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Maintenance Engineer

First Quality
Lock Haven, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/25/2025

Job Function :

Serves as primary mechanical engineering resource to paper maintenance team. Leads technical design-outs of known issues. Provides project leadership to new capital equipment installation, retrofits, major maintenance, or reliability improvement efforts. Provides mechanical training to maintenance technicians to improve team member development and skill depth. Provides support to Paper Maintenance Pay for Skills program to assist with training efforts within the team. Ensures that the Paper Maintenance Pay for Skills system fully supports the Safety, Quality, Housekeeping, and maintenance goals for the long-term sustainability of the program. Provides maintenance supervision when needed.

Duties and Responsibilities :

  • Promote reliability growth within the Paper Department by providing leadership in the development and implementation of :

Root Cause Analysis - documenting failures, analyzing repetitive failures, analyzing major failures, training maintenance and production personnel, develop / manage corrective action database, recommend and implement fixes for root causes.

  • Precision maintenance techniques - developing and implementing standards-based repair procedures, documenting repairs, developing vendor standards.
  • Preventive maintenance programs - Develop tools and techniques to analyze and develop cost effective preventive maintenance procedures.
  • New equipment installations - providing assistance in developing standards-based installation procedures for new equipment using best available practices.
  • Reliability improvements - identify, plan, and implement projects to improve the inherent reliability of plant equipment.
  • Promote availability growth by providing leadership in the development and implementation of :
  • Effective predictive maintenance program - developing and implementing a standardized monitoring program including vibration analysis, infrared inspections, non- destructive testing, and other Pdm techniques throughout the facility.

  • Effective maintenance planning and scheduling - participating in daily line meetings and weekly planning and scheduling meetings, providing vibration and lubrication analysis reports to aid in setting shutdown schedules.
  • Effective repair techniques - developing and implementing standards-based repair procedures, documenting repairs, developing, and implementing vendor standards.
  • Promote maintainability growth by providing leadership in the development and implementation of :
  • Equipment and Procedure Modifications - identify and implement modifications to equipment and / or procedures that reduce the time required to repair / replace equipment.

  • Champion vendor services to maximize quality, performance, and reliability of equipment repairs. Utilize vendors and OEM's for improving the skills of maintenance personnel and for improving inspection routines.
  • Performs other duties as necessary when directed to do so
  • Supports efforts to develop maintenance technician team member skills via the Pay for Skills program
  • Experience and Education Required :

  • Can read and understand both P&ID's and technical manuals
  • Has excellent data analyzing, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
  • Has the ability to think systematically and to transfer knowledge to others.
  • Has a commitment to training other team members
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, communication skills, both oral and written, able to work effectively as part of a team
  • Proficient in MS Office products, Autocad and SolidWorks
  • Project experience that includes small to medium capital and / or major projects.
  • BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field
  • First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

    First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.

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