Maintenance Engineer (Sparks, Nevada)

Now Foods•Sparks, NV

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Engineer provides intermediate to advanced process engineering support to help achieve safety, quality, and efficiency goals. The role uses Electronic Data Gathering Systems and other available methods to optimize manufacturing processes and deliver sustainable improvements in cost-effectiveness and product performance. It provides technical process expertise to plant operations, helps standardize and improve existing processes, and manages basic-to-intermediate process improvement work to agreed timelines and deliverables while meeting safety and quality requirements. The engineer monitors process and equipment performance, troubleshoots manufacturing issues, analyzes data and root causes, and works with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Safety, and other functions to develop and implement solutions. The role supports process and equipment design, documentation, training, vendor and equipment evaluations, and capital or expense improvement projects. Solutions must comply with safety, quality, cGMP, and other regulatory and internal requirements. The position requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline and zero to four years of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel is required. Prior continuous improvement experience and experience in an FDA-regulated environment using GMP/cGMP processes are preferred. The role requires a flexible schedule, including off shifts and weekends, and work across manufacturing facility areas, with travel to multiple facilities.

Requirements

B.S. degree in Engineering or a related discipline and zero to four years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including off shifts and weekends.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical ability, including troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
Ability to manage project objectives and schedules and deliver projects on time and within budget.
Ability to critically review and interpret technical documentation.
Ability to prioritize, adapt to changing business needs, and work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to travel to multiple facilities.
Ability to move throughout the facility and, occasionally, handle or feel objects; reach overhead or horizontally on a ladder; use stairs; and bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Nice To Haves

Prior continuous improvement experience.
Work experience in an FDA-regulated environment using GMP/cGMP processes.

Responsibilities

Monitor process and equipment performance daily.
Troubleshoot manufacturing process issues, investigate their causes, and develop solutions.
Communicate with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, and Safety to advance proposed solutions.
Use metrics, lean methods, and other continuous improvement approaches to identify inefficiencies and solve problems.
Analyze issues and data using root cause analysis and help design equipment, processes, and layouts that improve quality and capacity, reduce safety risks, and meet customer needs.
Provide technical support to operations personnel in troubleshooting and resolving technical problems.
Share knowledge with Manufacturing and Maintenance, including delivering formal training as needed.
Work with cross-functional teams to identify and support process improvements and increased efficiency.
Assist in planning, designing, and managing engineering solutions that meet safety, quality, financial, cGMP, and other regulatory requirements.
Standardize or modify manufacturing processes to improve robustness, reliability, and compliance and reduce non-conforming products, low yields, and quality issues.
Work with other departments to develop or update SOPs, process documentation, and training materials for new or modified processes and equipment.
Assist in training employees on new and modified processes and equipment.
Consult with vendors about technologies that could improve efficiency.
Support purchases of recommended equipment, materials, or software and evaluate their effectiveness against specifications and goals.
Prepare work orders and coordinate with Maintenance when installations can be completed using internal resources.
Ensure process improvement projects comply with safety, GMP, regulatory, and internal company requirements.
Coordinate and manage basic-to-intermediate capital and expense improvement projects, defining objectives, scope, and responsibilities and delivering projects on time and within budget.
Support a safe-production culture, follow safe work practices, report incidents and hazards, use required PPE, and participate in safety activities.