Maintenance Engineer

Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products Llc in Bowling Green, KY is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to support the maintenance team through planning, development, and technical problem-solving of equipment.

The role involves PM planning, performance monitoring, and organizing shutdowns, with responsibility for repairs, inventory, and safe operating practices to improve overall equipment effectiveness.

Qualifications

• 2 year industrial maintenance degree or journeyman with 5+ years in industrial maintenance
• Some supervisory/management experience required

Responsibilities

• Managing all facets of the maintenance engineer’s assigned areas.
• Responsible for budget planning and maintaining budget for assigned areas.
• Responsible for reports, data or information showing performance levels.
• Develop planning and implement daily activities for PMs.
• Plan, organize and monitor shutdowns on scheduled dates.
• Engineers will be responsible for assigned equipment repairs, performance and needed activities.
• Monitor and maintain department records, SOPs, drawings, etc.
• Monitor manufacturing processes for opportunity to improve.
• Monitor materials ordered or stock needed to complete task.
• Help in maintaining inventory for department to perform accurate repairs.
• Maintain good safe working practices.
• Organize and maintain work areas for a good 5S.
• Continually work toward improving equipment performance and process.
• Perform all duties necessary in creating an efficient, effective, and affordable maintenance engineering department.
• Performs other duties as required

Skills

Equipment Maintenance

Repairing

Ability to read basic English

Ability to follow instructions

Troubleshooting

Critical Thinking

Equipment Selection

Education

2 Year Industrial Maintenance Degree

Journeyman card holder

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer

Classification: Exempt

Department: Maintenance

Reports to: Maintenance Manager

Position Summary:

Maintenance Engineer’s prime objective is to support the maintenance team in maintaining equipment in a planning, developing and in a technical manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing all facets of the maintenance engineer’s assigned areas.
• Responsible for budget planning and maintaining budget for assigned areas.
• Responsible for reports, data or information showing performance levels.
• Develop planning and implement daily activities for PMs.
• Plan, organize and monitor shutdowns on scheduled dates.
• Engineers will be responsible for assigned equipment repairs, performance and needed activities.
• Monitor and maintain department records, SOPs, drawings, etc.
• Monitor manufacturing processes for opportunity to improve.
• Monitor materials ordered or stock needed to complete task.
• Help in maintaining inventory for department to perform accurate repairs.
• Maintain good safe working practices.
• Organize and maintain work areas for a good 5S.
• Continually work toward improving equipment performance and process.
• Perform all duties necessary in creating an efficient, effective, and affordable maintenance engineering department.
• Performs other duties as required

Skills & Competencies:

• Equipment Maintenance
• Repairing
• Ability to read and comprehend basic English
• Ability to follow instructions
• Troubleshooting
• Critical Thinking
• Equipment Selection

Education & Experience:

• 2 Year Industrial Maintenance Degree or Journeyman card holder with minimum 5 years’ experience in Industrial maintenance
• Some supervisory/management experience required

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• Requires occasional physical activity throughout shift (except breaks and lunch) such as walking, sitting, standing, bending, stooping, reaching, handling, near/far vision, pushing, pulling, carrying, and lifting objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Willing to work in hot/humid, cold, noisy industrial environment