Equipment Engineer

Minth North America • Gadsden, AL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Engineer keeps production equipment running reliably at the Lewisburg plant. The role executes preventive maintenance, resolves mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and automation faults, and drives equipment reliability improvements. It supports equipment installation and commissioning, production-related utilities, spare-parts planning, cost control, safety practices, and training. Work is primarily on the manufacturing floor and involves shift work, with weekend and on-call availability for planned shutdowns and urgent breakdowns as required.

Requirements

• Five to eight years of manufacturing equipment maintenance experience.
• Knowledge of mechanical drives, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, and electrical controls; ability to read mechanical drawings and electrical schematics.
• PLC and HMI troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance, root cause analysis and spare-parts management, and ability to resolve routine equipment issues independently.
• English communication and maintenance documentation skills appropriate to the role.
• Ability to support shift work, planned shutdowns and urgent breakdowns as required.
• Regulated work must be performed by appropriately qualified personnel or under applicable federal, state and local requirements.
• Must be at least 18 years of age and legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Diploma or degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Ability to work independently on routine faults and recognize when to escalate complex issues.
• Data-driven approach to reliability, using downtime, MTBF and MTTR to prioritize improvements.
• Strong safety discipline, including lockout/tagout and safe maintenance practices.
• Clear maintenance documentation and ability to coach operators and technicians.
• Good teamwork and communication skills in a multicultural team.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• Automotive component manufacturing or automated production line experience.
• Experience with robots, servo systems or welding equipment.
• Mandarin communication skills for collaboration with group and China-based technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and carry out equipment inspections, preventive maintenance and planned repairs; maintain equipment histories and maintenance records.
• Independently resolve routine mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic faults, investigate recurring failures, and escalate complex issues as needed.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, acceptance and production handover, including maintenance requirements, technical documentation and spare-parts readiness.
• Diagnose faults involving PLCs, HMIs, sensors, variable frequency drives, servo systems and robots; make authorized adjustments and maintain program backups.
• Maintain production-related water, electrical, compressed-air and cooling systems, coordinating specialist service providers as needed.
• Maintain critical spare-parts lists, recommend purchasing and stocking levels, and control maintenance expenditure and parts consumption.
• Monitor downtime, MTBF and MTTR and implement improvements in equipment reliability, maintainability and energy efficiency.
• Follow lockout/tagout and safe maintenance procedures; train operators and maintenance technicians in inspections, basic maintenance and fault recognition.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits for a full-time, stable manufacturing career.
• International development platform and opportunities to grow skills in automation, robotics, reliability engineering and root cause analysis.
• A multicultural, multinational workplace that values different backgrounds and perspectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree