Maintenance Engineer Technician

Kapco Inc.; Town of Grafton (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Kapco Metal Stamping in Grafton, WI seeks a skilled Maintenance Engineer with deep knowledge of stamping and fabrication equipment to lead maintenance projects and drive improvements. The role requires a technical engineering degree or substantial industry experience and strong communication, analytical, and mentoring abilities.

Ideal candidates balance project leadership with hands-on problem-solving, and will coordinate with engineers and management to meet timelines while aligning with ISO

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in engineering or similar discipline or 10+ years of advanced industry experience.
• Significant understanding of stamping and fabrication equipment and systems.
• Strong project management, communication, and analytical skills with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead maintenance project management efforts.
• Coordinate with other department engineers and management to execute maintenance work from start to finish within timelines.
• Source and obtain quotes for all project needs.
• Lead troubleshooting within maintenance projects with all stakeholders.
• Identify areas for improvement within maintenance scope and carry projects to completion.
• Assist with maintenance capital expenditures plans to fit in the organization's capex plan.
• Assist with business cases for larger projects that impact the business.
• Analyze and present cost-effective options to optimize equipment uptime and maintenance.
• Mentor subordinates on delegated tasks and ensure accurate completion.

Skills

Maintenance project management

Troubleshooting

Communication

Analytical skills

Team mentoring

Education

Engineering degree or similar discipline

Tools

Laser equipment

Press brakes

Welding equipment

Measuring equipment

Job description

Kapco Metal Stamping is the Midwest’s premier contract manufacturer of metal components, trusted by some of the world’s biggest brands to make precision metal parts. Kapco’s constant investment in modern, state-of-the-art equipment and cutting-edge technology sets us apart from other manufacturers in the industry and helps us deliver the highest quality products to their partners.

Alongside our metal stamping, fabrication, welding, and machining capabilities, Kapco has built a lasting reputation for our family culture based upon six core values: Innovation, Attitude, Integrity, Impact, Accountability, and Safety.

Today, Kapco employs over 600 employees across our family of companies, and we are looking to add to our fast-growing team!

Maintenance Engineer – Kapco Grafton, WI

The Maintenance Engineer is a skilled, technical position that requires a significant understanding of stamping and fabrication equipment (lasers, brakes, welding) and systems utilized within production. Position requires advanced knowledge of machine repair and strong project management skills. Must have excellent communication, organizational, equipment operating, and analytical skills with the ability to perform tasks with little or no supervision. Experience balancing completion of projects within timelines against competing priorities necessary. Experience mentoring a team in an industrial environment preferred. A degree in engineering or a similar discipline or 10+ of advanced industry desired. Requires the use of measuring and testing equipment, reading and interpreting schematics, documentation, and maintenance specifications. Must have excellent writing, math, computer-operating, and analytical skills with the ability to perform tasks with little or no supervision.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and lead maintenance project management efforts.
• Coordinate, and act as a liaison, with other department engineers and management to execute maintenance project work from start to finish within agreed upon timelines.
• Source and obtain quotes for all project needs.
• Lead troubleshooting within maintenance projects, involving all relevant stakeholders in final outcomes.
• ldentify areas of improvement within maintenance scope, develop a plan for needed change, and carry project through to
  completion.
• Assists with maintenance capital expenditures plans to fit in the greater organization's capex plan.
• Assists with maintenance business cases for larger projects that impact the business.
• Analyzes and presents options for the most cost-effective solutions to optimize equipment uptime and maintenance.
• Encourage and mentor subordinates on any delegated tasks, checking for accurate completion.
• Follow up on completed project success with all parties involved, developing, and implementing modifications if
  necessary.
• Assist Maintenance Supervisor with team priority assignments, evaluations, and training.
• Assists maintenance technicians with daily troubleshooting.
• Assists with the creation, sustainment, and improvement of the manufacturing maintenance process.
• Creates and sustains documentation to execute the maintenance processes (work and setup instructions).
• Participates in continuous improvement projects for maintenance through structured problem solving.
• Other duties as assigned.

Performance Standards:

• Adherence to Company's Core Values.
• lnnovative in work assignments/solutions in a team role.
• Effective time management and Project management.
• Completion of assigned tasks effectively and on schedule.
• Build and present business cases to different levels of leadership.
• Effectively summarize data findings to present to leadership.
• Follow and sustain ISO procedures relating to owned process and department.
• Drive projects with data and financial models.
• Maintain company priorities and goals throughout the year.
• Effective team participation.
• Organization, cleanliness and neatness in assigned area.
• Conformance to company personnel, safety, quality and housekeeping policies, procedures and practices.

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