Mechanical Design Supervisor

USG is an industry-leading manufacturer of building products and innovative solutions. For over 120 years, Chicago-based USG has developed award-winning wall, ceiling, flooring, sheathing, and roofing products that enable customers to build outstanding spaces where people live, work, and play. With over 8,700 employees across North America and operations around the world, we are steadfastly committed to our core values: safety, innovation, quality, integrity, service, diversity, and efficiency.

We’re big enough that our professionals have the resources to make a difference, yet small enough that you’re not just a number. You’ll work on key initiatives and build strong relationships across the company that will position USG for growth into the future.

USG offers work-life balance, specialist and general/managerial career paths, promotion from within, exceptional benefits, and incredible long-term career opportunities for the right professional. Each year, we have hundreds of employees who celebrate milestone anniversaries with us.

OVERVIEW:

• Join the USG in-house engineering team to provide mechanical engineering design support to over 50 manufacturing plants in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
• Candidate will work on large and small industrial projects and will report directly to the Mechanical Design Manager. Responsible for the 3D modeling and drafting of process systems and building layouts.
• Manage their own time and work efficiently on multiple projects at once.
• Work with operations personnel and engineers of various disciplines to develop unique solutions to complex engineering problems.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with customers, suppliers, 3rd party engineering firms and colleagues.
• Supervise and guide engineers and designers.
• Lead the mechanical design on various assigned projects.
• Must be willing to relocate to Chicagoland area.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Lead the design of mechanical systems for projects assigned and provides technical input to 3rd party engineering firms to maintain company standards. 
• Primary duties are the layout of industrial plants in a 3D environment, the creation of general arrangement drawings, and detailing of conveying, piping, and ducting systems.
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines, process experts, operations, and vendors to ensure solutions are being implemented to meet project goals. Attend meetings and transform broad project needs into specific tasks.
• Collect information from drawing archives, technical engineers, and the field to create designs.
• Check mechanical drawings against final vendor models and drawings from other disciplines as well as other mechanical designers. Ensure dimensional accuracy and clearance from interferences.
• Understand USG’s proprietary processes and use the knowledge gained to augment guidance from other team members. Fill in gaps in direction and propose new solutions to project challenges.
• Review project scopes and maintain a project plan identifying outstanding tasks and the current state of all drawings and models.
• Answer requests for information from vendors and production facilities. Troubleshoot as necessary.
• Assist in the creation and standardization of key project documents.
• Attend project meetings to understand scope, schedule, and budget to develop and design the project needs with no supervision.
• Complete laser scanning and point cloud registration of project sites for basis of design.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or an associated field from an accredited four-year engineering program
• 3 – 5 years of experience in a heavy industrial environment and familiarity with continuous process manufacturing.
• Served as lead mechanical design engineer on major projects or demonstrated level of increasing responsibility in projects.
• Proficient with AutoCAD in both 2D and 3D environments. 
• Proficient with Navisworks and integrating multidiscipline 3D models into a master model.
• Willingness and ability to travel within North America up to 20% of the time.
• Skilled with general business software including remote meeting applications and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Strong written & verbal communication skills. Ability to create written technical documentation.
• Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to build relationships and collaborate across disciplines.
• Self-starter with strong organizational & project planning skills to be able to handle multiple activities and projects. Ability to understand needs and prioritize tasks.
• Systematic and analytical decision-making skills.
• Has a high level of integrity to maintain data security.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in supervising engineers and designers.
• Experience working with point cloud scans.
• Experience with Solidworks or Inventor preferred.
• Experience developing 3D industrial building layouts in AutoCAD Plant3D. 
• Creating general arrangement, fabrication, and pipe ISO drawings. 
• Documented training in Autodesk software preferred.

Rate of pay may be adjusted based on the qualifications and experience of the candidate.

USG employees enjoy a number of benefit options for themselves and their families. These include two medical insurance options, as well as vision and dental coverage. The cost of these optional programs varies based on coverage level - employees generally pay 25% of the monthly premium cost, USG pays the rest. These coverage options are offered on the first day of employment with no waiting period.

Additionally, USG employees enjoy both a 401(k) Investment Plan with company match and a pension plan. Beyond these main features, employees may also choose from a number of additional programs like life insurance, accident insurance, legal insurance, even pet insurance, just to name a few. USG also offers Quarterly (hourly) / Annual (salary) bonus potential for all employees based on performance metrics tied to safety, quality, and productivity. USG also provides employees with paid time off and paid holidays.

Since 1902, Chicago-based USG has been a leader in producing innovative, award-winning products and systems to build everything from major commercial developments and residential housing to home improvements. USG's employees are committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and quality in everything we do. Our steadfast commitment to the company's core business values – innovation, quality, integrity, service, diversity, efficiency and safety – have helped us become the company we are today.

  EOE including disability/veteran