Plant Engineer

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ticket reviews:
  Verify lifter locations and capacity; strand size, location and pull; stress envelope; blocking; rotating; dimensioning; w/the connectors; unique items.
• Coordinates structural engineering requirements with other engineering disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, civil.
• Investigates load‑carrying capacities of embedded hardware and devices in concrete.
• Analyses and designs special formwork for concrete products when needed and the anchorage to concrete substructure.
• Incorporates engineering requirements into the production practice to ensure conformance to the project drawings and specifications.
• Meets to discuss issues that arise with quality control, production, ready mix, patching, repair, and yarding personnel daily.
• Discusses with building erection personnel to resolve constructability issues.
• Performs research and development for production that can lead to more efficient construction processes and/or have a production cost reducing effect.
• Works toward standardization of details, embedded items, handling hardware and devices for production and erection departments.
• Monitors current processes to see if improvements can be made.
• Researches and develops testing and techniques for existing and new precast panel handling hardware and devices and incorporates the test results into production practice.
• Coordinates quality system manual meetings and updates pertaining to PCI for the plant certification.
• Reviews aggregate materials and specifications for acceptance;
  Checks concrete mix designs, concrete strength test reports and pre‑stressing strand elongation reports for compliance to project specifications.
• NCR ‘Engineering Review’ resolution: work with engineering, drafting, production and QC to resolve NCR’s.
• Attends conventions, seminars and workshops that are related to structural engineering concepts, innovative ideas, and modern concrete production methods.
• Promotes safety to all employees.
• Production floor visits. Answer questions: communicate pour ticket changes and clarify ambiguity; review steel and embed installations; resolve steel interfaces; work with engineering, drafting, production and QC to solve pour ticket issues.
• Drawing submittal review and concept ticket review. Help improve drawings and tickets before being submitted or published.
• Finish and Yard visits. Answer questions; communicate special circumstances. Example: shipping a spandrel vertical.
• Assist supervisors during production planning with engineering related items.
• Inspections: form hold downs, yard and A‑frame trailers, batch plant, CPCI.
• Assist with plant projects. Example: form install; yard layout; plant layout; lean and safety.
• Assist with R&D. Investigate and develop new products and processes.

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering.
• Overall knowledge in engineering, production, and construction processes of building structures.
• Knowledge of concrete structures.
• Understanding building codes, standards, and specifications relevant to the design criteria.
• Overall understanding in design, production and building erection processes.
• Must be able to make well educated decisions on how production in all areas can improve.
• Knowledgeable use of computer skills and software.
• Ability to solve problems.
• Ability to find areas that can be improved to maintain a lean production facility.
• Resolve problems dealing with the production inefficiencies.
• Ability to work with other departments to get projects completed efficiently.

• Moderate to high risk of exposure to unusual elements.
• Moderate to high risk of safety precautions.
• General Office Environment with a moderate to high exposure to production environment.

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Paid premiums for short- and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Wellness Incentives
• Paid holidays
• Flex spending for medical and daycare
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401(k) plan with profit sharing
• Access to Nice Healthcare
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Wishbone Pet Insurance
• Critical Illness Benefit Plan
• Accident Insurance Plan
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity Plan

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