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Senior Production Engineer, Mechanical Nights

Redwood Materials
McCarran, Nevada
Full Time
Posted October 16, 2025
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Job Description

The Production Engineer, Mechanical at Redwood Materials is responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving the equipment and processes in the battery recycling line to ensure efficient and reliable production operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot and resolve process and equipment issues on the production line
  • Provide technical support for abnormal and non-routine operations
  • Monitor line health and analyze process data to optimize performance and quality
  • Implement new data collection technologies to track and improve production
  • Create and update process work instructions and standard operating procedures
  • Train production teams on new processes and equipment
  • Organize and oversee plant testing and product trials
  • Identify and lead continuous improvement projects
  • Lead and support incident investigations

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
  • 3 to 7 years of experience in an industrial plant operations environment.
  • Experience with industrial scale processes and equipment, including automation.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills; previous project management experience is preferred.
  • Experience with modeling 3D CAD is preferred.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and solve process and equipment issues as they arise, collaborating with operations and maintenance teams.
  • Ability to provide technical support for abnormal and non-routine operation.
  • Ability to monitor line health and analyze process data to improve production line performance and quality.
  • Ability to implement new data collection technology to better track and optimize production performance.
  • Ability to create and modify process work instructions and standard operating procedures.
  • Ability to train production operation teams on new processes and equipment.
  • Ability to organize and monitor plant testing and product trials.
  • Ability to identify and execute continuous improvement projects.
  • Physical ability to perform essential job functions in compliance with ADA, FMLA, and other relevant federal, state, and local regulations, including meeting both qualitative and quantitative productivity standards.
  • Physical ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance in line with ADA, FMLA, and applicable standards.
  • Physical ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety gloves, helmets, and eyewear, or additional PPE when required.
  • Ability to talk, listen, and speak clearly on the telephone.
  • Ability to use a full-face respirator and powered air purifying respirator (PAPR).
  • Willingness and ability to work in conditions involving hazardous waste and hazardous materials with appropriate PPE.
  • Willingness and ability to work outdoors around equipment exposure to loud noise, extreme heat or cold, dust, fumes, or hazardous chemicals.
  • Availability to work night shifts, including B Shift (6:00 pm - 6:00 am, Sunday, Tuesday, and every other Wednesday) with a 10% shift differential, and D Shift (6:00 pm - 6:00 am, Thursday, Saturday, and every other Wednesday) with a 15% shift differential.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation will be commensurate with experience
Night shifts available
Shift differentials: 10% for B Shift, 15% for D Shift
Full-time position
Work environment includes working around hazardous waste and materials with appropriate PPE
Exposure to loud noise, extreme heat or cold, dust, fumes, or hazardous chemicals

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