Maintenance Engineer - Auto Glass

Salaried/Skilled Trades NSG Group•Shelbyville, IN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Engineer position is based full-time at the Shelbyville, IN manufacturing facility. This role requires regular presence on the production floor across all shifts, including periodic off-shift, weekend, and holiday coverage to support a 24/7 operation. The plant environment involves exposure to manufacturing conditions typical of automotive glass processing, including heat, noise, glass handling, forklift and overhead crane traffic. The role requires the physical ability to walk, stand, and move throughout the facility for extended periods, climb stairs/platforms, and occasionally lift up to 25 lbs. Office time is spent in a standard plant administration setting. At NSG Group, collaboration is central to our work. We strive for excellence, empowering colleagues to deliver quality and innovation with support to find balance. We foster an environment where everyone can succeed through sharing expertise and celebrating team successes, driving progress and reinforcing our position as a global leader in glass.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or technically related field, or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated ability to adapt communication style to interact with a wide variety of people.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and organize objectives and targets to meet deadlines.
Minimum 3 years experience successfully managing people in a manufacturing environment.
Strong in results oriented, adaptable, standards driven, developing, influential and informative competencies.

Nice To Haves

Maintenance Experience
Six Sigma Black Belt training
Strong in analytical, innovative and strategic competencies
CNC and Fanuc controls experience desired
ABB and Fanuc robot experience
AS-I Buss experience a plus

Responsibilities

Develops/maintains/supervises/predictive maintenance systems to ensure optimum equipment reliability.
Develops/maintains equipment FMEA’s to ensure that critical failure modes are identified and addressed.
Audits preventative/predictive inspections and programs to ensure effectiveness.
Participates in team analysis for problem solving of major breakdowns.
Coordinates shutdowns for proper manning and materials needed.
Standardize and maintain across all lines best workmanship best practice.
To instigate studies and actions to overcome technical downtime problems, to reduce waste and improve team performance.
Develop/maintain total preventive maintenance program to enhance link between maintenance and production.
Develop/maintain shutdown programs to ensure proper equipment conditions are maintained.
Ensure all spare parts necessary for proper equipment maintenance are kept at optimum levels to provide equipment reliability and reduce costs.
Communicate effectively with employees at all levels to ensure matters of mutual concern are addressed and resolved.
Ensure employees are provided appropriate guidance, counseling, or recognition on matters related to job performance.
Maintain constructive and candid relationships by addressing issues in a timely manner.
Direct and coordinate problem solving activities utilizing the Pilkington 8 step problem solving model.
To organize and continually monitor the procurement of necessary spare parts to ensure machine uptime and capabilities.
Ensure that the spare parts meet the engineering standards, updating engineering standards as required.
Reducing spare part inventory by parts planning through preventive maintenance work orders.
Initiate capex plans to ensure that these meet business needs.
Assist design engineers with new investment plans.
To assist in the commissioning of new plant equipment and other systems to ensure that this introduction into the production facility is handled efficiently and within minimum disruption.