Equipment Engineer, Plastics

The successful Equipment Engineer candidate will gain broad-based industrial maintenance experience, encompassing Electrical/PLC, Robotics, Mechanical, Injection Molding, Machining, Hydraulics/Pneumatics, Conveyor systems, etc. Must be willing to tackle whatever technical challenge presents itself, and be willing to assist and learn from others in their areas of expertise.

• Drive development and continuous improvement of equipment, injection molding process and standards within the Plastics shop.

• Perform root cause analysis on equipment bad actors and major unplanned downtime. Develop and implement solutions using problem solving analysis such 8D and several other tools.

• Work in a team of engineers and technicians as an in-house integration team that scopes and executes projects from concept through to start-up and commissioning.

• Foster a creative and innovative environment to seek out novel but practical solutions to day-to-day problems and projects.

• Become subject matter expert on all equipment - mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls - and train other engineers and technicians in the paint shop.

• Takes initiative to create, implement and improve PM documents and schedules, under the direction of the maintenance management

• Perform major equipment repairs and rebuilds, (some weekends and holidays required).

• Participate in spare part analysis and inventory development, cost reduction and improvement working with Spares Coordinator and Maintenance Engineering to RMA faulty components and communicate needs to the vendor.

• Work with Process and Equipment engineering and other cross functional groups to resolve maintenance issues, improve equipment reliability, review procedures, and minimize equipment downtime.

• Active leader of a TPM team while taking on improvement projects to assist in improving the factory.

• Design and Implement Equipment Reliability Improvement Projects.

• Escalation route for production line equipment: alarms, breakdowns, and Production requests to minimize downtime.

• Drive quality concerns and voice of the customer to the paint process and implement changes based on these requirements

• Become subject matter expert on paint key process input variables such as paint incoming quality, mix room operations and others

• Coordinate actively paint suppliers, using their expertise to improve and manage process quality

• Support Maintenance and Engineering Supervisors managing people if required

• BS degree in Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.

• Knowledge on paint processes and robot programming (Dürr equipment is a plus).

• Manufacturing supervision experience preferred.

• Experience creating & maintaining a positive atmosphere in a collaborative work team.

• Ability to manage workload while contributing to a positive, team oriented work environment.

• Enjoys Troubleshooting and Problem Solving.

• Skilled with the use of a variety of hand and portable tools, as well as general machining and welding.

• Proficient in the use of computer software (MS Word, Excel. PowerPoint etc.).

• Able to read and interpret mechanical drawings and electrical schematics.

• Willing to perform shift work (nights) and overtime as required.

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