Job Description:

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

Team or Function Overview

The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for leading and coordinating activities related to plant reliability engineering improvements, programs and initiatives. This position will report to the Maintenance Manager. This person will drive continuous improvement of maintenance initiatives by implementing industry wide Maintenance Best Practices and will be responsible for managing equipment uptime metrics, analyzing Mean Time Between Failures data and other equipment performance data management systems in reducing downtime.

Summary

Maintenance Engineer who will perform engineering functions within the maintenance department to optimize machine operating time. The scope of work involves reducing the failure rate of equipment & machinery, optimizing equipment maintainability, extending equipment life and introducing engineering solutions that expedite maintenance services while improving operator effectiveness.

Essential Duties

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as an internal consulting engineer for the maintenance department & general engineering consultant to the plant.

• Partner with the Preventive Maintenance (PM) Engineer to manage the maintenance department reliability program.

• Propose and implement capital and expense projects for the maintenance department. Offer input on the development of rebuild & replacement capital projects. Review capital projects for reliability & equipment serviceability issues.

• Participate in root cause analysis & develop feasible engineering solutions.

• Serve as the technical consultant for development & implementation of the maintenance information system.

• Participate in goal-setting, strategy-development, decision-making & planning processes in the maintenance department.

• Ensure that drawings, renderings & schematics for proposed equipment & machinery modifications are prepared & filed. Maintain accurate as-is drawings, renderings, schematics of equipment & machinery modifications initiated & implemented by the maintenance department.

• Develop engineering solutions to repetitive equipment failures, excessive equipment wear issues, changeover problems.

• Employ AutoCAD expertise to develop detailed engineering drawings for new projects as well as existing equipment where no drawing exists.

• Participate in the design and installation process for new equipment. Oversee capital projects originating from the Maintenance Department and “project” work orders.

• Develop Predictive Maintenance strategies to identify pending equipment failures utilizing technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis and ultrasonic inspection. Hands-on-approach in leading efforts to reduce downtime and Maintenance costs. Maintain a proactive Maintenance approach. Develop new and revise existing PMs that will lead to a reduction of downtime or slow time.

• Be a safety champion and agent of change. Provide daily walkthrough of production facility; provide necessary follow-up to safety and machine reliability observations. Assist Production and Maintenance teams with technical issues, equipment performance, and training. Assist with startup from planned outages and unplanned downtime events.

• Lead efforts to increase the life cycles of equipment / parts with the use of alternative types of equipment / parts and PM plans. Look for opportunities to replace PMs with non-intrusive Predictive Maintenance techniques.

• Regularly lead and participate in Root Cause Analysis sessions. Analyze root cause of equipment failures and recommend corrective actions that will lead to improved performance.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Manager.

• This position has 0 direct reports.

• Travel Requirements: 0-10%.

Physical Demands

• Ability to read and concentrate via computer data entry typing and proofreading

• Must be able to climb ladders and/or stairs and walk on open grating on elevated surfaces

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch

• Frequent sitting, walking, and standing, and occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing

• Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the use of office machinery

• Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone

• Required to sit, stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

• Must continuously have the ability to differentiate colors precisely

• Occasionally operate business machines

• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear

Under This Roof, We Require

• BS degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical) required along with demonstrated experience using AutoCAD, data analysis, project management, and root cause analysis.

• Minimum of (3) years’ engineering experience in a manufacturing setting required; minimum of (5) years preferred

• Continuous Process, Web Handling, or Pulp & Paper Industry experience preferred

• Demonstrated experience diagnosing and troubleshooting process and equipment problems and preparing procedures, technical bulletins and equipment specifications.

• Demonstrated intermediate proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and AutoCAD.

Technical knowledge/skills (entry, intermediate, advanced)

• Experience and application of standard Manufacturing concepts, practices, and procedures

• Knowledge of Statistics, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), Root Cause Analysis , Variable Process Control, and Kepner Tregoe Rational Process

• Detailed Engineering capability applicable to a glass mat manufacturing process

• Demonstrated expertise in a multi-discipline engineering role

• High volume manufacturing knowledge with engineering focus on production machinery, batching and preferably continuous process

General knowledge/skills (entry, intermediate, advanced)

• Excellent communication skills: written, verbal and listening

• Demonstrated intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office

• Excellent planning and organizational skills including ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

• Demonstrated problem solving skills

• Intermediate financial/budgetary understanding

• Ability to lead and direct the work of others

Under This Roof, We Also Value

• Decision Making

• Managing Conflict

• Communication

• Facilitating Change

• Building Strategic Working Relationships

• Technical/Professional Knowledge & Skills

How We Protect What Matters Most

• We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.

• Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.

• Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.

• Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.

• Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.

• We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.

Consideration will be given based on geography, candidate experience, and qualifications.

Annual Salary Range: 81,000-103,500

We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).

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With 130+ years in the industry, GAF is the leading roofing manufacturer in North America. As a member of the Standard Industries family of companies, we are also part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world.

Our communities help give our work meaning and the products we manufacture help protect what matters most. The shingles help to shelter the families living in the homes in our towns. The TPO helps protect what is under that hospital’s roof. In addition to quality products, we make sure they are installed by quality craftsmen and women. The full GAF portfolio of solutions is supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors.

GAF continues to be the leader in quality and offers comprehensive warranty protection on its products and systems. Our success is driven by a commitment to empowering our people to deliver advanced quality and purposeful innovation and the desire to protect what matters most. ​