Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

About the Role

This position provides engineering expertise to optimize the utilization of physical assets and technology resources for manufacturing the highest quality products efficiently and effectively, reducing costs, and increasing operating profit. The maintenance engineer aims to increase productivity, reliability, and lower costs by analyzing high-cost and failure assets and collaborating with operations and maintenance to develop procedural or design improvements. This role also sustains a safe and healthful working environment that meets environmental, health, and safety regulations and Company requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of daily maintenance and production status reports.
• Work overtime when required to meet schedule and minimize unit and equipment outages.
• Analyze and troubleshoot daily production, quality, and equipment failures to increase reliability.
• Maintain historical equipment files and provide technical assistance to the production group.
• Revise PM cycles & PDM frequencies according to abnormal equipment analysis or PM schedules.
• Set up spare parts application (SSA) for B-1 projects and new equipment.
• Ensure materials and/or services are paid in a timely manner and correctly processed.
• Prepare annual mechanical maintenance budgets and formulate maintenance goals and objectives.
• Participate in incident investigations as needed.
• Be active in Operation Clean Sweep, ensuring employees are aware of and accountable for pellet loss prevention, containment, cleanup, and disposal.
• Maintain equipment to eliminate environmental emissions, upsets, or unscheduled shutdowns, resulting in zero non-conformances and zero emissions or releases.
• Assure compliance with all company safety, health, and security programs and practices, including the use of proper PPE in required areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• 1-2 years of experience in project and equipment management is preferred.
• Project management and equipment knowledge experience is a plus.
• B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering; other related engineering degrees considered.
• Working knowledge of basic Heat Transfer, Kinetics, Thermodynamics, Fluid Statics and Dynamics, Engineering Economics.
• Personal Computer Skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good business writing ability.
• Must be detail-oriented.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have regular, reliable attendance and the ability to work outside regular schedule as required, including overtime for time-sensitive projects.
• Demonstrate exceptional teamwork and customer service.
• Behave professionally; treat others with respect and dignity.
• Ability to handle and manage stress associated with the position, often changing from one task to another of a different nature.
• Physical requirements include duties common to a regular office environment.
• Travel to off-site locations or other business functions as needed (requirement to travel means having a valid driver’s license and being prepared to drive a motor vehicle and to fly with overnight stays required).