Mechanical Engineering Technician

Job Summary

This position requires a combination of technical expertise and leadership skills. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of people leading experience and 5 years of experience with high-speed automated assembly and packaging equipment.

Education

• High School Diploma/GED: Required
• Associate degree: Required
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering: Preferred
• In lieu of a bachelor's degree, 10 years of technical or manufacturing experience is required.
• 2 years of medical device manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Loss (Breakdown, Waste, Speed) Investigation and Resolution:
• Attend Tier 1 and Production Analysis Board (PAB) meetings to provide engineering status of the line and agree resource deployment and timings to close losses.
• Resolve repeat loss issues using systematic problem-solving techniques to determine root cause.
• Support shift technicians in investigation of losses (breakdowns, waste, speed) to ensure countermeasure is effective.
• Coach technicians and operators in quality and effectiveness of problem-solving tools and robustness of countermeasures.
• Support all CI projects/validations as required to help improve equipment reliability.
• Development of Maintenance standards:
• Engage with operators and technicians to effectively use daily task maintenance and planned and preventative maintenance to increase OEE and safety performance.
• Provide details to improve maintenance standards and execution (frequency, breakdowns and repairs) to reliability leader based on problem-solving outcomes and DTM/PPM activity. Coaching on continuous improvement methodologies & tools.
• Implementation of basic maintenance processes and settings for the designated product line(s.)
• Engage in planning process for maintenance activities.
• Lead maintenance activity for respective line in conjunction with preventative maintenance leader.
• Maintain critical equipment settings, standards and close loop on changes made.
• Building maintenance skills for technicians and operators.
• Provide training and coaching to operators and technicians on DTM/PPM maintenance activities and standards.
• Execution of maintenance activities in the line (planned/unplanned when available).
• Ensure all preventative maintenance activities are performed effectively, including opportunistic maintenance working with preventative maintenance leader to plan same.
• Record maintenance details in full on the designated forms/SAP.
• Report and act on any abnormalities observed during daily task maintenance/planned preventative maintenance to reduce losses.
• Record spares used during maintenance/unplanned breakdowns in line maintenance requirements.
• Responsible for equipment breakdown response and escalation process in an expedient manner.
• Other duties as required to support the needs of the business.
• Development of maintenance standards for designated manufacturing unit.
• Implementation of basic maintenance processes for the designated product lines.
• Building maintenance skills for the technicians and operators.

Supervision

None, Small Team (1-~10), Medium Team (~10-20) or Large Team (?20)

Levels of Supervision

• Other People Leaders: None
• Exempt Associates: None
• Hourly Associates: Medium Team (10-20)