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POSITION TITLE
Maintenance Engineer (Advanced to Senior) - Allen Plant
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for the daily management and long-term optimization of plant maintenance, reliability, and asset performance within a PSM-covered facility. This role integrates maintenance execution, reliability engineering, and systems performance to reduce reactive maintenance, improve equipment uptime, and optimize lifecycle cost performance. The position encompasses production equipment, utilities, facility infrastructure, and maintenance systems, while supporting capital projects and continuous improvement initiatives. This individual serves as a key link between Engineering Services, Maintenance, Operations, and technical systems, ensuring work is planned, prioritized, and executed in alignment with safety, reliability, and business objectives.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Safety & Environmental Leadership
Promote and enforce all safety, environmental, and PSM/MI regulatory requirements
Lead or support safety initiatives including VPP participation, audits, and incident investigations
Identify and mitigate safety risks related to equipment reliability
Ensure compliance with environmental permits and Responsible Care initiatives
Maintenance & Reliability Execution
Manage daily maintenance activities including breakdown, preventive, and predictive maintenance
Develop and improve maintenance strategies to enhance reliability
Reduce reactive maintenance through Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Drive resolution of top 'bad actor's equipment
Support maintenance teams to improve execution quality
Predictive Maintenance (PdM)
Oversee PdM technologies including vibration, oil analysis, infrared, and ultrasonic monitoring
Ensure findings are prioritized and converted into actionable work
Improve PdM program effectiveness
CMMS & Maintenance Systems
Utilize CMMS to manage work orders and maintenance activities
Improve data quality and workflow effectiveness
Optimize preventive maintenance and job plans
Planning & Outage Management
Plan and execute unit outages and shutdowns
Prioritize backlog based on risk and operational impact
Support backlog reduction and workload balancing
MRO Strategy
Manage spare parts strategy and inventory optimization
Ensure availability of critical components while controlling cost
Maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs)
Cost Management
Control expenditures and drive cost reduction initiatives
Analyze maintenance cost and performance data
Support budgeting and forecasting activities
Technical Support
Provide troubleshooting and engineering support
Support equipment design, modification, and commissioning
Participate in Management of Change (MOC) processes
Leadership & People Development
Lead and develop maintenance and reliability personnel
Ensure work is executed effectively and safely
Promoting a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
General
Maintain strong communication with stakeholders and vendors
Participating in continuous improvement initiatives
Perform additional duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED:
QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED:
ADA PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, FREQUENCY, AMOUNT, OR DESCRIPTION
Sitting
Ability to sit down at least
50% of day
Standing
Ability to stand while working at least
50% of day
Moving
Ability to move throughout the plant at least
25% of day
Lifting
Ability to lift to at least 35 lbs. without assistance
10% of day
Ascending/Descending
Ability to walk upstairs or use ladders at some frequency
10% of day
Bending
Ability to bend or stoop
10% of day
Visual Acuity
Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens at least
As Required
Cognitive
Ability to make decisions, reason & understand information
As Required
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