Lead Maintenance Engineer

About the position

The Lead Maintenance Engineer plays a key role in ensuring availability of manufacturing assets at the Huntsville Site. This role reports to the Operations Manager in a PSM-covered plant and will focus primarily on increasing OEE through RCFA and implementation of maintenance best practices. The Lead Maintenance Engineer will support production, maintenance, and small projects while acting as a mentor and subject matter expert.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or Participate on RCFA investigations and implement recommendations
• Provide troubleshooting and assistance for unusual or persistent problems
• Collect and analyze reliability data, maintenance costs, and failure data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement
• Effectively communicate to Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams regarding plant strategies/performance measures and asset objectives/goals
• Work with Capital Project Engineering to define specifications and reliability/maintainability standards for new equipment
• Actively coach to facilitate learning and understanding to avoid repeat failures and events
• Work with the Reliability Specialists and Maintenance technicians to address deviations in equipment performance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of reliability and/or maintenance engineering experience)
• Minimum of 3 years of reliability and/or maintenance engineering experience

Nice-to-haves

• Minimum five years of Reliability and/or Maintenance Engineering experience in an industrial manufacturing site
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university, or Associate’s degree with relevant work experience
• Practical knowledge of reliability processes (RCFA, FMEA, LCCA) and predictive technologies (ultrasound, vibration analysis, thermography)
• Ability and willingness to work off shift, as required
• Experience with CMMS and Maintenance processes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interface with personnel from diverse backgrounds at all levels of the organization
• CMRP or CRL Certification
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace
• Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan
• 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
• Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time-off for vacation or illness