Position Summary

The Maintenance Engineer role performs engineering functions within the maintenance department to optimize machine operating time. The scope of work involves reducing the failure rate of equipment & machinery, optimizing equipment maintainability, extending equipment life, and introducing engineering solutions that expedite maintenance services while improving operator effectiveness.

Position Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and implement mechatronic solutions for production equipment to resolve maintenance and repair issues on a diverse range of equipment to ensure optimum operating conditions and carry out project work orders assigned.
• Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, and streamline work processes and work cooperatively.
• Develop/document Maintenance processes.
• Collaborate to develop and standardize reports for performance and KPIs to drive downtime below 10%.
• Provide detailed technical reports to the maintenance supervisor breakdown root causes, equipment faults.
• Work with planners on developing work plans for major PMs.
• Develop, review and conduct planned preventative maintenance (PPM), providing recommendations for improvements where needed.
• Audit PMs on running and down days (roughly 2 weekend days per month) to ensure PM quality.
• Troubleshoot and perform repair work using fabrication skills, including manual, equipment and assembling.
• Participate, review and drive next steps for improvement from annual audits.
• Update files related to improvements and modifications as well as daily maintenance work, inventory use of service parts for equipment and scheduled preventative maintenance tasks.
• Assist with recruiting efforts for Maintenance Technicians with local high schools and technical schools.
• Develop and deliver general and machine specific sills assessment and training plans for Maintenance teams across the site.
• Install production and facilities equipment and modify as necessary using layouts, diagrams, schematics, etc. to improve efficiency and our reliability.
• Work with parts/supply teams to manage spare parts for each area.
• Inspect subcontracted service providers, as directed.
• Maintain tools and equipment in optimal condition.
• Assure proper safety techniques and equipment are used to promote and ensure safety.

Essential Skills and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree and 3+ years of experience in Mechanical, Electrical or Civil engineering along with demonstrated experience using AutoCAD, data analysis, project management, and root cause analysis.
• Demonstrated experience diagnosing and troubleshooting process and equipment problems and preparing procedures, technical bulletins, and equipment speci?cations.
• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering skills, including machine safety and ergonomics
• Reinforces Operational Excellence, Lean methods and tools, deep understanding of continuous improvement
• Excellent communication, reporting and networking skills; able to interact with senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated leader in a manufacturing environment (project management experience preferred); capable of evaluating and weighing alternatives, establishing priorities, and making decisions
• Able to stand for extended periods of time and sometimes work in confined spaces
• Demonstrated intermediate pro?ciency in the Microsoft O?ce suite and AutoCAD.

Preferred Relevant Skills and Experience

None

Positions reporting to this person

None

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is required to stand and walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel and reach; climb and balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust and focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential job functions of this job. The employee is also regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment fluctuates from quiet to loud.

General Sign-Off: The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to policies. The company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “AT- WILL.” Qualified employees who, because of a physical or mental impairment that significantly limits a major life activity, require a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of this position should notify their Manager or Human Resources.

Food Safety Sign-Off: All team members at Crider Foods must adhere to our food safety requirements and must report food safety problems to management. All attempts should be made to ensure that the written and digital records are documented at the time the activity is performed, legible, clear, concise, and suitably authorized (not falsified) by those undertaking monitoring (documented work tasks). This position may be responsible for the inspection and verification of records.

“We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law”.