Mechanical Engineer Supervisor

Butterball, LLC, one of America’s most iconic brands, helps consumers celebrate Thanksgiving and every day in between. Located in the thriving Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, our goal is to provide a diverse array of career opportunities and paths which include our farms, processing facilities and support offices. We are the largest producer of turkey products in the U.S., and we make a lot more than Thanksgiving turkeys. Our company’s measurable growth is in no small part due to our team members in North Carolina, Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri, who each have a seat at the table to contribute to our success

Butterball, LLC, one of America’s most iconic brands, helps consumers celebrate Thanksgiving, bringing delicious turkeys to tables around the world exporting to 50+ countries. We are a vertically integrated company, which simply means we start with our farms and end at our consumers’ table. Headquartered in the flourishing Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, our business model gives us the opportunity to provide a diverse array of career opportunities and paths which include our farms, processing facilities and support offices.

We are the largest producer of turkey products in the U.S. and produce a lot more than Thanksgiving turkeys. Our company’s measurable growth is in no small part due to our team members in North Carolina, Arkansas, and Missouri, who each have a seat at the table to contribute to our success.

Job Purpose: 

The Mechanical Engineer Supervisor will perform complex, non-repetitive, supervisory duties which will monitor department performance daily. Direct all maintenance team members. Ensure that all paperwork is distributed & being filled out properly in a timely manner. Maintain a safe environment to work in & to monitor all necessary procedures and to oversee the entire installation, operation, maintenance, and modification of facilities, equipment, and physical needs of the plant operation; design/adapt special production machinery; and maintain surveillance over manufacturing processes for the purpose of reducing and controlling costs to facilitate production at maximum efficiency and safety at minimum cost.

Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities:

• Direct training of team members in mechanical repairs of hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical equipment.
• Assist team members in diagnosing malfunctions in machine and equipment. Direct team members in dismantling, assembling and installing industrial machinery during plant repair, modification and/or expansion.
• Interpret company policies to team members and enforce safety regulations.
• Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department and/or maintenance crews.
• Conduct training programs for department team members on specific mechanical equipment.
• Analyze, resolve, and recommend repair, and construction and/or equipment modification; assist team members and/or contractors in solving related problems.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints and job orders to team members and outside contractors.
• Establish or adjust work procedures to meet project and production schedules.
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of product. Confer with manager and supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments relative to equipment function and construction projects.
• Assist in planning, budget and recommend facility modifications including cost estimates, bid sheets, layouts and contract for construction and acquisitions

Qualification Requirements: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty/function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required or preferred. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or four-year degree in related field.
• Minimum of four years of experience as a supervisor in a related industry.
• Expert knowledge of mechanical designs, installations, maintenance and repairs.
• Oversee team members in resolving problems by using theoretical knowledge in the field of discipline and critical thinking skills.
• Work independently in making critical decisions as it relates to regulatory state and federal compliance.
• Direct clearly and concisely with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate computer skills.

Language Skills:

• Able to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, and work orders in the English language preferred. 
• Bilingual ability in both spoken and written Spanish and English is preferred, but not required.
•  Physical Demands:
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. 
• Must be able to work with all types of electrical equipment and tools.

  Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee supervises team members working near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock and vibration.
• The duties of this job requires a person to stoop, bend, work off of knees, climb ladders and work in high areas up to 130 feet, work in dark areas and work in confined spaces after trained to do so. 
• Must be able to climb ladder and wear fall protection as necessary.
• The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

  NORMAL WORK HOURS:

The hours and days of work are established by departmental needs.

We embrace equal opportunity employment. Butterball is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law. 

 

 

We embrace equal opportunity employment. Butterball is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law. This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.