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Maintenance Engineer

Newport, Arkansas

Shearer's is a leading contract manufacturer and private label supplier in the snack industry in North America. Headquartered in Massillon, Ohio, Shearer's has 17 state-of-the-art, geographically diverse manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, Minnesota, Pennsylvania,  Virginia, Iowa, Ontario and Alberta, Canada, including one of the industry's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design platinum LEED certified facilities in Massillon, Ohio. The Company is known for producing the highest quality snacks in assorted flavors and sizes, including kettle cooked potato chips, traditional potato chips, tortilla chips, cheese curls and other extruded snacks, and corn chips, as well as cookies, crackers, and wafers.

 

Maintenance Engineer

Location: Newport, Arkansas

 

The Maintenance Engineer position is responsible for working closely with the Maintenance and Reliability Engineers in implementing tactical and strategic maintenance and reliability strategies for plant equipment, maintenance practices, and equipment commissioning. When equipment fails, the Maintenance Engineer will analyze the failures, isolate the failure modes, and ensure that time-sensitive issues are addressed promptly. Along with maintaining and resolving faults as they occur, The Maintenance Engineer will coordinate and implement proactive maintenance practices that are forward looking, continuously improving, creating, and maintaining processes that efficiently produce high quality snack food products.

Your seat at the table

The Maintenance Engineer position is accountable for day-to-day application of maintenance and reliability best practices to address the immediate maintenance and reliability needs of the plant.  These responsibilities include, and are not limited to Root Cause Failure Analysis, Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis, MRO/ Storeroom Analysis, Asset Criticality Analysis, CMMS Asset Management and Work Management Process implementation.

Develops, implements, and optimizes maintenance and reliability processes.

  • Responsible for technical accuracy of the job plans.
  • Resource for the Planner to establish specific equipment tolerances and specifications.
  • Responsible for verifying that the BOM has been updated after equipment modifications.
  • Resource for the Reliability Engineer with assistance in collection and analysis of machinery failure data.
  • Optimizes the Mean-Time-To-Repair (MTTR).
  • Develops equipment modification plans based on failure data, crafts feedback and OEM design modifications.
  • Makes specific equipment recommendations to improve machinery performance, maintainability and reliability.
  • Creates plans to standardize parts across like machines taking into account specific component performance and maintainability.
  • Works with stores to delete unnecessary spares.
  • Responsible to maintain current and correct OEM specifications, manuals and procedures for plant assets in support of planning functions and in support of daily maintenance function.
  • Resource for the Reliability Engineer with specific machine performance information and detailed component and parts data.
  • Develops new and innovative methods for timely repair of assets.
  • Prepares specific job plans steps with detailed procedures for completion of repair in the most effective and efficient manner.
  • Leads the Root Cause Failure Analysis effort for chronic failures (typically uses Cause Mapping incident analysis).
  • Assists the Reliability Engineer in Asset Criticality Analysis
  • Assists the Reliability Engineer in performing FMECA’s
  • Support the development of the Design for Reliability (DFR) standards and recommendations for new equipment installations.
  • Participate in early project management for new equipment centers and capital projects.
  • Mentor technicians on reliability maintenance tools and principles.
  • Assist with identifying and leading training needs for new or modified equipment or lines.
  • Assist with technical skill training as identified from equipment downtime analysis, troubleshooting, etc.
  • Assist with individual and team technical skill training plans.

Monitors and evaluates the production and manufacturing process and equipment.

  • Utilizes metrics/data to evaluate and improve work processes.
  • Conducts real-time monitoring to ascertain the health and functionality of assets.
  • Conducts a variety of observation techniques, including oil/fluid analysis, vibration analysis (haptic analysis), and thermal imaging.
  • Performing routine maintenance on equipment and respond to equipment failures.
  • Troubleshooting breakdown issues
  • Maintain and oversee use over precision maintenance tools, supplies, and equipment.
  • Respond to emergencies, unanticipated problems, and repairs.
  • Assist Reliability Engineer in implementing maintenance strategies to ensure continuous improvement within the plant.
  • Assist Reliability Engineer to remove gaps is machinery and equipment preventative maintenance plans.

Performs additional related duties as assigned.

Role Contribution Level 

This position is an Individual Contributor role. The position requires the incumbent to promote safe and efficient operations and establish a positive work environment. The incumbent must effectively and efficiently collaborate with teammates, effectively manages personal time, demonstrates personal responsibility, and respects others’ time.

What you bring to the table

  • 4-year degree preferred, 2-year technical degree considered, preferably in a related, business or technical field such as mechanical, chemical or electrical engineering and/ or 3+ years of experience in similar role.
  • 2+ years of experience in the manufacturing industry, food production is preferred..
  • Preferred experience of working as a Maintenance Planner and Maintenance Supervisor in an industrial environment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Knowledge of PdM Technologies
  • Knowledge of Reliability Best Practices
  • Knowledge of Maintenance Work Cycle
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Communication skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Ability to work within a cross functional work environment
  • Ability to solve complex problems
  • Ability to manage projects
  • Knowledge, skills, and abilities consistent with the essential duties and responsibilities

 

We Offer a Feast of Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Flexible Spending Account, Retirement Savings Plan with Match, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Group Critical Accident Insurance, Group Critical Illness Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and numerous opportunities to volunteer in the communities in which we operate.

You will be considered for employment in our inclusive workplace

Because at Shearer’s, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

This is your invitation to apply now!

 

Note: Shearer’s does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to any recruiting alias or employee. Shearer’s is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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