Job title: Mechanical Designer
Company: On-Board
Job description: On-Board Engineering is hiring a Mechanical Designer in Baton Rouge and Geismar, LA!
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Position Details:
Position Type: Full Time
Job Location: Baton Rouge, LA Geismar, LA (client site based role with some hybrid flexibility)
Benefits: Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision), Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, 401k
Compensation: $35 – $60/hr, depending on experience and qualifications
Background and Drug Screenings RequiredOf Note
This position is part of our dedicated and nested site operations team, which means this role will continue in perpetuity if the selected candidate’s performance meets expectations and the client’s business needs continue as expected. The ideal candidate will be looking to establish roots and stay for many years to come as an integral part of the team.Overview:
Under general supervision, will independently apply mechanical and piping knowledge base to generate issued for construction design packages. Makes decisions on engineering problems and methods and represents the organization in project meetings to resolve important questions with key engineers.Responsibilities
- Responsible for design, specification, selection, and services relating to, pipe standards, manual valves, and inline piping equipment
- Modify, Update, and Maintain P&ID’s, based on client specifications and vendor data
- Create, review, and check design packages including scopes of work, P&IDs, general arrangements, line lists, isometrics, pipe supports, and installation details
- Assist in conducting piping and mechanical reviews of all project packages prior to IFC to ensure that quality procedures are followed
- Review project design estimates and scopes of work for new and proposed projects
- Required to perform necessary field work, taking measurements, locating tie-ins, as-building existing systems, developing detailed scopes.
- Ensures that completed project scope is safe to operate, functional, maintainable, and that all applicable codes have been followed
- Must interface with other engineering and design disciplines as well as construction
- Ensures optimal constructability is incorporated in designs
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience in an industrial environment
- Required proficiency with CAD software platforms, preferably AutoCAD, AutoCAD Plant 3D, Autodesk ReCap, Autodesk Navisworks.
- Required working knowledge of piping standards, pipe materials of construction, pipe components, and manual valves.
- Required working knowledge of pipe fabrication means and methods.
- Experience in communicating job packages/projects with construction and plant personal.
- Experience utilizing vendor equipment specifications and reading vendor manuals.
- Experience in developing scopes of work, task analysis, material list and project schedules
Other Requirements:
- Must have U.S.A. citizenship
- Must have or obtain TWIC Card.
- Drug and background screening required
- Must be clean shaven
Physical Requirements:
- Work is located at a chemical plant and requires exposure to ambient temperature extremes
- Work may require using and wearing personal protective equipment such as fire-retardant clothing, hearing and eye protection, hard hat and steel-toed boots
- Day-to-day physical requirements involve standard office activities including sitting/standing for extended periods of time, attending meetings, use of keyboard and mouse repetitively, lifting and carrying less than 20 lbs frequently, etc
- Work requires moderate physical exertion including walking to operating areas and walking up stairs. Employee will need to climb up the stairs up to the 2nd and as high as the 10th floor of the operating buildings up to 1 to 3 times per week. Conducting walk downs and walking to the operating areas will require walking 200 to 1200 yards on some days of the week. Employee will need to bend over and reach over their heads to verify instruments, wiring, connections and control systems in the field.
- Assignments may require conducting plant walkdowns and wearing chemical plant or refinery PPE to include eye protection, hearing protection, hard hat, steel toed shoes, chemical resistant gloves and FP coveralls.
On-Board was founded in 1976 by Robert L. Wilson to provide Engineering and Design services to the chemical manufacturing industry. Today, On-Board is a thriving privately held family of companies with services including: Consulting, Professional Engineering, Industrial Maintenance and Facility Management, Contracted Manufacturing and Production Services, as well as Temporary Staffing and Recruiting throughout North America.The On-Board Family of Companies conducts operations through its Corporate Headquarters located in East Windsor, NJ along with Regional Offices in New Castle, DE and Wake Forest, NC. On-Board’s Mission is to provide “Flexible Service by applying the talents of our people, work processes and technology to meet our clients’ expectations in a Safe, Responsible and Dependable manner.”On-Board Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.25-05196
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Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Job date: Wed, 01 Oct 2025 02:37:49 GMT
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