Machine Maintenance Engineering Manager

AMETEK · Garden City

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Position Summary:

Machine Maintenance Engineering Manager will ensure that safety comes first in all efforts while directly supporting the needs of Production. This position will oversee the repairs, installations and upkeep of facilities, equipment, and offices. This is a hands-on position where detailed knowledge of equipment and facilities is required. Their main duties include designing maintenance procedures, tracking budgets and expenses and performing inspections to find problems and make repairs.  The position requires knowledge of manufacturing machines (CNC, Vacuum Braze Ovens, etc.) for installation, preventative maintenance, repairs and upkeep.  Candidates with these skills will be considered.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise employees of the maintenance department.   

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe work environment and while meeting the needs of production.
• Ability to work independently or as a part of a team.
• Perform routine work throughout the production floor.
• Monitor, repair, and cite problems with process and production equipment.
• Coordinate with various contractors to obtain the necessary repair information, required parts, and procedures to complete various projects and tasks. 
• Designing maintenance procedures, tracking budgets and expenses, and performing inspections to find problems and make repairs.
• Train and supervise employees of the maintenance department.
• Responsible for machine and facility maintenance.
• Facilitates and assists AMETEK’s property insurance company by scheduling and participating in regular facility audits and follows up to address and implement corrective actions when deemed appropriate.
• Negotiate contracts with outside vendors for execution of maintenance work.
• Ensure operational efficiency of electrical equipment and mechanical systems through timely inspection and repair.
• Ensure that company premises and facilities are kept in clean and hygienic condition.
• Perform other duties and assignments as required.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Machine & and Equipment Repair:
  • Ability to maintain, troubleshoot, disassemble, and repair production equipment in a safe manner while minimizing downtime.
  • Execute machine repairs, alignments, lubrication, coolant changes, etc.
  • Demonstrate a willingness to learn various systems throughout the multiple trades.
• Electrical, HVAC, & Plumbing:
  • Basic understanding of electrical systems, including DC and AC voltage ranging from 24V to 480V.
  • Be able to read, interpret, and modify electrical prints and schematics.
  • Experience in ladder logic, PLC’s, VFD’s, instrumentation and control devices.
  • Familiarity with the operation of gas and oil heating systems.
  • Familiarity with the general operation of air handlers, condensers, and evaporators
• Safety:
  • Support a safety culture on the production floor.
  • Observance of guidelines of the safe use, handling, and disposal of various chemicals used.
  • Knowledge of safety topics (i.e. Lockout Tagout, Arc Flash, Machine Guarding, Hazcom, DOT, RCRA, Material Handling, etc.)
• Leadership:
  • The individual must be a problem solver.
  • Sound analytic skills and decision-making capabilities
    Strong results orientation and execution capability; Excellent strategic and tactical thinking
  • Proven ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and consistently meet deadlines and achieve desired results.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and coach people in varying disciplines to achieve performance goals; Solid team building skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate as effectively on the shop floor as in the executive suite.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required and Minimum of five to ten years of experience or equivalent level of training and experience.
• Background in general maintenance of manufacturing machines
• General knowledge of process equipment (i.e. automated systems, chillers, air compressors, hydraulics, pneumatics, etc.)
• Demonstrated proficiency in the safe use of an array of hand and power tools.

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

• Experience with MS Office is preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift 50lbs.
• This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the day.
• Fine manipulation and repetitive motion may be required for some duties.

Other:

• Due to the nature of our business programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.

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