SCOPE/PURPOSE:
This work instruction details the essential duties, responsibilities and qualifications for the Maintenance Engineer position.
SUMMARY:
- Organize, plan, and direct work activities of maintenance employees.
- The Maintenance Engineer is part of the Engineering department and reports to the Engineering Manager.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties may be assigned):
- Instruct and coordinate the activities of all personnel in the department to maintain top efficiency and productivity.
- Contact and coordinate work with outside contractors, vendors, and suppliers.
- Interpret and enforce company policies and safety regulations.
- Study production schedules and estimate worker hour requirements for completion of job assignments.
- Analyze and resolve work problems or assist employees in solving work problems.
- Maintain time and attendance records.
- Administer disciplinary action as needed.
- Requisition tools, equipment and supplies.
- Assist in troubleshooting PLC related issues.
- Responsible for setting up and maintaining adequate parts and supplies to minimize production downtime.
- Manage the maintenance of accurate records of machines and other assets with regards to repair, drawings, diagrams and manuals and preventive maintenance program.
- Ensure plant security is maintained.
- Assist in launch programs as necessary.
- Recommend measures to improve efficiency as it relates to production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
- Confer with other Engineers to coordinate activities.
- Conduct meeting to resolve grievances or refer unresolved grievances to next step.
- Assure adherence to the collective bargaining agreement.
- Ability to work rotating shifts and overtime as needed.
- Responsible for housekeeping of area.
- Participate in continuous improvement activities.
- Actively participate in self-directed work team model.
- Follow ISO14001 and TS16949 procedures/processes.
- Participate in plant recycling programs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Contribute to the achievement of quality/management objectives by maintaining equipment in such a way that it allows product to be produced to customer expectations.
- HEALTH AND SAFETY:
- Be knowledgeable of the plant safety rules and ensure all employees perform their duties in compliance with the rules and regulations.
- Take every reasonable precaution for the protection of the employees.
- Hold employees accountable for their health and safety responsibilities. Consistently and fairly enforce the safety rules and safe work procedures.
- Provide continuous on the job instruction in safe work procedures and instruct employees in the use and care of personal protective equipment.
- Supervise and evaluate employee safety behavior and work methods.
- Perform daily walk-through of their area to detect hazards and to ensure good housekeeping is maintained.
- Respond to safety concerns and ensure hazards are corrected as soon as possible.
- Perform accident investigations to identify the root cause in the required time frame and track corrective actions to completion.
- Ensure the Third Party Administrator receives all Chubbs First forms following an accident within 48 hours and the Health and Safety contact person is notified.
- Encourage and actively support employee involvement in the health and safety program.
- It is the responsibility of the Maintenance Engineer to take appropriate action and to effectively communicate where necessary and observations which may impact AA LLC’s ability to manufacture a quality product and to achieve an on time delivery. Individual actions which should be taken into account are as follows:
- Initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformances related to product, process and quality systems.
- Identify and record any problems related to the product, process and quality system.
- Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels.
- Verify implementation of solutions.
- Control further processing, delivery or installation of nonconforming product until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
- SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Directly supervise hourly maintenance technician employees.
- Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units.
- Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
- Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- QUALIFICATIONS:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
- EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- Associate’s degree (A.A.); two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience with PLC’s (Control Logix, Micro Logix, Compact Logix & SLC 500 – Rockwell software) – being able to understand ladder logic and make programming changes.
- Experience with automation equipment (i.e., industrial robots, AGV, vision systems).
- LANGUAGE SKILLS:
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organizations.
- MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
- Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
- REASONING ABILITY:
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; climb or balance; and talk or hear.
- The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, occasionally lift and /or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and high, precarious places.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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