Mechanical Engineer - Machine Safety
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina
Level
Applications Engineer
Department
Type
Full - Time
Salary
$84,800-127,2000
Job Description
Posted on:
May 30, 2024
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Mechanical Engineer- Machine Safety
We believe in flexibility for you to explore your passions while making an impact through meaningful work within our inclusive workforce. That’s what #LifeAtCummins is all about.
We are looking for a talented Mechanical Engineer - Machine Safety to join our team specializing in Health and Safety for our Components Business Segment in Charlotte, NC.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
- Manages, develops, and implements project(s) of varying complexity and size in assigned functional area. Partners with business stakeholders to ensure a successful project completion
- Leads multiple projects from inception to completion; facilitates project planning sessions with internal stakeholders to determine the scope and objectives of each project; works with business stakeholders to establish project performance goals; designs project plan, develops timeline, identifies project milestones, and tracks performance against performance goals and timeline
- Identifies, tracks, and works with others to resolve project issues
- Monitors and communicates project status to project team
- Plans and monitors project budget, conducts research and analysis; provides input into the design and development of project plans and timelines
- Manages project risk; uses quality tools to identify areas of risk; works with others on the team and outside the team to identify alternatives or solutions
- Documents and shares team learnings with other teams; draws on other project team experiences to enhance the success of the project
- Maintains project notes, databases, and other records; monitors measures and communicates with Project Sponsor and other stakeholders on status of specific projects and assignments
- Identifies and assigns appropriate resources to accomplish various project tasks; guides and coaches team members through various stages of the project; provides developmental feedback to team members.
Job Requirements
Skills
- Balances stakeholders - Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
- Builds effective teams - Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
- Cultivates innovation - Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
- Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Global perspective - Taking a broad view when approaching issues, using a global lens.
- Instills trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Interpersonal savvy - Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
- Organizational savvy - Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.
- Persuades - Using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.
- Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
- Health and Safety Fundamentals - Champions and models proactive health and safety behaviors by identifying, reporting and participating in actions to improve health and safety in order to build an interdependent culture and contribute to an injury-free workplace.
- Implementation of Risk Controls - Selects and implements risk control methods by utilizing the hierarchy of controls to implement sustainable control measures in order to protect people by reducing overall risks to as low as reasonably practicable.
- Measurement and Evaluation of Health, Safety and Environment Performance - Collects and analyzes data by creating key performance indicators to evaluate performance trends, deliver improvement goals and objectives, inform strategy and protect employees and the environment.
- Project Management - Establishes and maintains the balance of scope, schedule and resources for a temporary effort (a "project").
Education, Licenses, Certifications
- College, university, or equivalent degree preferred. Professional certification in HSE-related field preferred.
Experience
- Intermediate level of relevant work experience, including project management required. Experience working within health, safety and environment preferred
- Plan, implement and execute turnkey machine safeguarding integration projects in collaboration with facility cross-functional teams and third-party contractors.
- Travel to facilities as necessary for implementation of safeguarding solutions for length of project. Oversee the installation and provide status updates, delays or concerns to management.
- Review overall job details with contractors to determine workflow of project and assign tasks. Identify applicable safety procedures, policies, equipment and personal protective equipment needs and ensure all assigned installation contractors and sub-contractors have knowledge of safety requirements at each facility.
- Identify and deactivate active power sources and install electrical controls, switches and machine guarding solutions. Apply electrical and mechanical abilities to troubleshoot installations.
- Two or more years of medium or heavy manufacturing experience. Bachelor’s degree in relevant Engineering discipline. Six Sigma Green Belt and CMSE or TUV certification (preferred).
