Senior Maintenance Engineer

Key Job Elements - Responsibilities and Accountabilities - Primary duties, activities or responsibilities of the position. 

Training :

The Sr. Maintenance Engineer  will be responsible for working  with the plant to develop appropriate training material for the injection molding operations. 

The Sr. Maintenance Engineer will be required to evaluate the maintenance team and  develop a site specific training / skill top grade program to ensure success.  They will be required to assist the site technical manager to determine where the training needs are required.  They will be expected to hold training seminars where applicable and setup site training when needed.

Equipment :

The Sr. Maintenance Engineer will be required to assess the current condition of PM practices and procedures at the facility and make appropriate changes to ensure effectiveness and consistency of the PM activity at the plant.

The Sr. Maintenance Engineer will be expected to have extensive maintenance experience and background within injection molding.   The Maintenance Engineer will need to use data based machine testing protocol to determine which machines at the plant need to be repaired, what repairs will need to be  done, and which equipment needs to be targeted for replacement.  The maintenance engineer will be responsible for tracking these machine issues using the INFOR maintenance software and developing, following, and completing corrective action.

The Sr. Maintenance Engineer will be expected to be very hands on and will work with the plant to improve equipment related issues that are related to plant performance.   They will be required to evaluate equipment, make recommendations for improvement, and  execute their own recommendations.

The Sr. Maintenance Engineer will be accountable for improving performance of plant equipment and ensuring the proper procedures are in place and being followed to ensure equipment longevity.

The Sr. Maintenance Engineer will be responsible to be a root cause problem solver.  When solving equipment related issues the Engineer  will be expected to apply a logical methodology and will use data where possible to make the best decisions.

The Sr. Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for evaluating the current MRO inventory at the facility, determine deficiencies,  and recommended what needs to be stocked and at what levels.  The Engineer will be expected to work with each technical manager to forecast MRO inventory into their FY expense budgets. 

The Sr. Maintenance Engineer  will need to work with to identify capital improvement opportunities and develop justification.   When applicable the Engineer will need to write an appropriations request, follow the request through the approval process, and help implement.

Automation :

The Sr. Maintenance Engineer  will have extensive experience with a wide range of robotic part handling systems and the related maintenance that is required for optimal performance.  The Engineer  will be required to perform robot optimization through hands on programming. 

Education Requirements: 

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.  Or equivalent experience.

Minimum of 10 years experience in injection molding  maintenance / manufacturing engineering. 

Minimum of 10 years direct hands on maintenance experience in an injection molding facility.

Technical Requirements - Skills, experience or specialized training requirements:

Analytical problem solving skills.

Exceptional understanding of injection molding processes and equipment.

Extensive hands on experience with injection molding equipment, robotics, and auxiliary equipment.

Proven maintenance troubleshooting experience.

Proven mechanical aptitude for problem solving.

Proven maintenance engineering excellence in the automotive industry.

Proven hydraulic, electrical, and mechanical experience and troubleshooting ability.

Solid understanding of controls and control systems in the injection molding environment.

Thorough understanding of ANSI an d OSHA requirements relative to injection molding equipment.

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:

• International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related IOS requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures. 
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.

Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant or corporate office).