Manufacturing Engineer Technician

Job Description

Maintenance Manufacturing Engineering Tech

Reports to : Maintenance Manager

Scope :

The Maintenance Manufacturing Engineering Technician is responsible for the safe and efficient maintenance of plant assets. They define and lead processes and systems for providing a proper response to failures and quality repairs to the equipment by specifying repairs and modifications to equipment.

It is important to note the maintenance ME Tech is not the backfill for the manager on leave, contractor management, and other administrative duties that are part of the maintenance function.

Responsibilities and Duties :

Developing maintenance procedures, methods, and testing

Supporting craftsmen performing all facets of maintenance work and responding to equipment faults

Troubleshooting equipment breakdowns

Specifying replacement parts and ensuring the equipment is functioning correctly

Assist Planners in the development of Work Packages

Inspecting jobs to verify the work is performed correctly

Partnering with other departments and customers, specifically other Engineering and production teams

Developing processes to manage maintenance tools, and equipment

Monitoring and controlling maintenance costs

Leading responses for emergencies, unplanned problems, and repairs

Driving improvements in health and safety policies and procedures

Leading improvement to maintenance methods and safety of plant, personnel, and production processes

Provide skill-based training to craftsmen on specific equipment in the plant and general skill-based knowledge

Programming programmable logic controllers (PLC), and distributed control system (DCS) (electrical)

Developing installation and commissioning packages for new installation

Measurement of Position Performance :

Provide timely technical support to supervisors and trades

Improve mean time to repair (MTTR), extend mean to between failure (MTBF)

Additions and corrections to spare parts as required.

PM & PdM program executed on time as planned

Position Goals :

The maintenance ME Tech has the following primary goals :

Technical support to the maintenance staff (supervisors and trades)

Ensure the maintenance function provides operations with the service it requires

PM & PdM program executed as scheduled, corrective actions addressed

Minimize MTTR and operational downtime by supporting equipment repair right the first time

Relationships :

Work closely with operations and maintenance supervision.

Work closely with planners and scheduler

Work closely with stores and purchasing personnel

Maintain good working relationships with maintenance trades

Coordinate asset management activities with reliability Engineers

Work with other organizational units such as HR and accounting

Maintenance ME Tech is different and distinct from project, process, and reliability technicians. Maintenance ME Tech focuses on the preservation of day-to-day asset reliability.

Requirements, Qualifications, and Selection Criteria :

Mechanical / Electrical Engineering degree or significant experience with a tech school background desired.

Have an understanding of equipment operation

Have an understanding of equipment repair practices

Ability to use a CMMS and analyze data

Training in industrial automation

Training and certifications in some of the following :

Predictive Technologies

Repair Practices

Spare Parts

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Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.