Maintenance Technical Advisor (Mechanical), Finishing

Ultipro; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Rolled Products, located in Lewisport, KY, is seeking a Maintenance Technical Advisor (Mechanical) to support the Finishing Maintenance Team. The role focuses on sustaining and improving maintenance operations to maximize equipment capability and eliminate waste.

The successful candidate will drive a continuous improvement culture, coach mechanics, and develop standardized procedures to reduce downtime and improve reliability across the finishing area.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of five years industrial mechanical maintenance experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong planning and organization skills.
• Ability to engage, develop, and lead work groups to reach goals.
• Ability to foster a cooperative, safe, and productive work environment.
• Ability to effectively coach employees.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a zero-incident safety culture and champion safety principles.
• Establish standardized procedures to increase equipment utilization and reduce downtime.
• Assist in diagnosing malfunctions and identifying long-term resolutions.
• Develop knowledge of the area and related controls and processes.
• Create back-up plans for major equipment failures and advise on reliability/safety of installations.
• Coach mechanics in troubleshooting and reliability practices.
• Develop troubleshooting guides for recurring issues.
• Lead outages and coordinate with maintenance planners.
• Support PM optimization and on-call rotations.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Planning & organization

Team leadership

Coaching

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Job description

Maintenance Technical Advisor (Mechanical), Finishing

Job Category: Tech - RD - Engineering

Requisition Number: MAINT001606

• Full-Time

Locations

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Lewisport, KY 423510480, USA

Description

Commonwealth Rolled Products is a leading manufacturer of Aluminum rolled products for the Automotive, Commercial, and Industrial markets. The Company operates its production facility in Lewisport, KY with the support of an Automotive Innovation Center for R&D, Sales and Field Service in Madison Heights (DET), and Inside Sales in the Cleveland, OH area.

Our production facility is seeking to add a talented Mechanical Maintenance Technical Advisor to its Finishing Maintenance Team. This position will support maintenance staff in the cost-effective sustainment and continual improvement of maintenance operations to reach maximum equipment capabilities; engage the team to drive a continuous improvement culture to eliminate waste, overburden and variability in manufacturing processes; and act as a role model for safety by demonstrating behaviors that align with the Commonwealth safety principles.

Responsibilities Include:

• Actively participate in maintaining a zero-incident safety culture.
• Live and champion the Commonwealth Rolled Products core values: Safety Matters, Customer Focus, and Own Excellence.
• Establish comprehensive, standardized procedures for all short and long-term maintenance work to increase equipment utilization and reduce downtime in assigned work area.
• Assist in diagnosing equipment malfunctions, determining possible causes, and identifying long-term resolutions for future prevention of similar malfunctions.
• Develop working knowledge of entire assigned area including all controls and processes.
• Develop and implement back-up plans and options for major equipment failures.
• Advise on inherent reliability of new equipment installations and redesigns.
• Advise on inherent safety of new equipment installations and redesigns.
• Identify early non-conformance of maintenance practices and take appropriate measures to prevent further non-conformance.
• Maintain accurate records on all equipment in area of responsibility.
• Monitor sustained maintenance work to ensure execution through Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Root Cause Analysis.
• In coordination with maintenance planners, monitor maintenance inventory stock items and “repairable” processing.
• Along with Area Engineers, work to coach and develop mechanics in proper troubleshooting and diagnosing of mechanical and reliability issues.
• Develop and maintain troubleshooting guides for reoccurring equipment issues.
• Lead and instruct crew members as needed on outages, down turns, and break downs.
• Support PM optimization process
• Participate in on-call rotation for equipment break-down support

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of five years industrial mechanical maintenance experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Requires excellent planning and organization skills, as well as time management skills.
• Ability to engage, develop, and lead work groups to reach their maximum potential in achieving both short-term and long-term goals.
• Ability to create a cooperative, safe, and productive work environment.
• Ability to effectively coach employees.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent strongly preferred.
• Experience in the metals industry strongly preferred.

EEO Statement

Commonwealth Rolled Products is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (forty and over), national origin, disability (as defined by applicable law), veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, height, weight or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Our HR team will reach out to the applicants who met the qualifications and most closely aligned with requirements of the positions.

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