Engine Failure Analysis Technician

Hours: Monday to Thursday. 6a.m to 4:30p.m
 
Job Summary:
Create and distribute engine core condition reports and root-cause failure analysis reports to customers.
 
Comprehensive knowledge applied to performing skilled activities which support product engineering team and manufacturing business needs. Works with relevant functions to select and utilize appropriate resources, tools, and specialty equipment. Thoroughly understands the protocols of working safely with electricity and other energy sources with industrial equipment. Acts as a formal resource leading and coordinating others. Quickly and effectively adapts to change in the manufacturing environment.
 
Experience: Minimum 3 years in industry
 
Core Responsibilities 

• Completing Failure Analysis and Core Condition Reports to be distributed to customers,
  
• Core Condition reports involve:
  
• Using excel,
  
• Editing photos,
  
• Identifying types of engine component wear and severity based off Cummins classifications,
  
• Professional, clear communication with branches/CSFE's
  
• Failure Analysis involves:
  
• Using Microsoft Word,
  
• Photo taking and editing of engine components,
  
• Handling a wide range of parts depending on the type of failure,
  
• Using critical-thinking and problem-solving skills combined with a high-level of knowledge of the 45/50/60/78L engines to determine failure root cause,
  
• Identifying types of engine component wear and severity based off Cummins classifications,
  
• Professional, clear communication with branches and CSFE's,
  
• In some cases, cross-functional collaboration with CSFE's and PSBU engineering
  
• Host customer visits when necessary to review CA and FA reports and,
  
• Support Product Engineering projects which may include data collection and documentation using excel and internal MRC cross-functional collaboration 
  
• Technical Documentation - Documents information based on knowledge gained as part of a technical function activities; communicates to stakeholders with the goal of enabling improved technical productivity and effective knowledge transfer to others.
  
• Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Stop work and immediately report any major injury hazards. Report any work-related injury, illness, incident or hazard. Comply with HSE standards, policies, procedures and regulations. Use appropriate personal protective equipment. Promote interdependence by looking out for one another. Correct hazards within your control and capabilities. Recognize how your work may impact the environment and work to minimize the negative impact. Engage in HSE Training. Quality Applies high standards of workmanship and craftsmanship. Support equipment failure analysis. Performs work in accordance with diagrams, sketches, operation manuals and specifications using various tools, measuring and testing instruments. Provide feedback into the Preventive Maintenance system. Ensures all process documents and quality procedures are updated and acts as a resource to provide help to others. Raises issues to minimize cost and quality exposures. Performs quality inspections. Delivery Fully proficient performing skilled activities expected by their roles in accordance with defined roles and responsibilities. Leads and coordinates others acting as a formal resource for team members with less capability. Performs and documents preventive, emergency, corrective and predictive maintenance activities. Maintains clean and orderly work area, including routine housekeeping and machine cleaning tasks. Performs other duties as required to meet business goals. Work with peers and support staff to: Identify and reduce manufacturing constraints Solve problems and improve processes Actively identify issues and implement solutions Teamwork Communicates effectively with the assigned team and with all support teams. Completes training and personal development in line with business requirements. Participates actively with local Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) teams in ways to improve quality, safety, process, material flow, and employee development.
  

 
Qualifications and Competencies
Competencies: 
Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. 

Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. 

Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions. 

Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. 

Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses. 

Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances. 

Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments. 

Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. 

Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. 

Health and Safety Fundamentals - Champions and models proactive health and safety behaviors by identifying, reporting and participating in actions to improve health and safety in order to build an interdependent culture and contribute to an injury-free workplace. 

Controls Safety - Recognizes controls related hazards in a manufacturing environment (Electrical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic) to incorporate safe practices and procedures as part of the daily work plan to reduce injuries and create a safe machine environment. 

Manufacturing Knowledge - Demonstrates the knowledge of manufacturing by correctly implementing changes in current processes, equipment, and applications to meet the function's needs and contribute towards continuous improvement. 

Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization. 
 
 
Required Skills

• Knowledge and experience with engine components and systems.
  
• Basic skills in Microsoft Office tools (ex. excel, word, powerpoint; some training can be provided)
  
• High-quality photo-taking and editing skills (training will be provided)
  
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively via in-person meetings, virtual meetings and, email
  
• High-level problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  

 
Preferred Skills

• Ideally familiar with the 45/50/60/78L cummins mining products
  
• Minimum 3 years with engine disassembly/assembly, and/or field experience with product troubleshooting.
  

 

Education, Licenses, Certifications: 
High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.

At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.

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