The Role
The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of manufacturing equipment through the planning, coordination, and execution of preventive and corrective maintenance activities. This role supports operational excellence by minimizing downtime, improving equipment performance, and ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards.
What You'll Do (Impact Areas)
Maintenance Management
- Coordinate and execute preventive and corrective maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime.
- Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment issues.
- Develop, maintain, and improve maintenance plans, manuals, technical documentation, and equipment diagrams.
- Monitor equipment performance and implement corrective actions to improve reliability.
Continuous Improvement & Reliability
- Track maintenance KPIs such as MTTR, MTBF, and other reliability metrics to drive performance improvements.
- Lead maintenance-related innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Promote and sustain 5S practices within areas of responsibility.
Spare Parts & Tooling Management
- Oversee the maintenance tool crib and ensure the availability of critical tools and equipment.
- Manage spare parts inventories and maintain accurate records to support uninterrupted operations.
Safety, Quality & Environmental Compliance
- Ensure compliance with Quality, Environmental, Health, and Safety management systems.
- Participate in incident investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions when required.
- Identify, report, and address unsafe conditions and behaviors to maintain a safe work environment.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Partner with Production, Operations, and Support Functions to maintain equipment effectiveness and achieve business objectives.
- Coordinate maintenance activities with external contractors and suppliers.
- Support team development by fostering collaboration, accountability, and problem-solving capabilities.
What Success Looks Like
- Consistent execution of preventive maintenance schedules.
- Reduced unplanned downtime and increased equipment availability.
- Achievement of maintenance performance targets and KPIs.
- Effective management of critical spare parts inventories.
- Strong compliance with safety, quality, and environmental requirements.
- Continuous improvement in equipment reliability and maintenance processes.
Core Competencies
- Leadership
- Effective Communication
- Teamwork & Collaboration
- Results Orientation
- Planning & Organization
- Delegation
- Emotional Intelligence
- Problem Solving
- Time Management
- Influencing & Persuasion
- Resilience
- Adaptability
- Coaching & Talent Development
- Process and Policy Compliance
What You Bring (Qualifications)
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related field.
Experience
- Experience in preventive and corrective maintenance within a manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience with mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems.
- Experience working with industrial machinery and equipment.
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
Technical Knowledge
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
- Hydraulics, pneumatics, and industrial electronics.
- Maintenance planning and reliability methodologies.
- Technical documentation and diagram interpretation.
Languages
- Intermediate English proficiency (approximately 60%).
Work Model & Travel
- Plant-based position.
- No relocation required.
- No regular travel required.
- No shift rotation required.
Our Commitment to You
Join a manufacturing organization focused on operational excellence, continuous improvement, and innovation. You will have the opportunity to work on equipment reliability initiatives, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and grow your technical and leadership capabilities while making a direct impact on plant performance.
About Clarios
Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus – advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. You can find more information here (PDF).
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email Special.Accommodations@Clarios.com.
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