Engineer - Maintenance

Suncoke; East Chicago (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Suncoke in Indiana is seeking a Maintenance Engineer responsible for direct technical and engineering support of field maintenance activities with a focus on machinery and equipment.

You will plan and supervise maintenance, lead RCFA, ensure safety, manage budgets, and coordinate with engineering and suppliers to restore equipment quickly.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering with 7+ years of plant maintenance experience.
• Experience with heavy industrial machinery is required.
• Strong communication and multitasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• First line of contact for maintenance and equipment issues.
• Plan, schedule, and respond to breakdowns to restore operations quickly.
• Lead RCFA and document corrective actions.
• Supervise technicians and coordinate with suppliers and engineering.
• Manage maintenance budgets and asset data records.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

EAM/CMMS usage

Predictive maintenance

Industrial machinery

RCFA leadership

Safety compliance

Communication

Project management

Vendor coordination

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

POSITION/JOB TITLE: Maintenance Engineer

DEPARTMENT: Maintenance

DIRECT SUPERVISOR: Maintenance Manager

OVERVIEW:

Responsible for the direct technical and engineering support of field maintenance activities with a focus on machinery and equipment

TYPICAL FUNCTIONS:

• First line of contact for maintenance and equipment issues.
• Acquire failure and downtime data and prepare maintenance plans (and/or support capital development) for restoring equipment to operating condition in a minimum amount of time
• Plan and undertake scheduled maintenance
• Respond to breakdowns
• Diagnose faults
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
• Equipment repair plans/procedures in coordination with equipment suppliers and engineering
• Supervise technicians
• Obtain specialty components, fixtures or fittings
• Manage expense budgets and feed into updated forecasting
• Maintain statistical and financial records related to maintenance and projects
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations
• Create and oversite maintenance procedures
• Managing stocks of supplies and equipment.
• Oversight of on-site machinery repairs (maintenance shop support)
• Oversight of third party machinery fabrication shops including hold point inspections
• Oversight of non-routine (outside shop) repairs of plant equipment.
• Review plant equipment purchase recommendations for operability, maintainability, and reliability.
• Review and approval of data sheets, construction drawings, and design drawings to ensure compliance with Engineering Standards.
• Responsible for the technical content of equipment spare part records and assurance that the correct parts are linked to assets.
• Prepare failure reports and corrective actions for plant equipment.
• Preventative Maintenance record review and frequency optimization.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Understanding of EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) / CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) usage for preventive maintenance, failure reporting and equipment history management.
• Experience with predictive maintenance technologies such as vibration analysis, thermographics and lubrication monitoring.
• Experience with materials handling, heat transfer systems, boiler systems, flue gas desulfurization systems, hydraulic, pneumatic, power transmissionand fire protection systems preferred.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills to interact effectively with people in all departments.
• Knowledge of computer operating systems, file management, email and basic programs.
• Time and project management skills required.
• Must be self-motivated and able to handle multiple assignments with minimum guidance.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS / WORK EXPERIENCE:

BS in Engineering and minimum of 7 years of related industrial plant maintenance experience.

Experience with industrial heavy machinery required.

This document in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities of, and the duties to be performed by, the employee occupying this position.