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Maintenance Reliability Engineer

GKN Automotive
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Mar 2025

About the role

Duties will include:

  • Troubleshooting to improve equipment issues.
  • Make program modifications as needed for efficient operation of plant machinery.
  • Establish protocols and be responsible for system access, backups and data recovery
  • Assist in the inventory of all machine software packages within the area of responsibility. Ensure that software updates are obtained and installed as needed.
  • Contact vendors to resolve problems related to controls, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues.
  • Maintain Lockout/Tagout, CPR, First Aid, Confined Space Entry and other safety related certifications.
  • Ensure strict adherence to OSHA, ISO-TS 16949, ISO 14001 and other standards. 
  • Work with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, customers, and suppliers to coordinate improvements with the equipment and process. Work with Product Engineering, suppliers, and customers to develop parts.
  • Train maintenance personnel in troubleshooting, repair and corrective maintenance on all equipment.
  • Mechanical - Diagnose machine operating problems, bearings, ball-screws, covers, belts, etc. Electrical - maintaining wiring systems for robots, conveyors, machines, and building lighting; complex control panel troubleshooting, equipment sensors, PLCs, cable problems. 
  • Develop detailed and structured documentation that will guide associates & trainees through the diagnostic & repair process (Lessons learned).
  • Demonstrate the capacity and willingness to train and cross train, to further expand the skillsets of others. 
  • Identify and react to all safety, quality and productivity issues to promote a continuous improvement environment.
  • Document work in CMMS system. (EAM).
  • Look up parts via machine manuals, as well as order parts by inputting purchase requisition in SAP.
  • Responsible for communicating when there is an issue affecting the Environment, Health, Safety or Quality to his / her respective Manager
  • Comply with all company and departmental policies and procedures.

Bachelors Degree in Engineering function is required. Experience is the Automotive industry is highly preferred. 

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