Maintenance Engineer

DuPont; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 77,280 - 121,440; Full time

Job summary

DuPont is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to support the Yerkes manufacturing facility in Buffalo, NY. The role provides critical mechanical and electrical engineering support to resolve plant issues impacting production. Responsibilities include diagnosing equipment issues, leading maintenance efforts, and improving maintenance procedures. The position requires a B.S. degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2 years of manufacturing experience. The pay range for this role is $77,280.00 - $121,440.00 annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of manufacturing or related experience.
• Experience with hydraulic and metering pump system troubleshooting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve equipment issues impacting plant performance.
• Lead maintenance resources during critical setup and troubleshooting.
• Conduct root cause investigations for equipment failures.
• Develop and improve maintenance procedures and job plans.
• Provide input for capital projects and project activities.

Skills

Technical procedures development

SAP knowledge

Risk assessment understanding

Maintenance performance metrics

Scope development skills

Root cause analysis experience

Reliability systems knowledge

Economic evaluation tools application

Reliability engineering principles

Education

B.S. degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

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DuPont is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to support the Yerkes manufacturing facility in Buffalo, NY. This role provides critical mechanical and electrical engineering support to resolve plant issues impacting production. Partnering closely with Operations and Maintenance, you will serve as the technical expert driving equipment reliability, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The Maintenance Engineer plays a key role in improving asset availability, supporting root cause investigations, and enhancing maintenance processes. This position reports to the Maintenance Area Leader.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for diagnosing and resolving equipment and repair-related issues impacting plant performance
• Direct maintenance resources during critical equipment setup and troubleshooting activities
• Lead and support root cause investigations as a subject matter expert in equipment failures and repair techniques
• Develop, review, and improve maintenance procedures, job plans, and checklists; initiate Management of Change (MOC) when needed
• Provide maintenance input and representation for capital projects and project activities
• Define work scopes and collaborate with cross‑functional subject matter experts to drive solutions
• Develop turnaround scopes and support turnaround execution
• Contribute to the Reliability Top Opportunity List and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support Mechanical Integrity Quality Assurance (MIQA) processes
• Conduct regular field assessments to ensure equipment reliability and performance

Required Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Engineering (required)
• Minimum of 2 years of manufacturing or related experience

Skills & Capabilities

• Experience developing and reviewing technical procedures (SOPs, standard practices)
• Working knowledge of SAP, including Bills of Materials (BOMs)
• Understanding of risk assessment and maintenance performance metrics (cost, asset utilization)
• Familiarity with Global Maintenance Work Processes (GMWP) and reliability frameworks
• Strong skills in scope development and maintenance planning
• Experience with root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies
• Knowledge of maintenance and reliability systems
• Ability to apply economic evaluation tools to decision‑making
• Understanding of reliability engineering principles (e.g., statistical analysis, reliability modeling)

Preferred

• Hydraulic system troubleshooting experience
• Metering pump system troubleshooting experience

How Base Pay is Determined: DuPont has job leveling frameworks that help organize roles based on progressive levels of responsibility, proficiency and qualifications. Each role has an associated pay range (or an established pay rate for some roles) based on the competitive market in each country where we operate. Each individual’s pay is based on a variety of factors, including their role and the associated pay range for that role, their geographic location (i.e., country, state, metropolitan area), as well as their skills, experience, education and certifications, and performance.

DuPont offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package. To learn more visit the Compensation and Benefits page.

The Pay range for this role is $77,280.00 - $121,440.00 Annual

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