maintenance engineer - foundry

essential duties and responsibilities: 

• Preparing, initiating and guiding improvement proposals based on failure analyses.
• Management of assets in the maintenance management system.
• Providing technical support to mechanics and operators. 
• Monitor and analyse the availability and reliability of production facilities and support solving complex failures.
• Applying root cause analysis (RCA) tools such as “Failure Mode Effect Analysis” and TPM tools (crossing discipline).
• Identify and investigate potential for improvement in the performance of the machines.
• Assist the maintenance teams in optimization processes to improve the performance/reliability of the machines.
• Coordinate optimization processes with other departments, suppliers/manufacturers regarding potential solutions to problems/improvements related to disturbances in machine output.
• Providing content input for contractual agreements with external firms.
• Inventory / Asset evaluation and management.
• Advising project organization when designing new projects (e.g. new installations to be built, revisions, Total Cost of Ownership).
• Delivering investment proposals (i.e. based on Total cost of ownership) Analysis of machine availability difficulties and developing and implementing proposals for improvement.
• Develop preventive maintenance plans and monitor inspection criteria.
• Create work instructions/SIS lists.
• Maintain technical documentation of existing and new installations and implement   maintenance methodologies.
• Participate in and/or initiate spare parts optimization and administration routes.
• Manage projects to include; purchased components, contractors, and production buyoff.
• Support CapEx planning and implementation.
• Monitor critical equipment and provide maintenance suggestions.
• Track and improve equipment mean time between failures and mean time to repair.
• Develop maintenance skill matrix across operations team.

qualifications and requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering: Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering and applicable norms and regulations. Knowledge of controls, and PLC techniques.
• Knowledge of (electrical) drive engineering.
• Knowledge and experience of maintenance methodologies (FMECA, RCA, 5Y).
• Experience with formulas and rotating tables in Excel.
• Has understanding of the organization around production processes, the applicable procedures and ARBO and prescriptions.
• Previous Experience of 3D CAD systems, database programs and MS Office.
• Previous experience with maintenance management systems.
• Previous project management experience.
• Two years of industrial manufacturing experience (Foundry experience preferred).