Maintenance Engineer

Job Summary

The Maintenance Engineer participates in maintenance planning, reliability improvement and other maintenance and repair functions of a plant.

Benefits

At CalPortland, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that provides health and financial support to our most important resources: our employees.  Your benefits are an important part of your overall compensation at CalPortland. That’s why we give you a wide range of benefits to choose from.  All regular full time employees may enroll in a variety of health and welfare plans including medical, dental and vision plans.  Other benefits include life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, and retirement program.  The company also has a variety of voluntary benefits for employees to choose from.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for machinery reliability improvement and engineering
• Assists with maintenance planning, daily and yearly outages and predictive maintenance
• Manages spare parts
• Plans, coordinates and schedules work required
• Supervises contractors and orders materials to ensure efficiency and success
• Assists with capital budget and maintenance projects
• Provides guidance to the mechanical maintenance personnel in the repair, maintenance and installation functions
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field

Requirements/Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of the principles of predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance
• Strong communication, organization, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Physical requirements: standing, stooping, walking on various surfaces and terrains, climbing up to 380 feet, lifting up to 70 lbs., walking long distances, ability to see and hear safety indicators and warnings
• Must be able to work in all weather conditions: heat, cold, wet, dry and/or dusty conditions and near hot kiln process
• Will have exposure to all levels of noise that require use of hearing protection
• Exposure to cement, clay, limestone and various lab chemicals; see MSDS for more details
• Ability to work in surroundings that include heat, dust, vibration, heights and confined spaces 

Preferred:

• Experience in project work in a manufacturing environment, preferably a cement plant
• Experience with ERP system, preferably SAP

Conditions of Employment

Successful candidate must submit to post-offer pre-employment physical examination, drug/alcohol screen, and background check.