Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment of creating for tomorrow.  Our business sectors, Material, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world. We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment.

We are currently seeking applications to fill the following job opening at Celgard where we develop and manufacture membrane battery separators that are critical components used in lithium-ion batteries for electric drive vehicles (EDVs) and energy storage systems (ESS).

Company:

Celgard, LLC

Job Description:

Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

Celgard – Concord, NC

For more than 50 years, Celgard has been a proven global leader in the development and production of high-performance membrane technology.  Our products are used in a broad range of energy storage and other barrier-type applications, including lithium-ion batteries, lithium primary and other specialty battery solutions, technical textiles such as waterproof breathable apparel and medical personal protective equipment (PPE) and other specialty applications.  Headquartered in the United States, we operate manufacturing facilities in the USA and China and have sales and technical service staff located strategically throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. 

Celgard is part of Polypore International, a leading global high technology company specializing in microporous membranes. Polypore brings advanced development and manufacturing know-how as well as unique problem-solving capabilities to customers' lithium-ion and lead-acid battery development teams. Polypore is an Asahi Kasei Group company, which is a diversified group of companies led by holding company Asahi Kasei Corp., with operations in the material, homes, and health care business sectors.  We are creating for tomorrow!

We are seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Engineer to be a part of the production team based in Concord. The Maintenance & Reliability Engineer is primarily responsible for the originates and develops methods as part of the plant preventive maintenance system for determining reliability of components, equipment, and processes. Prepares charts, drawings, calculations, and conducts an analysis of reliability problems. Investigates to determine the Root Cause of Failure and implements strategic actions to eliminate reliability issues. Supports maintenance and project engineering as it pertains to equipment reliability and improvements.

This position directly reports to the Plant Maintenance Manager and does not supervise others.

• Sincerity – Being sincere with everyone.
• Challenge – Bolding taking challenges, continually seeking change.
• Creativity – Creating new value through unity and synergy.

• Solid Troubleshooting and Problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyze data to simplify complex problems.
• Bias for action and deep diving to deliver results.
• Process Instruction & Report writing ability.
• Experience managing projects.
• Verbal and written communication
• Ability to be a 360 ° communicator in all levels of management.
• Strong Interpersonal skills

Education Background:                         

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field required.
• Certification in Maintenance and Reliability Professional preferred.  

Professional experience:                   

• Minimum 3 years relevant work experience solving problems in complex scenarios within a manufacturing environment.
• Analytical, experience applying investigative techniques for problem resolution.
• Strong computer skills (CMMS experience and database experience with SQL a plus)
• Six Sigma / Lean manufacturing experience a plus (not required)

Knowledge & Experience: 

• Development of equipment procedures and documentation for both existing and new equipment installations
• Provide coaching to Maintenance team members when necessary.
• Works with Plant/Division Engineering to maximize reliability and maintainability of new equipment and improve equipment reliability.
• Investigate equipment failures and recurring issues.
• Diagnose root cause of failures, implement corrective actions.
• Ownership and continuous improvement of plant predictive maintenance programs
• Equipment documentation and record keeping systems to track and improve equipment reliability and validate effectiveness.
• Actively seek opportunities to improve department efficiency to yield higher machine uptime and lower maintenance cost.
• Effective communication across all levels of the organization
• Develop and manage maintenance reliability program and drive reliability culture.
• Scope and supervise contractor maintenance work and capital projects as they pertain to equipment reliability.
• Experience with LCAM

Key Attributes:

• Establish and maintain systems and work that optimize manufacturing in areas of variability reduction, constraints management, and continuous improvement. 
• Demonstrated skills in diagnosing and resolving manufacturing equipment issues.
• Demonstrated skills in new equipment start-ups and maintenance of equipment.
• Experience implementing and maintaining equipment reliability programs.
• Enjoys hands-on equipment troubleshooting.
• CAD experience relative to equipment design (AutoCAD & Inventor preferred)

Travel:

• Must be able and willing to travel up to 10% for domestic and abroad for training and visiting other company locations

This position is in a manufacturing plant setting that would require working in a production environment around chemicals.  Work will require standing and walking for up to 80% of the time.  Lighting and temperature are adequate.  You may be required to lift up to 35 pounds and/or force necessary to push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Celgard manufacturing sites are IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 certified.

Concord is part of the Charlotte metro area.  Charlotte, NC, known as the Queen City, is a thriving metropolitan area of over 2.6 million people across 15 counties and is situated just north of the South Carolina border, within a weekend drive to the mountains and the beach.  It is comprised of diversity in people, industries and living, from urban to rural.  It is ranked second among 25 largest cities for most desirable place to purchase a home by Nerdwallet.com and is ranked eight among the top 10 big booming cities by CNNmoney.com.  Charlotte is home of one of North Carolina’s largest college campuses, UNC Charlotte.  Along with a friendly southern culture, Charlotte offers dining, arts, museums, major league basketball, football and soccer teams, a minor league baseball team, NASCAR, shopping, festivals, a variety of amenities and quick access to several parks and reserves for people who love the outdoors.

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