Automation Maintenance Sr. Engineer

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.; Mexicali; On-site; MXN 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. in Mexicali, MX seeks a Maintenance and Automation Leader to supervise staff and ensure the maintenance program runs efficiently. You will oversee electrical, control, robot, automation and instrumentation equipment, driving improvements in reliability and productivity.

The role emphasizes lean manufacturing, safety, and collaboration across departments. Requires a bachelor’s in a technical field and 6+ years in similar roles with PLCs and robotics expertise.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in the position or similar.
• Advanced expertise in electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic control.
• Reading plans or diagrams of control, force and electronics.
• Advanced knowledge in PLCs and their programming.
• Programming of robots with 6 axes or more.
• Leadership and supervision experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage machinery, equipment or automatic systems in the production process.
• Improve efficiency, quality and operating costs through automation projects.
• Develop preventive maintenance routines for control, instrumentation and automation equipment.
• Integrate software and hardware to automate processes.
• Collaborate with other departments on new projects.
• Create user manuals and maintain automation equipment.
• Train personnel in control, instrumentation and automation.
• Support TPM execution and root-cause analysis of equipment failures.
• Manage all equipment and tools in the control and automation areas.
• Participate in preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance projects.
• Design tools and systems to improve productivity and error-proof processes (Poka Yoke).
• Register spare parts for critical equipment and support technical staff.

Skills

English 85%

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics or related

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Supervise and coordinate the activities of the personnel in charge to comply with the maintenance program efficiently, meeting the goals and standards such as: safety and hygiene, productivity, efficiency, quality, deliveries on time and costs.

Responsible for ensuring the correct operation of electrical, control, robot, automation and instrumentation equipment, as well as the improvement in such equipment.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and manage machinery, equipment or automatic systems involved in the production process.
• Improvement of efficiency, quality and operating costs through the implementation of automation projects.
• Design of preventive maintenance routines for control, instrumentation and automation equipment.
• Integration between software and hardware that help automate processes.
• Collaboration in the implementation of new projects with different departments.
• Development of user manuals, installation and maintenance of automation equipment.
• Training of personnel required in control, instrumentation and automation.
• Collaborate and Promote in the execution of the TPM.
• Collaboration in the processes of root cause analysis of equipment failures.
• Effective management of all equipment and / or tools of the company in the areas of control and automation.
• Participation in improvement projects in preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance.
• Design, tooling, devices and/or systems to improve productivity.
• Design, tooling, devices and / or systems error-proof (Poka Yoke).
• Perform the registration of spare parts for critical equipment.
• Support to technical personnel in solving control, instrumentation and automation problems.
• Check equipment according to specifications and direct set-up and adjustment of machines.
• Analyze the production program to coordinate preventive and / or corrective maintenance.
• Interpret and apply equipment specifications, procedures in your area.
• Establish and adjust work processes to meet production demands and / or customers, as required by production scheduling and workflow.
• Continuously improve your area's operations through the use of lean manufacturing practices.
• Effectively measure and report departmental activities.
• Develop and maintain the department's work instructions.
• Analyze and solve the problems of your area, as well as address conflicts that arise with staff
• Maintain records of maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with supervisors and leaders in your area to achieve objectives.
• Carry out its activities following the policies and procedures of the company.
• Suggest changes to improve working conditions to avoid accidents.
• Ensure that the personnel in charge comply with the policies of the company, as well as security measures in accordance with current regulations.
• Provide its workers with personal protective equipment according to the operations they perform.
• Ensure that their staff use personal protective equipment.
• Monitor and delegate work to subordinates and evaluate their performance effectively.
• Keep work areas clean.
• Perform other activities and projects assigned by your manager.

SKILLS:

• English 85% minimum.
• Leadership and supervision of personnel.
• Teamwork, schedule availability, initiative.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a person or group of people.
• Ability to solve problems and lead with complex variables.
• Be able to interpret written instructions, oral, graphics, plans, etc.

LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS:

• Deliver Results

  Establish high performance standards and comply with them constantly.

• Based on facts

  Collects relevant and appropriate data for decision making based on this information.

• Continuous Improvement

  Uses a focus on lean manufacturing processes to continuously improve the efficiency of all company processes.

• Customer Focused

  Establishes as a priority the needs, requirements and expectations of customers (internal and external)

• Integrity

  Works with a high level of ethics and adheres to the company's codes of conduct.

• Importance in people

  Effectively develops staff to strengthen the organization.

• Teamwork

  Optimizes the value of collaboration between the company, avoids the NIA of the No-Invented-Here syndrome, and shares ideas and best practices.

• Innovation and Learning

  Rewards learning and self-improvement to improve our knowledge and competitive position.

Desirable:

• Knowledge in programming and maintenance of SMT (surface-mount technology) machines
• Knowledge of lean Manufacturing and Six sigma
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO13485 quality systems

EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

• Minimum experience of 6 years in the position or similar position.
• Advanced expertise in electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic control
• Reading of plans or diagrams of control, force and electronics.
• Advanced knowledge in PLC's and their programming.
• Programming of robots of 6 axes or more.

EDUCATION:

Essential:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics or related.