Allen Plant - Maintenance Engineer

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POSITION TITLE

Maintenance Engineer (Advanced to Senior) - Allen Plant

 

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for the daily management and long-term optimization of plant maintenance, reliability, and asset performance within a PSM-covered facility. This role integrates maintenance execution, reliability engineering, and systems performance to reduce reactive maintenance, improve equipment uptime, and optimize lifecycle cost performance. The position encompasses production equipment, utilities, facility infrastructure, and maintenance systems, while supporting capital projects and continuous improvement initiatives. This individual serves as a key link between Engineering Services, Maintenance, Operations, and technical systems, ensuring work is planned, prioritized, and executed in alignment with safety, reliability, and business objectives.

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Safety & Environmental Leadership
  • Promote and enforce all safety, environmental, and PSM/MI regulatory requirements
  • Lead or support safety initiatives including VPP participation, audits, and incident investigations
  • Identify and mitigate safety risks related to equipment reliability
  • Ensure compliance with environmental permits and Responsible Care initiatives
• Maintenance & Reliability Execution
  • Manage daily maintenance activities including breakdown, preventive, and predictive maintenance
  • Develop and improve maintenance strategies to enhance reliability
  • Reduce reactive maintenance through Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
  • Drive resolution of top ‘bad  actor’s equipment
  • Support maintenance teams to improve execution quality
• Predictive Maintenance (PdM)
  • Oversee PdM technologies including vibration, oil analysis, infrared, and ultrasonic monitoring
  • Ensure findings are prioritized and converted into actionable work
  • Improve PdM program effectiveness

• CMMS & Maintenance Systems
  • Utilize CMMS to manage work orders and maintenance activities
  • Improve data quality and workflow effectiveness
  • Optimize preventive maintenance and job pla