Mechanical Engineer - Cement and Minerals

About the role

This is a hands-on, full-time position with day-to-day duties that include completing well-defined mechanical engineering tasks within ZAP’s cement, mineral and material processing, mining, and heavy industrial projects. You will collaborate with project team(s) to complete deliverables in alignment with the project schedule, budget, and scope of work, or as assigned by the project manager or project engineer.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize and prepare quality technical project documents to support projects.
• Coordinate and/or produce mechanical engineering deliverables, equipment specifications, technical descriptions and other technical inputs and documentation required for completion of the projects, as defined by the RACI model (Responsible, Accountable, Consultative, Informed), in alignment with ZAP standard processes and procedures.
• Prepare equipment sizing calculations.
• Develop and review equipment flow sheets, equipment layouts and/or systems and stackups, plot plans, and general arrangement drawings.
• Manage creation of bill of materials and/or material takeoffs.
• Generate pipe and valve specifications for services such as plant air, pneumatic piping, water systems, etc.
• Prepare mechanical equipment lists, valve lists, line lists.
• Generate mechanical contractor bid packages.
• Participate in site visits and meetings with clients.
• Engineer support of construction efforts.
• Ducts and chutes routing and design support, produce datasheets for quoting and purchasing.
• Conduct feasibility studies.
• Collaborate with project team members on interdisciplinary technical deliverables, as defined by the RACI.
• Review deliverables with peers and supervisors.
• Ensure quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) procedures (intra- and inter-disciplinary checks) are performed on deliverables generated.
• Design Basis PFD/P&ID generation, review, redlining.
• 3D modeling support and reviews.
• Produce project cost estimates.
• Review construction drawings and documents.
• Communicate with project team regarding overall project progress and status of mechanical-specific deadlines and deliverables.
• Develop and improve knowledge of plant or facility processes and equipment to be better able to satisfy customers’ requirements.

Qualifications

• Work Hours: Company Hours. This position works 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Hours vary and are dependent on business needs. 40 Hour Work Week Monday through Friday, Hours may vary with the workload.
• Benefits: Medical Insurance, Dental insurance, Vision Insurance, 401(k), Accrued PTO, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Basic Life / AD&D, Voluntary Life / AD&D, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Aflac.
• Position Relevant Experience: Education Skills. Mechanical Engineer 3 5+ years of experience practicing discipline-specific engineering on multidiscipline project teams required. Professional Engineer License required. Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Specialized Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Problem-solving skills to be able to resolve simple problems quickly and effectively, Self-direction and responsibility for own tasks, deliverables, and timelines, Ability to define problems, research and check facts, and draw valid conclusions, Leadership skills and some general experience leading work groups or task forces in specific projects, Competent user of technology and software required to execute daily tasks, Experience utilizing 3D software for reviewing layouts and detail designs, with modeling produced by other departments.
• Physical Demands and Work Environment: The work environment is the typical office environment. The employee must complete their work satisfactorily in an environment where there are significant distractions, including staff, clients, and vendors walking through and conversing, telephones ringing, conversations carrying over, loud noises, and interruptions to answer questions from others.
• Core Competencies: Teamwork, Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming, Maintains confidentiality, Listens to others without interrupting, Communication, Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally, expresses ideas and thoughts in written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others adequately informed, selects and uses appropriate communication methods, Ethics, Treats people with respect, keeps commitments, inspires the trust of others, works with integrity and principles, upholds organizational values, Initiative, Volunteers readily, undertakes self-development activities, seeks increased responsibilities, takes independent actions and calculated risks, looks for and takes advantage of opportunities, asks for and offers help when needed, Quality, Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, monitors own work to ensure quality.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills to be able to resolve simple problems quickly and effectively.
• Self-direction and responsibility for own tasks, deliverables, and timelines.
• Able to define problems, research and check facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Leadership skills and some general experience leading work groups or task forces in specific projects.
• Competent user of technology and software required to execute daily tasks.
• Experience utilizing 3D software for reviewing layouts and detail designs, with modeling produced by other departments.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Accrued PTO
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Basic Life / AD&D
• Voluntary Life / AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Aflac