Dow · 2 days ago

Research & Development Maintenance Engineer

Wilmington, DE

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

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Responsibilities

Serves as a subject matter expert in equipment failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations.

Develops maintenance operating discipline for the facility.

Provides technical expertise to plant personnel on troubleshooting failures, repairs, and evaluating whether equipment is designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions.

Work with Maintenance coordinator and other personnel to plan and execute routine plant shutdowns and conduct required maintenance activities.

Collaborate with equipment manufacturer as necessary to resolve technical problems.

Supports the maintenance coordinator in reviewing spare parts list for existing equipment.

Ensures repairs, repair techniques and equipment specific training are documented and made available.

Provides engineering input for work packages to ensure standards are followed, as required.

Provides equipment reliability and performance data for input into equipment purchasing requirements, evaluation of equipment performance, vendor performance, and modifications to MET.

Participates in developing the maintenance budget to support the maintenance strategy.

Analyzes impact of equipment failures on maintenance spending to identify improvement opportunities.

Drives knowledge exchange with technology experts to increase awareness of potential improvement opportunities for the technology.

Participates in Root Cause Investigation's for unplanned events and ensures effective implementation without repeat failures.

Develops and provide training in the Maintenance discipline.

Participates in the on-call program for plant immediate response and advising similar to other day support roles.

Qualification

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Legal Work AuthorizationOperationsPlant ExperienceRotating EquipmentEquipment TroubleshootingFailure InvestigationProject ManagementBudgeting

Required

A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required

A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred

A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Operations/plant experience is a plus

Experience in maintenance, reliability, rotating equipment, equipment troubleshooting, failure investigation, leading projects and budgeting for expenditures is a plus