Maintenance Engineering Project Manager

Maintenance Engineer

Responsible for identifying and executing sustainable improvements to production equipment, maintenance & building systems, and maintenance procedures/processes to increase reliability of the overall manufacturing processes and building operations.  Work is of a technical nature and will involve engineering skills, project management, as well as data interpretation to identify opportunities for improvement.  Will represent the maintenance department in cross-functional team problem-solving and equipment improvement/upgrade activities.  Will provide 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 and building/site needs.

• Manages assigned projects to drive sustainable improvements in production equipment reliability/performance, building/site infrastructure systems, and maintenance team operational effectiveness
• Manages projects to established budget and timing
• Adheres to and reinforces safe working practices
• Performs equipment/system failure RCM and RCA
• Performs predictive assessments and problem diagnosis of process equipment
• Works with maintenance leadership to develop standardized processes and procedures for maintenance teams to follow
• Reads and interprets OEM equipment manuals and schematics
• Follows-up with vendors and contractors on maintenance issues
• Implements and supports continuous improvement projects
• Creates standardized work for maintenance tasks
• Sets and tracks KPI’s for maintenance operations
• Reviews and improves maintenance procedures, PM tasks, and opportunistic maintenance activities
• Identifies and prioritizes spare parts needs
• Maintains equipment documentation and drawing library
• Selects and procures project-related machine or building parts/services
• Prepares technical reports to document equipment modifications and equipment maintenance procedures.
• Uses predictive technologies to drive uptime and improve the maintenance system and tracks improvement in MTTR, and MTBF and OEE
• Periodically reports progress and status on assigned projects to plant leadership
• Effectively utilizes computerized maintenance management systems (SAP PM)

Skills:

• Effective project management skills
• Ability to develop creative solutions to challenging problems; perform strategic problem-solving
• Working knowledge of heavy industrial or manufacturing plant processes
• Ability to read and interpret machine and part prints (w/ GD&T)
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the plant
• Excellent attention to detail
• Working knowledge and understanding of MS Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Project)
• Experience with CAD software

Travel:

• Ability to travel up to 10%