Machine/Mechanical Designer - Talascend

• The Machine/Mechanical Designer will take job requests from plant personnel. 
• Review request and determine how to solve the issue described. 
• Decide which personnel you need to meet with if more information is needed. 
• Create a proposed plan that would satisfy the request and present it to the personnel involved. 
• If agreed upon, create design and everything required (layouts, detail drawings, vendor supplied equipment). 
• Schedule meetings for review as needed. 
• When design is complete, work with vendors to procure all parts and equipment. 
• After receiving items perform quality assurance on parts and equipment.  Devise a plan for installation working with maintenance and/or contractors.  After installation record all “as-builts” so that documentation matches parts and equipment installed.

• Work on existing drawings to make changes and create new drawings as requested.
• Manage limited production of kits for customers machines.  Provide all engineering, drafting, procurement, warehousing, of parts & spare parts, to build& maintain new & existing kits.
• Manage documentation of existing proprietary equipment.  Provide documentation to maintain existing & new pieces of equipment.  Provide quality assurance as needed.

• Standard drafting practices
• Mechanical design
• Geometric tolerancing
• Standard machining practices
• Welding practices
• Sheet metal fabrication
• CAD for drafting & design, Microstation preferred
• Ability to measure equipment in the field to create layouts and drawings
• Ability to communicate with machine operators & engineers to design & create equipment to accomplish tasks required for area operations
• Air & hydraulic systems for custom applications
• Materials of construction
• Ergonomics
• Microsoft Word, Excel, & Outlook programs
• How to tolerance parts for method of fabrication
• Sending drawings out for quote to shops

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.