ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Default Brand; Lexington (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company is seeking a skilled individual for a vital role in maintaining production-related equipment to ensure operational efficiency and reliability. Responsibilities include supervising predictive maintenance systems, directing problem-solving activities, and coordinating the procurement of spare parts. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a technically related field and demonstrate strong communication and prioritization skills. Opportunities for professional growth and contribution to process optimization are offered.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills to interact with diverse individuals.
• Ability to prioritize and organize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Results-oriented and adaptable in approach.

Responsibilities

• Maintain production-related equipment to ensure optimum efficiency.
• Supervise predictive maintenance systems for equipment reliability.
• Audit preventative maintenance inspections for effectiveness.
• Assist in commissioning new plant equipment efficiently.
• Direct problem-solving activities using structured models.
• Monitor procurement of spare parts for machine uptime.

Skills

Communication adaptability

Prioritization and organization

Results orientation

Analytical skills

Innovative competencies

Strategic competencies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

3D CAD

Job description

Lexington
1312 Russell Cave Rd
Lexington, KY 40505, USA

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all production–related equipment in the plant is maintained in a state of repair, to achieve efficiency and effectiveness with proper uptime, yields and throughput.
• Develops/maintains/supervises/predictive maintenance systems to ensure optimum equipment reliability.
• Develops/maintains equipment FMEAs to ensure that critical failure modes are identified and addressed.
• Audits preventative/predictive inspections and programs to ensure effectiveness.
• Participates in team analysis for problem solving of major breakdowns.
• Coordinates shutdowns for proper manning and materials needed.
• Standardize and maintain across all line’s best workmanship best practice.
• To instigate studies and actions to overcome technical downtime problems, to reduce waste and improve team performance.
• Develop/maintain total preventive maintenance program to enhance link between maintenance and production.
• Develop/maintain shutdown programs to ensure proper equipment conditions are maintained.
• Ensure all spare parts necessary for proper equipment maintenance are kept at optimum levels to provide equipment reliability and reduce costs.
• Communicate effectively with employees at all levels to ensure matters of mutual concern are addressed and resolved.
• Ensure employees are provided appropriate guidance, counseling, or recognition on matters related to job performance. Maintain constructive and candid relationships by addressing issues in a timely manner.
• Direct and coordinate problem solving activities utilizing the Pilkington 8 step problem solving model.
• To organize and continually monitor the procurement of necessary spare parts to ensure machine uptime and capabilities. Ensure that the spare parts meet the engineering standards, updating engineering standards as required. Reducing spare part inventory by parts planning through preventive maintenance work orders.
• Initiate capex plans to ensure that these meet business needs. Assist design engineers with new investment plans.
• To assist in the commissioning of new plant equipment and other systems to ensure that this introduction into the production facility is handled efficiently and within minimum disruption.

Qualifications Required

• Demonstrated ability to adapt communication style to interact with a wide variety of people.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and organize objectives and targets to meet deadlines.
• Strong in results oriented, adaptable, standards driven, developing, influential and informative competencies.

Qualifications Desired

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or technically related field.
• Maintenance Experience
• Strong in analytical, innovative, and strategic competencies
• 3D Cad experience

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