Maintenance Engineer Technician

Kapco Inc.; Badger; On-site; CAD 114,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

Profit Sharing

Vacation

Paid Holidays

Onsite Wellness Center

Gym Membership

Job summary

Kapco Metal Stamping in Grafton, WI seeks a skilled Maintenance Engineer Technician to lead maintenance projects on stamping and fabrication equipment. The role requires advanced machine repair knowledge, strong project management, and the ability to operate with minimal supervision.

You will coordinate with other engineers, source quotes, guide troubleshooting, mentor technicians, and help develop maintenance processes and capex plans. Kapco offers a family culture and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Requires advanced knowledge of stamping and fabrication equipment (lasers, brakes, welding).
• Experience balancing completion of projects within timelines and priorities.
• Degree in engineering or a similar discipline (or 10+ years of advanced industry experience).

Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead maintenance project management efforts.
• Coordinate, and act as a liaison, with other department engineers and management to execute maintenance project work from start to finish within agreed upon timelines.
• Source and obtain quotes for all project needs.
• Lead troubleshooting within maintenance projects, involving all relevant stakeholders in final outcomes.
• Identify areas of improvement within maintenance scope, develop a plan for needed change, and carry project through to completion.
• Assists with maintenance capital expenditures plans to fit in the greater organization's capex plan.
• Assists with maintenance business cases for larger projects that impact the business.
• Analyzes and presents options for the most cost-effective solutions to optimize equipment uptime and maintenance.
• Encourage and mentor subordinates on any delegated tasks, checking for accurate completion.
• Follow up on completed project success with all parties involved, developing, and implementing modifications if necessary.
• Assist Maintenance Supervisor with team priority assignments, evaluations, and training.
• Assists maintenance technicians with daily troubleshooting.
• Assists with the creation, sustainment, and improvement of the manufacturing maintenance process.
• Creates and sustains documentation to execute the maintenance processes (work and setup instructions).
• Participates in continuous improvement projects for maintenance through structured problem solving.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Schematic reading

Industrial maintenance

Communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Measuring tools

Job description

Kapco Metal Stamping is the Midwest’s premier contract manufacturer of metal components, trusted by some of the world’s biggest brands to make precision metal parts. Kapco’s constant investment in modern, state-of-the-art equipment and cutting-edge technology sets us apart from other manufacturers in the industry and helps us deliver the highest quality products to their partners.

Alongside our metal stamping, fabrication, welding, and machining capabilities, Kapco has built a lasting reputation for our family culture based upon six core values: Innovation, Attitude, Integrity, Impact, Accountability, and Safety.

Today, Kapco employs over 600 employees across our family of companies, and we are looking to add to our fast-growing team!

Maintenance Engineer – Kapco Grafton, WI

The Maintenance Engineer Technician is a skilled, technical position that requires a significant understanding of stamping and fabrication equipment (lasers, brakes, welding) and systems utilized within production. Position requires advanced knowledge of machine repair and strong project management skills. Must have excellent communication, organizational, equipment operating, and analytical skills with the ability to perform tasks with little or no supervision. Experience balancing completion of projects within timelines against competing priorities necessary. Experience mentoring a team in an industrial environment preferred. A degree in engineering or a similar discipline or 10+ of advanced industry desired. Requires the use of measuring and testing equipment, reading and interpreting schematics, documentation, and maintenance specifications. Must have excellent writing, math, computer-operating, and analytical skills with the ability to perform tasks with little or no supervision.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and lead maintenance project management efforts.
• Coordinate, and act as a liaison, with other department engineers and management to execute maintenance project work from start to finish within agreed upon timelines.
• Source and obtain quotes for all project needs.
• Lead troubleshooting within maintenance projects, involving all relevant stakeholders in final outcomes.
• ldentify areas of improvement within maintenance scope, develop a plan for needed change, and carry project through to
  completion.
• Assists with maintenance capital expenditures plans to fit in the greater organization's capex plan.
• Assists with maintenance business cases for larger projects that impact the business.
• Analyzes and presents options for the most cost-effective solutions to optimize equipment uptime and maintenance.
• Encourage and mentor subordinates on any delegated tasks, checking for accurate completion.
• Follow up on completed project success with all parties involved, developing, and implementing modifications if
  necessary.
• Assist Maintenance Supervisor with team priority assignments, evaluations, and training.
• Assists maintenance technicians with daily troubleshooting.
• Assists with the creation, sustainment, and improvement of the manufacturing maintenance process.
• Creates and sustains documentation to execute the maintenance processes (work and setup instructions).
• Participates in continuous improvement projects for maintenance through structured problem solving.
• Other duties as assigned.

About Kapco Metal Stamping

Kapco is known for investing in its people and creating a culture of engagement, and is equally as committed to giving back to the community. As an employee, you can expect a goal-oriented compensation structure, excellent benefits including Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K, Profit Sharing, Vacation, Paid Holidays, an Onsite Wellness Center and Gym Membership. Building on employees’ skill sets and growing them as individuals is a top priority at Kapco. The Kacmarcik Center for Human Performance is focused specifically on delivering an exclusive and proprietary in-house training curriculum designed to develop employees along their career path.

• Medical
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401K
• Profit Sharing
• Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• an Onsite Wellness Center and Gym Membership

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