Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location US-KY-Louisville
ID
2025-2876
Function
Manufacturing
Employment Type
Salary

Overview

Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and high-performance organization. Are looking to build a strong career? Then we have an opportunity for you! We are searching for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team located at our facility in Louisville, KY.

Responsibilities

Your Role:

 

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be a key contributor to the implementation of both strategic and tactical projects related to safety and overall equipment effectiveness at our Louisville plant.  The position reports directly to the Mechanical Engineering Group Leader. 



You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

  • Drive and promote a strong safety culture across the site, including contractors, suppliers, and visitors.
  • Mechanically scope, design, engineer, or modify equipment to improve safety, quality, cost, or delivery.
  • Support plant performance by prioritizing and providing engineering support to maintenance and operations as needed.
  • Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and drive corrective actions to reduce downtime, minimize scrap, and improve yield.
  • Assist in the development of technical documents to support maintenance and operations.
  • Prepare capital acquisition requests, scopes of work, RFQs, functional specifications, cost estimates, and project justifications.
  • Collaborate with outside vendors and suppliers to ensure that new equipment upgrades meet necessary performance, design, and safety specifications.
  • Provide technical data and drawings to ensure projects progress efficiently.
  • Lead or participate in maintainability and design reviews with key stakeholders and end users.
  • Ensure safe commissioning and startup of new projects and/or equipment modifications and upgrades.

 

You will love it here if… 

 

  • You put safety first, always.
  • You listen, learn, and evolve.
  • You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals.
  • You treat all people with respect, operating ethically, and embrace inclusivity.
  • You are committed to improving our impact on local communities.

Qualifications

We need you to have: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
  • 7+ years of plant engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Solid project management skills, capable of overseeing multiple projects from inception to execution.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency in engineering software; AutoCAD and SolidWorks preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of engineering concepts, process equipment, fluid power systems, and best practices.
  • Knowledge and application of industry-relevant NFPA, ASME, ANSI, and other applicable codes.
  • Experience in the cold rolling, annealing, casting, melting, and general processes of flat rolled metal products preferred.
  • Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies preferred.

Icing on the cake: 

  • Advanced degree a plus

 

If you answer yes to the following…we want to meet you!

  • Intellectual Curiosity: Do you have an inquisitive nature?
  • Problem Solving: Do you have a knack for tackling issues head-on?  
  • Entrepreneurship: Do you enjoy taking ownership of your work?
  • Customer Centricity: Do you always act in the best interests of the customer, putting their needs first?  
  • Growth Mindset: Do you focus on progress rather than perfection?
  • Continuous Improvement: Are you never satisfied with the status quo?  

 

Want to know more? Check out our website or connect with us on LinkedIn! 

Apply today to join a fast-growing innovative company! 

            Not a good fit but know someone who is? Please refer them! 

  Local candidates only, no relocation assistance available 

 

Join Reynolds Consumer Products and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities!

For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing us at Recruitment@ReynoldsBrands.com.

No recruiter calls or emails please.

 

RCP affords equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, sex, marital status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, national origin, genetics, genetic information, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. RCP conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

 

Posted Salary Range

USD $115,000.00 - USD $130,000.00 /A

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