Maintenance Engineer*

This job is posted on behalf of Genie Matthews and Associates by Top Echelon.

Lead Maintenance Engineer is responsible for improving equipment reliability, optimizing preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and supporting plant utilities within a chemical or food-processing operation. This position investigates recurring equipment failures, manages reliability and capital-improvement projects, and provides technical support to Maintenance and Production. The role also oversees utilities including steam, compressed air, cooling water, and natural gas.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement equipment-reliability initiatives.
• Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Support plant utilities, including boilers, air compressors, cooling towers, steam, water, and natural gas systems.
• Troubleshoot equipment and production problems and develop long-term corrective solutions.
• Conduct equipment-failure and root-cause investigations.
• Provide technical guidance to maintenance and production personnel.
• Improve spare-parts, lubrication, and infrastructure-maintenance programs.
• Manage improvement projects from scope and cost estimation through installation and commissioning.
• Prepare capital requests and evaluate project return on investment.
• Coordinate contractors and supervise field activities.
• Support plant maintenance and production needs on an on-call basis.

EXPERIENCE

• BS in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with 7+ years of engineering experience in Maintenance Engineering of chemical manufacturing or food processing plants.
• Strong knowledge of production equipment, chemical processes, and plant utilities.
• Experience with PM, PdM, CMMS, RCM, and TPM maintenance practices.
• Knowledge of industrial safety and sound engineering practices.
• Experience planning, estimating, scheduling, and completing maintenance and capital work.
• Ability to manage project budgets, costs, contractors, and hourly employees.