Maintenance Specialist

Job Title: Maintenance Specialist                               Business Area:Maintenance

Salary Level: Hourly                                                       Rate of Pay: $46.00/hr

Shift: 1st Shift

Summary: The Maintenance Specialist role is an essential part of ensuring the facility is a world class manufacturing site. The role will focus on elimination of breakdowns, improve reliability, and maintaining basic conditions through use of Focused Improvement methodology. The Maintenance Specialist will develop and implement predictive and preventative maintenance techniques, to help reduce reactive maintenance situations. The Maintenance Specialist role is an essential part of ensuring the facility is a world class manufacturing site. The role will focus on elimination of breakdowns, improve reliability, and maintaining basic conditions through use of Focused Improvement methodology. The Maintenance Specialist will develop and implement predictive and preventative maintenance techniques, to help reduce reactive maintenance situations.

Working with cross-functional teams such as, Operations, Quality and Manufacturing Excellence, the Maintenance Specialist will help develop root cause analysis skills, provide technical training for maintenance teams, and establish lasting counter measures.

This role will lead the Professional Maintenance Pillar initiative, building maintenance KPI’s that will drive continuous improvement, while implementing solutions that will improve reliability, efficiency and cost.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

(NOTE:  The duties listed below are normal for this job. Incumbents are cross-trained and may perform any combination of the following duties/responsibilities.  These duties are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.)

• Continuously strive to increase the efficiency and reliability of equipment in their area of focus.
• Support maintenance team in troubleshooting, finding/procuring parts, or escalating issues as required.
• Provide troubleshooting support across the entire facility, (possibly outside of normal working hours).
• Work through root cause analysis with cross functional teams to determine actions and implementation plan.
• Troubleshoot PLC program issues, and update as needed.
• Perform audits on LOTO procedures and update with the SHE dept. Develop procedures that do not exist.
• Update and report out on current state KPI’s and plans to improve.
• Work with the storeroom and maintenance planner to ensure the correct parts and qty of parts are being stocked for each machine
• Work with the maintenance supervisors to track breakdowns and develop countermeasures for repeat issues.
• Develop short, and medium term plans to improve equipment reliability.
• Working as a team with Supervisors, Technicians, and Operations to plan, procure and document activities for the enhancement of machines.
• Working with the maintenance team to improve operations productivity and quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning, parts, material, tools and equipment access.
• Reviewing, developing and/or modifying PM work orders for all equipment.
• Contacting vendors and manufacturers as needed for support in resolving issues.
• Assisting in the development and implementation of reliability centered maintenance strategies.
• Drive the implementation of the PM Pillar activities, machine logs, downtime analysis, part lifecycle and various other tools.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Qualifications

• Associate or Technical degree or higher in an engineering field OR at least ten (10) years of experience as a maintenance technician/supervisor/Engineer in fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Controls/Automation experience with a strong preference to Allen Bradley controls.
• Strong proven troubleshooting skills
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Ability to coordinate and communicate with teams working different shifts across a 24/7 schedule.
• Willing to support off shift, hours and holidays as necessary to support business needs.
• Experience reading and following electrical and maintenance schematics/blueprints.
• Must be capable of working independently and in a team environment.
• Experience making reliability/maintenance decisions to meet needs.
• Proven track record of implementing improvement ideas.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Lean Manufacturing experience
• Project management experience

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