Maintenance Engineer IV

Develop and implement equipment reliability initiatives

Assist production to optimize plant productivity and quality

Technical resource for production personnel on plant utilities

Assist maintenance employees in their skills by giving technical advice and direction

Provide leadership implementing long term solutions to recurrent problems

Quickly provide troubleshooting and problem solving as difficulties arise

Review and optimize the predictive and preventive maintenance programs

Communicate daily with area coordinators

Position is on-call 24/7 to support all aspects of maintenance and production

Implement improvement projects (scope, cost estimation, request capital money, supervision of fieldwork, commissioning)

Investigate frequent equipment failures to help identify root cause and implement long-term solutions

Oversee outside contractors in support of plant requirements

Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical or chemical engineering preferred

7 or more years of engineering experience in chemical or food processing industries

Expert working knowledge of production equipment and chemical processes

Knowledge of industrial maintenance techniques (PM, PDM, CMMS, RCM, TPM)

Understanding of good engineering and safety practices

Ability to coordinate, train, and motivate hourly employees and outside contractors

Good communication and technical writing skills

Ability to estimate, plan, schedule, and complete work orders in a timely fashion

Ability to manage budget and to estimate costs related to various projects

Knowledge of capital money management and return on investment

Strong teamwork skills to collaborate with colleagues and support maintenance teams