Maintenance Engineer / Team Lead

VIVA; East Moline (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc is seeking a Maintenance Engineer / Team Lead to provide engineering analysis, project coordination, and advanced troubleshooting for factory machinery and infrastructure. You will supervise skilled trades, assign 2nd shift work, and ensure safe, reliable operations across multi-skill teams.

The role requires 3+ years in maintenance or factory automation, experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs, and the ability to work a 3rd shift with overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of general maintenance, mechanical engineering, or factory automation experience.
• 3+ years of equipment troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability and willingness to support a multi-shift or extended-shift operation.
• Ability and willingness to work occasional overtime, including weekends.
• Effective communication, both verbal and written.
• Ability and willingness to work 2nd shift is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering analysis, technical expertise, project management/coordination, and advanced troubleshooting support of the factory's machinery and infrastructure.
• Assign and monitor the work of skilled-trades personnel to accomplish customer requests, preventative maintenance, and project work.
• Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates to meet timelines.
• Follow HSE policies and mitigate environmental risks and risks to wellbeing; instruct the team in safe methods.
• Plan for maintenance of equipment that improves reliability, efficiency, quality and safety.
• Diagnose machine malfunctions to root cause, recommend solutions, and support repair/improvement execution.
• Provide expert review of spare parts lists, preventive maintenance plans, and documentation.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Equipment troubleshooting

Multi-shift support

Overtime willingness

Effective communication

2nd shift availability

Education

HS/GED

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Rockwell PLC

SAP PM

OSHA/NFPA standards

Microsoft Office

Job description

Maintenance Engineer / Team Lead

You will provide engineering analysis, technical expertise, project management/coordination, and advanced troubleshooting support of the factory's machinery and infrastructure.

In addition, you will:

• Assign and monitor the work of skilled-trades personnel to accomplish customer requests, preventative maintenance, and project work
• Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines.
• Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace; instruct the team in safe working methods; identify instances of risky behaviors within the team and take appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate.
• Plan for maintenance of equipment that improves reliability, efficiency, quality and safety
• Diagnose machine malfunctions to root cause, recommend solutions, and support the execution of the repair/improvement plan
• Provide expert review and analysis of equipment spare parts lists, preventive maintenance plans, and documentation

What Skills You Need

• 3 or more years of general maintenance, mechanical engineering, or factory automation experience
• 3 or more years of equipment troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Ability and willingness to support a multi-shift or extended-shift operation
• Ability and willingness to work occasional overtime, including weekends
• Effective communication, both verbal and written
• Ability and willingness to work 2nd shift is required

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience in a maintenance leadership role in a union environment
• Technical experience with design/diagnostics of mechanical/electrical/hydraulic systems
• Automation and controls troubleshooting experience with Allen-Bradley components and Rockwell Automation PLC software
• 1 or more years of experience interfacing with machines through multiple communication protocols (e.g. Ethernet, DeviceNet, Serial, Profibus, Modbus, etc.)
• Experience working within SAP PM module
• Experience with machinery and equipment safety standards (e.g. OSHA 29 CFR 1910, NFPA 79, NFPA 70E, etc.)
• Microsoft Suite

Education:

HS/GED required. Degree is not required

Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, preferably mechanical, electrical, or related field

Top skillsets:

3+years maintenance/troubleshooting tooling fixtures, assembly equipment. Preventative maintenance. Not looking for facility maintenance.

Previous supervision of union employees 20-25 or more

Notes:

• Onsite
• 3rd shift: 10pm-6:30am. Some OT during the week and potential Saturday's if coverage is needed.

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status