Equipment Engineer - Indianapolis, United States - The Beneva Group

Description

Beneva Group has recently been engaged by an innovative solar energy manufacturer to help them find their first Equipment Engineer as they launch their first US-based factory in Indianapolis, IN. As an Equipment Engineer in a highly automated facility, you will be responsible for analyzing, inspecting, maintaining, and repairing equipment to uphold and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness in the manufacturing plant.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze, inspect, maintain, and repair equipment in facility
• Must have knowledge of CMMS systems to manage projects, repairs, and PMs
• Reading and interpreting drawings, blueprints, schematics to determine scope of work
• Managing the layout and placement of equipment and machinery per drawings in large plant settings to ensure minimum downtime.
• Must be able to utilize forklifts, scissor lifts, chain falls to complete large scale projects.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis, devise solutions, implement improvements, and establish effective prevention measures for problems that arise with equipment
• Maintain facility equipment and keep meticulous records of equipment performance, equipment/part failures, machine downtime, and solutions/corrective actions to problems – create and maintain a detailed and accessible database of Lessons Learned
• Purchase spare/replacement parts for equipment, track purchase requests, maintain spare part safety stock, etc.
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures / Work Instructions for using production equipment; train and assess other employees in safe and proper usage of machines
• Participate in planning, purchasing, installation, and commissioning of new equipment
• Guide, train, and coach equipment technicians in proper machine usage

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, mechatronics, or electrical engineering; automation control; or other related field or equivalent experience
• 3-10 years of experience in equipment maintenance (2+ years of experience managing automation equipment)
• Upon starting position, ability to travel to China for one month for solar industry orientation and training
• Proficient in MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Proficient in mechanical / electrical system design principles and Servo control
• Proficient in CAD drawings and programming software
• Strong experience with automation equipment (e.g., welding machines, laminating machines, cutting machines, etc.)
• Strong sense of responsibility and strong communication and teamwork capabilities
• Excellent creative problem-solving abilities

This position is located in Indianapolis, IN.