Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Job Summary:                                                                                                                                  

Responsible for improvements to production equipment and maintenance systems to increase reliability of the overall manufacturing processes. Work is of a technical nature and may involve engineering skills, as well as, data interpretation to identify opportunities for improvement. Provides technical support to engineering, production, and a group of multi-function skilled trade employees (mechanical and electrical) in an area of work which, involves the repair, maintenance and improvement of manufacturing process equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides pre-task planning, technical expertise, guidance and leadership for multi-craft, maintenance technicians (Electricians and Mechanics) to troubleshoot & repair equipment.

• Adheres to and reinforces safe working practices.

• Troubleshoots and diagnoses difficult, infrequent problems with process equipment.

• Performs equipment failure root cause analysis.

• Performs predictive assessments and problem diagnosis of process equipment.

• Ensures a common approach to solving machinery and / or process problems, through the development of Best practices.

• Provides technical training to production and maintenance team members to improve skill levels within the teams.

• Understands and supports electrical machine control systems, including robots and vision system.

• Troubleshoots Electrical / Pneumatics / Hydraulic / Mechanical issues.

• Follows-up with vendors and contractors on maintenance issues.

• Works with Throughput Improvement Teams for engineering solutions.

• Implements and supports continuous improvement projects.

• Flexible work schedule as required to support production needs.

• Weekend work and overtime as required to support production and maintenance requirements.

• Creates standardized work for maintenance tasks.

• Reviews and improves maintenance procedures, PM tasks, and opportunistic maintenance activities.

• Identifies and prioritizes spare parts needs.

• Maintains equipment documentation and drawing library.

• Procures emergency repair and project related machine parts.

• Prepares technical reports to document equipment modifications and equipment maintenance procedures.

• Effectively utilizes computerized maintenance management systems (SAP PM).

• Uses predictive technologies to drive uptime and improve the maintenance system and tracks improvement in MTTR, MTBF and OEE.

• Drives institutionalization of maintenance systems using the Tenneco Business System (TBS).

• Maintains open lines of communication with plant leadership regarding status of equipment downtime, repair, and project related activities.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education / Experience:

• Engineering Degree or equivalent training / experience.
• 3+ years of experience in maintenance management / supervision or process engineering.
• Working knowledge of CMMS Systems – SAP preferred.
• Relevant training / certifications / licenses.

Skills:

• Familiarity with PFMEA & Control plans.
• Ability to read and interpret machine and part prints (GD&T).
• Knowledge of operation, programming, and maintenance of industrial manufacturing control systems.
  • Working knowledge and understanding of MS Office programs (Word, Excel, Project, Access).

• Familiar with CAD programs.
• Working knowledge of heavy industrial or manufacturing plant processes.

Travel:

• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

• Often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance and to stoop kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Vision abilities required include close vision.
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.