Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance engineers ensure that industrial machinery and equipment runs smoothly and reliably. You may be called out to deal with a breakdown or inspect equipment as part of a maintenance schedule.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and manage comprehensive maintenance plans and schedules to optimize plant operations and minimize downtime.
• Supervise maintenance technicians in charge of repairing production machines and equipment
• Inspect breakdowns and develop engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all problems that could affect plant operations
• Manage maintenance tools and equipment before production to ensure optimum level of safety and efficiency
• Examine Machines’ remaining useful life, Asset utilization and overall equipment effectiveness
• Support in the implementation of preventive maintenance program
• Control maintenance tools, stores and equipment
• Assure Value Adding Maintenance activities and ensure compliance with statutory maintenance requirements
• Spare part warehouse and inventory management
• Manage all cascaded KPIs from maintenance manager such as maintenance cost, safety and quality KPIs
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and health and safety regulations
• Manage, lead and motivate a multi-skilled technicians group in an empowered team-based environment, ensuring full engagement of team members, to meet company requirements regarding safety and quality.
• Ensuring the spare parts availability by purchasing all needed spare parts and maintenance consumables.
• Ensure timely completion of all corrective and preventive actions to avoid repeats of Service and Quality defects, and all audit non-conformances.
• Contributes to Engineering Projects in assigned area to ensure that maintainability, clear scope, cost effectiveness, and safety requirements are delivered
• Utilize automation tools and software for predictive maintenance, remote monitoring, and data analysis to enhance maintenance efficiency and effectiveness.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• 3+ Proven experience in maintenance engineering within a manufacturing or industrial setting, preferably in the FMCG industry and an automated environment.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance planning and scheduling principles.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.