Maintenance Engineer

Reports to: Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Employment Type: Full-time

Seniority Level: Mid to Senior Level

Industry: Manufacturing | Industrial Maintenance | Reliability Engineering

Job Function: Facilities Management | Maintenance | Reliability | Engineering

Job Summary: The Maintenance Engineer serves as the plant's technical expert for equipment reliability, advanced troubleshooting, maintenance strategy, and manufacturing support.
The ideal candidate possesses a broad technical background spanning mechanical systems, electrical systems, controls, automation, hydraulics, pneumatics, CNC equipment, and industrial reliability practices. This individual will play a critical role in preserving and expanding organizational knowledge while driving continuous improvement across maintenance and manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Equipment Reliability & Technical Leadership

• Serve as the primary technical resource for complex equipment-related issues.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for chronic and high-impact equipment failures.
• Analyze downtime trends and identify opportunities to improve reliability and maintainability.
• Develop and implement permanent corrective actions through structured root cause analysis.
• Support the development of maintenance standards, procedures, and best practices.

Advanced Troubleshooting & Maintenance Support

• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, servo, and controls-related failures.
• Provide escalation support for maintenance technicians during major equipment breakdowns.
• Work directly with OEMs, contractors, and suppliers to resolve technical issues.
• Support emergency response activities related to critical production equipment.
• Assist in rebuilding, upgrading, and modernizing existing equipment.

Automation & Controls Support

• Support PLC, HMI, VFD, servo, robotics, and industrial communication systems.
• Assist with integration, commissioning, and startup of new equipment and automation systems.
• Maintain technical documentation, backups, and change records for critical equipment.
• Identify automation opportunities that improve reliability, safety, and productivity.

Reliability Engineering

• Lead root cause investigations using methodologies such as 5-Why, Fishbone, FMEA, and A3 Formatting.
• Develop and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Support TPM, precision maintenance, lubrication excellence, and condition monitoring initiatives.
• Establish equipment criticality rankings and maintenance plans based on business risk.

Capital Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Support equipment selection, installation, commissioning, and acceptance activities.
• Develop technical scopes of work and provide engineering support for capital projects.
• Assist in the preparation of Capital Authorization Requests (CARs) and business justifications.
• Identify cost reduction, productivity improvement, and reliability improvement opportunities.

Knowledge Transfer & Workforce Development

• Mentor and develop maintenance technicians, engineers, and supervisors.
• Create troubleshooting guides, training materials, SOPs, and maintenance documentation.
• Capture and standardize critical technical knowledge to reduce dependence on single-person expertise.
• Support development of future technical leaders within the organization.

Safety & Compliance

• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and company standards.
• Support facility, environmental, and safety improvement initiatives.
• Participate in risk assessments and equipment safety reviews.

People, Leadership & Development

• Mentor and develop maintenance technicians, engineers, and supervisors.
• Support development of future technical le