Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Full Time Newark, DE, US

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer (ME)

Department: Operations

Location: 110 Lake Dr, Newark, DE 19702

Reports to: Production Manager or Vice President of Operations & Quality

The successful applicant for this position must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering in the field with chemical, mechanical, electrical, or industrial with minimum of 5-10 years’ experience in electro‑mechanical, automated equipment, PLC, and/or hands on experience. Also required is 2 years’ leadership experience with electrical, plumbing and/or HVAC systems. Must be able to transport (safely carry objects/materials within same facility/location) up to 50 lbs.,

operate shop equipment, power tools, and hand tools. Further requirements include ability to: read and understand technical instructions and manuals; experience and skills in areas relating to building construction and modification; knowledge of total productive maintenance techniques; automation experience and the ability to learn LaMotte specific automation controls for customized production equipment; ability to service, manage, control, and monitor low humidity environments;

and ability to work based on guidance and without supervision. The position may require travel to suppliers and frequent visits to Lamotte’s Chestertown, MD facility. This role works closely with the facility maintenance team analyzing and improving overall equipment efficiency.

• Education & Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering in the field with chemical, mechanical, electrical, or industrial preferred.
  • 5-10 years’ experience with automated equipment, PLC, and hands‑on experience. Certifications are a plus.
  • 2+ years of experience leadership experience with electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems
  • Prior leadership, team lead, or mentoring experience preferred.
• Primary Responsibilities
  • Ensures engineering team members, contractors, and other maintenance related individuals work safely and comply with all applicable safe work practices/procedures.
  • Keeps equipment relevant to market trends by upgrading PLCs, controls, and automation to improve overall efficiency.
  • Develop strategic equipment planning for future business budget preparation.
  • Works directly with new equipment manufacturers following LaMotte’s Operational Excellence program:
    • Develop equipment specifications.
    • Approves mechanical drawings.
    • Resolves any issues.
    • Develops and conducts Factory and Site Acceptance Testing when equipment is completed.
    • Manages and participates in equipment installation, start up, and testing.
  • Trains LaMotte’s equipment operators and Maintenance team on the operation and care of equipment.
  • Troubleshoots and addresses equipment failures/issues.
  • Aids in the development of equipment preventative maintenance (PM) practices and spare part stocking levels.
  • Assures that LaMotte proprietary automation equipment operates, has spare parts, and that maintenance personnel are trained on robotics, vision systems, controls, and custom human machine interfaces (HMIs).
  • Attends daily production and weekly Operations & Quality Leadership Team meetings.
  • Ensures that all LaMotte specific humidity requirements are met for high control environmental rooms, and that all monitoring equipment properly detects out of specification conditions within the LaMotte Building Management Alarm System.
  • Leads and participates in Kaizen events as needed to obtain step-function improvements in performance or cost reduction.
  • Identifies, develops, justifies, plans, and implements capital projects to improve equipment facility, business growth, and facilities reliability and performance, without compromising LaMotte specific environmental specifications.
  • Works with…