Sr. Mechanical Engineer

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Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy. A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe and are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences.

$ – $ Annual. This base salary pay range represents the amount an applicant can expect to make upon hire. Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors. In addition, this position is eligible for an incentive bonus.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer provides technical expertise including specification, design, risk assessment, and integration of mechanical manufacturing equipment for large capital projects worldwide. The role offers focused expertise for multiple JM manufacturing systems, including proprietary and non‑proprietary systems, with expectations to execute small to medium scale capital projects as the primary Project Manager or provide temporary backup on large capital projects.

• Provide engineering expertise for the development of scopes, design standard adherence, and full engineering execution or supervision of contract engineering on all types of capital projects. Coordinate institutional knowledge transfer of proprietary and non‑proprietary mechanical systems to manufacturing locations and provide technical guidance to senior leadership on specific engineered system scopes, costs, and schedules as required.
• Responsible for development of technical scopes or technical sections of larger project scopes of work with an understanding of all necessary systems to meet larger deliverables.
• Develop internal corporate standards, system guidelines, and general mechanical specifications to provide commonality and robustness of mechanical processes. Maintain and archive these standards.
• Provide project estimates for various mechanical systems for inclusion in larger project estimates and full project estimates on small to medium‑size projects.
• Provide MOC engineering expertise as required on various mechanical systems.
• Participate and/or lead process safety reviews and risk assessments of mechanical systems (PHA, MOC, FMEA, or other applicable assessments).
• Operate with minimal supervision while executing primary engineering responsibilities.
• Coordinate with corporate and division process leads on proprietary mechanical systems ensuring engineering completion to meet process or equipment expectations.
• Evaluate and recommend competitive bids for equipment and services from a technical perspective, balancing process or safety risk, process requirements, and capital budget/schedule impacts.
• Ensure contractor/vendor requests for information are acted upon timely and develop bid request technical documents and supplier lists as needed.
• Work with Project Engineering to evaluate potential engineering firms and contractors as required.
• Ensure all safety procedures are followed, driving for a zero‑incident environment.
• Recommend improvements to operation, reliability, and life of equipment used in JM manufacturing processes.
• Participate in process improvements and provide innovative recommendations for day‑to‑day and long‑term plant performance.
• Provide full project management execution for division and plant mechanical intensive projects on a limited basis.
• Prepare final documentation covering assignments and issue internal research or engineering reports as required.
• Submit invention disclosures for all aspects of proprietary equipment or engineering as discovered to ensure long‑term business viability of JM’s manufacturing systems.
• Coach and mentor JM staff and assigned operations team members, assisting…