnel.
• Support multiple medium‑to‑large initiatives to improve asset performance or plant systems; lead major initiatives for breakthrough improvements and solve higher‑level plant problems.
• Identify cost‑savings opportunities.
• Develop knowledge and skills in leadership of engineering principles, scientific analysis, LEAN principles, and project management.
• Seek, recognize, define, and solve complex technical issues to root cause to achieve objectives.
• Participate in the development of others within the area of expertise, including creation of knowledge‑transfer documentation.
• Support maintenance personnel when troubleshooting complex issues.
• Identify and document issues and opportunities with existing equipment.
• Partner with maintenance on reliability projects.
• Assist in developing and managing strategic obsolescence replacement plans.
• Assist team with trial planning and preparation.
• Support assets using engineering knowledge, including being on‑call and potential shift