Paint Shop Maintenance Engineer; Conveyor

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Job Overview

The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for improving the reliability, performance, and availability of production equipment.
This position develops and implements maintenance strategies, leads complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis
activities, and supports continuous improvement initiatives to reduce MTTR, MTBF while maintaining OEE and operating
costs. The role serves as a technical liaison between maintenance, production, engineering, contractors, and suppliers to
ensure equipment meets safety, quality, and operational requirements. The Maintenance Engineer also leads equipment
upgrades, capital projects, and the implementation of new technologies to support business objectives.

Responsibilities

Develops best practices to improve equipment capacity, quality and reliability
Repair, adjust, and maintain production equipment to ensure reliable operation and compliance with process specifications.
Responsible for coordinating activities (PM’s, TPM, problem solving) of third party contractors, vendors, or suppliers related to
the maintenance field.
Develops planning standards, methods, and procedures to maintain robust PM, TPM processes as well as robust
containments and countermeasures for equipment downtime
Investigates complex problems, analyzes root causes and derives resolutions. Will use 8D Problem Solving Process to ensure
sustainable quality products.
Ensures equipment uptime, MTTR, MTBF, and OEE by relying on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
Drives the implementation of continuous improvement processes for efficiency to create a Lean Manufacturing environment.
Develops operational strategies to achieve energy and financial objectives
Participates in budget preparation and monitor expenses and profitability
Drives and implements cost reduction initiatives while maintaining high quality standards
Develop and implement operational and maintenance strategies to achieve reliability, energy, and financial objectives through
effective cost control, budget management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensures that highly technical equipment meets required specifications and high quality standards
Develops and contributes to product and process quality design testing methods
Proposes and manages medium-scale projects from beginning to end. May scope and manage large capital investment
projects (>$5M)
Collaborates and takes over responsibilities with other departments in preparing scope of work including project requirements,
milestones, deliverables, end products, documents and reports that are expected to be provided by external providers.
May train and support less experienced engineers. Participates in regularly scheduled team meetings
Additional Tasks:
Technical expert for maintenance & modifications of overhead and floor-level conveyors, lifts, transfers,
carriers, skids, turntables, and…