Capitol Aggregates, Inc · 10 hours ago
Maintenance Engineer, Plant Maintenance
San Antonio, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expCapitol Aggregates, Inc is dedicated to supporting Texas growth through quality materials and leadership. They are seeking a Maintenance Engineer responsible for the safety, supervision, and efficiency of the mechanical crew, overseeing installation and maintenance of equipment, and ensuring compliance with safety guidelines.
Building MaterialSalesWholesale
Responsibilities
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements
Confer with engineers or other personnel to, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information
Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions
Specify system components to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions
Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the performance of equipment, components, or systems
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs
Review bids with costs estimates for engineering, or construction projects
Direct the maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as an alternative fuel handling system
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects
Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of maintenance workers, and technicians
Assists Plant Maintenance Engineer and Reliability Engineer, as needed
Supervise, train, coach and develop the mechanical maintenance crew to achieve departmental goals in a manner that creates employee ownership
Function as a leader in performing work safely and promoting safety conscious behavior of plant employees while always ensuring a safe working environment
Organize, administrate, and oversee jobs that the mechanical crew is working on
Responsible for the efficiency and safe execution of work orders
Responsible for continuous improvement of the methodology used for repairs, especially for repetitive jobs
Responsible for the evaluation, resolution, or proposal for resolution of problems that affect overall equipment efficiency and implementing long term solutions
Implementation and enforcement of consistent use of mechanic best practices and precision maintenance tools
Efficiently use resources assigned for the job (personnel, equipment, materials, time) to deliver the expected and committed results in a timely manner
Ensure that workers observe safe work practices and perform work assignments within MSHA and Company established safety guidelines
Coach mechanical crew to ensure they follow the best practices and use precision maintenance tools when required
Supervisor and Maintenance Engineers are expected to visit with workers in the field several times per day to be on the top of any issues that may arise during the execution of jobs and to provide insights
Follow and enforce Company policies and procedures of all assigned personnel
Complete reports, forms and other paperwork associated with activities, including but not limited to safety forms, environmental forms, schedules, etc
Administrate work order logs and keep them organized on proper drives
Properly close work orders in TMT (timely and with explanation of work performed, materials used, etc.) to ensure accurate records and equipment history
Coordinate maintenance work with other departments to enhance overall equipment efficiency and maximize production
Prioritize execution of workload
Visit the job site prior to scheduling to ensure all contingencies were considered before sending crew to execute the job
Responsible for daily updates to the weekly schedule with hours used for each job, including unplanned jobs, etc
Coordinate with Planner and Reliability Engineer to ensure the right priorities are set and the right jobs are planned and scheduled
Coordinate with stockroom/procurement to ensure the right parts are supplied
Assist in the preparation of the annual budget and provide recommendation for capital expenditures
Ensure employees observe safe work practices and perform work assignments within MSHA and Capitol established safety guidelines
Investigate and define modifications on equipment that need to be implemented to enhance equipment reliability
Read and use equipment documentation (manuals, drawings, and other technical information) to understand failure modes of equipment
Assigns and specifies scheduled and unscheduled jobs to contractors
Perform other supervisory duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
BA/BS degree in mechanical engineering, or Mechantronics Engineering
5 years of industrial control experience in a cement plant or similar heavy industrial facility
Demonstrated understanding of the equipment for the cement industry
A high degree of safety awareness
Strong decision-making skills demonstrated through the rapid implementation of best practices, evaluation of results and execution of the corrective actions in cases where the results were not the expected
Strong knowledge about equipment of a cement plant (components, their function ability, failure modes). Knowledge of hydraulic systems
Trustworthy and unbiased when providing information
Organization and planning
Flexibility to adapt to rapid changing plant situations
Strong and effective communications skills with ability to communicate technical information to non-technical team members. Must possess ability to communicate and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors and co-workers
Perseverant and respectful in all interactions and supports points of view with technical sound reasons
Trouble shooting skills by applying common sense and technical knowledge
Self-starter
Ability to exercise common sense in the operation and safety of all equipment, machinery, and vehicles; to work under pressure to solve problems, meet deadlines in performing work in a timely fashion
Proficient in using Windows and Microsoft Office
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
401K, Paid Leave and Bonus Program
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Tuition Reimbursement
And many more
Company
Capitol Aggregates, Inc
Capitol Aggregates is a subsidiary of Zachry Corporation, a company rooted in more than 100 years of strong values and in its third generation of family leadership.
201-500 employees
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