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Manufacturing Equipment Engineer at Redwood Materials
McCarran, NVFull-timeEngineering & TechnologyPosted about 1 month ago
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<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About Redwood Materials</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back. Today Redwood is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America — recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain. On the energy side, Redwood has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world, delivering power to AI data centers in months rather than years using proprietary energy architecture engineered entirely in-house. The company is profitable, the market it operates in is projected to grow 20 to 50 times over the next decade, and Redwood is the only company with the supply chain, the technology, and the operational scale to lead it.</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Position Summary:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The Equipment Engineer in the Production Engineering team will be a part of operating, sustaining, and improving the manufacturing equipment at Redwood BMC1. The best candidate for the position will demonstrate previous applicable experience and has a high aptitude to learn new skillsets in the position. The expectation is that Engineers will start with strengths in multiple given fields (PLC programming, 3D CAD, robotics, vision, etc.) and then learn all other areas from those who work with them. This role requires capability across the board to sustain all parts of the automated/semi-automated equipment.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Essential Duties and Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="33" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Responsible for the equipment performance and improvement of multiple assigned production processes</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="33" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Support 24/7 production by responding to and resolving breakdowns quickly to minimize downtime.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="33" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Active participant of cross functional teams while taking on improvement projects to assist in improving production lines. Diagnoses equipment failures, finds root cause and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness. Lead equipment upgrades with a focus on serviceability, reliability and process capability</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="33" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Become expert level on all equipment and responsible for technician training. Provide hands-on support to Maintenance team to troubleshoot and resolve downtime issues.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="33" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Takes initiative to create, implement and improve preventative and predictive Maintenance documents and schedules in collaboration with maintenance team.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="33" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Ability to troubleshoot ladder logic to appropriately identify controls issues and program ladder logic (Beckhoff). Familiarity with Atlas Copco torque tool systems to troubleshoot and continuously improve.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="33" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Participate in spare part analysis and inventory development, cost reduction, improvement working with Spares Department to RMA faulty components and communicate needs to the vendor</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="34" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronic, or equivalent experience</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="34" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">2+ years of engineering experience in a high-volume environment</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="34" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">2+ years of experience developing and improving HMI’s and with PLC (Ignition and Beckhoff preferred) programming, motion control, safety devices</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="34" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Experience with 2D/ 3D modeling software (AUTOCAD and Solidworks/CATIA preferred)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="34" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Experience teaching and troubleshooting vision systems (Cognex and Keyence preferred)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="34" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Experience commissioning and improving equipment. Have a demonstrated track record of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvement, Preventative and Predictive Maintenance activities</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="34" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Experience coding/debugging and troubleshooting End of Line Test machines</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="34" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Good understanding of Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Safety, Ergonomics, Change Point Management, Spare Parts Management</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="34" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Strong problem solving skills and an aptitude for learning systems quickly. Able to utilize structured problem solving techniques such as DMAIC, Ishikawa, Five Why (5W) or Eight Disciplines (8D). Able to resolve high level performance issues into addressable actions</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="34" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with statistical data collection, analysis, and reporting.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="34" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Software proficiencies: Microsoft Office, 2D CAD, any linear programming software.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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</table><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.</span></p>
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