Maintenance engineer

D.O.M. magazine; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Hybrid work model

Transport service

Health insurance

Employee stock options

Retirement plan

Study grants

On-site facilities

Upskilling opportunities

Job summary

Airbus Operations SLE is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to lead the upkeep of industrial assets across assigned sites in the United States. You will drive KPI-driven maintenance, optimize plans, manage spare parts, and collaborate with internal customers and external suppliers to ensure safe, reliable operations.

The role emphasizes budgeting, supplier and project management, and knowledge of EN 15628:2014-10.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer or in a similar role.
• In-depth knowledge of industrial asset maintenance per EN 15628:2014-10.
• Strong understanding of MTBF and MTTR metrics.
• Experience in budgeting, supplier, and project management.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with internal customers.
• Knowledge of industrial asset safety is valued.
• Knowledge of CNC and PLC programming is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure and improve industrial asset KPIs (availability, MTBF, MTTR).
• Create and optimize maintenance plans to maximize efficiency and asset longevity.
• Manage spare parts inventory and related processes.
• Control and optimize the maintenance budget.
• Interface daily with internal customers and provide support.
• Monitor external service suppliers and their KPIs.
• Manage end-to-end maintenance projects, including sustainability initiatives.
• Participate in acquisition of new industrial assets.
• Create technical specifications and evaluate offers for equipment and services.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Industrial maintenance

KPIs MTBF MTTR

Budget management

Supplier management

Communication skills

Asset safety knowledge

CNC programming

PLC programming

Job description

Job Description:We are seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the overall maintenance of our industrial assets within your assigned area. Your primary objective will be to ensure our industrial assets meet the key performance indicators (KPIs) defined with our internal customers.Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure and improve industrial asset KPIs, including Technical Availability, Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).
• Create and optimize maintenance plans to maximize efficiency and asset longevity.
• Manage and improve spare parts inventory and related processes.
• Control and optimize the maintenance budget.
• Interface daily with internal customers to understand their needs and provide support.
• Monitor and control external service suppliers and their performance against service KPIs.
• Manage end-to-end maintenance-related projects, including continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives.
• Participate in the acquisition of new industrial assets.
• Create technical specifications and evaluate technical offers for equipment and services.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer or in a similar role.
• In-depth knowledge of industrial asset maintenance, aligned with European Norm EN 15628:2014-10.
• Strong understanding of maintenance KPIs such as MTBF and MTTR.
• Experience in managing budgets, suppliers, and projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with internal customers and team members.
• Knowledge and experience in industrial asset safety is highly valued.
• Knowledge in CNC and PLC programming will be highly valuable

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:

• Vacation days and additional days-off along the year (43;35 days off in total).
• Attractive salary and compensation package.
• Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance (40 remote work).
• Collective transport service in some sites.
• Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
• On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
• Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
• Special rates in products benefits.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.Company:Airbus Operations SLEmployment Type:Permanent-------Experience Level:ProfessionalJob Family:Manufacturing Engineering

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported toemsom64;airbus.com.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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