Engineer - Maintenance - Aerofil

Kdc One; Sullivan (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kdc One in Sullivan, Missouri is seeking a Maintenance Reliability Engineer to develop and continuously improve maintenance strategies for plant equipment, including preventive, predictive, autonomous maintenance and TPM principles.

The role leads maintenance planning and scheduling, CMMS work management, and root cause analysis, collaborating with Engineering, Quality, EHS, and production to maximize reliability and minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Experience in manufacturing maintenance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with CMMS and TPM principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead preventive maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Drive autonomous and predictive maintenance programs.
• Implement reliability engineering practices.
• Perform root cause analysis on failures.
• Improve CMMS work management processes.
• Improve equipment reliability and uptime.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve targets.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

CMMS experience

TPM knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Position Purpose

Responsible for developing, implementing and continuously improving Preventive Maintenance, Maintenance Planning & Scheduling, Autonomous Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance and Reliability Engineering systems to maximise equipment reliability and minimise unplanned downtime. Supports the Maintenance Manager through technical leadership of production asset reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Preventive Maintenance
• Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
• Autonomous Maintenance
• Predictive Maintenance
• Reliability Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• CMMS work management processes
• Equipment reliability improvement

Working Relationships

Works closely with the Maintenance Manager, Value Stream teams, Engineering, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Quality and EHS as appropriate.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Preventive Maintenance Compliance
• PM:CM Ratio
• Predictive Maintenance Coverage
• Autonomous Maintenance Compliance
• MTBF
• MTTR
• Unplanned Downtime %
• Breakdown Events
• Work Orders Raised
• Work Orders Completed
• RCA Open >30 Days

Knowledge & Experience

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Experience in manufacturing maintenance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with CMMS and TPM principles.

Core Competencies

• Technical Leadership
• Continuous Improvement
• Planning & Organisation
• Data Analysis
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Results Orientation

Success Measures

Success is measured by sustainable improvements in reliability, compliance, cost performance and delivery of the responsibilities assigned to this role.