Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities

PURPOSE OF POSITION:
Develop leadership skills necessary to have technical oversight within a department to create solutions in multiple areas such as design, development, testing, integration, manufacture, sales, service, quality assurance, and related processes essential in the production of Altec products.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• With guidance from manager and more experienced engineers, directs some engineering decisions for the department
• Operates with some decision-making latitude within the scope of an assignment
• Knows and applies fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures in the engineering field
• As directed, may assign work to others
• Utilizes Lean principles to improve our products and processes
• Manages various sizes of Altec projects and/or act as Team Lead.
• Additionally, may have 3 or fewer full-time direct reports
• Fulfills assigned responsibilities in one or more of the following roles


* Develop and implement reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) strategies to improve equipment performance and reduce unplanned downtime.


* Analyze failure modes, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to eliminate repetitive equipment failures.


* Lead predictive and preventive maintenance programs, including vibration analysis, thermography, lubrication, and oil analysis.


* Collaborate with operations, engineering, and maintenance teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives.


* Create and maintain equipment history, maintenance procedures, and technical documentation.


* Support capital projects by providing reliability and maintainability input into equipment design and selection.


* Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to equipment reliability, maintenance costs, and asset utilization.


* Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED:
• ABET EAC certified bachelor's degree in Engineering or a Master's degree in Engineering
• Internal candidates - Minimum of four (4) years' Altec full-time experience, 2 of which must be after earning the Degree in Engineering
o Applicable Masters counts as one year of experience.
o External engineering experience, post engineering degree, counts 1 for 1 towards the experience requirement
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*Coop, Intern, Temp experience does not count towards the requirements
• External candidates - Minimum four (4) years' experience in an engineering role after earning the Degree in Engineering
o Applicable Masters counts as one year of experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to work with team members and work with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated thorough understanding and ability in basic engineering practices and principles.
• Must effectively interact with other associates, departments, oper...