Maintenance Project Engineer

Responsibilities

Equipment Reliability & PM Optimization

• Review and optimize PM procedures.
• Analyze repetitive failures and engineer permanent solutions.
• Evaluate bearings seals housings lubrication alignment and wear patterns.
• Monitor motors/drives including insulation trends commutator/brush inspection for DC motors encoder health SCR stack conditions.

Capital & Upgrade Projects

• Scope quote design and manage upgrades:
  • Drive modernization (AC drives replacing DC rectifier upgrades SCR improvements).
  • Mill rebuilds roll changes precision alignments.
  • Hydraulics upgrades (AGC bending cylinders tensioning).
  • Instrumentation replacements (encoders tachometers tension cells thickness gauges).
  • Expansion projects.
• Manage fabrication installation commissioning vendor coordination and documentation.

Maintenance Outage Coordination

• Plan sequence and coordinate mill outages.
• Create work packs job safety analyses checklists and acceptance criteria.
• Manage contractors and ensure work meets standards.

Problem Solving & Breakdowns

• Respond to unplanned downtime:
  • Troubleshoot drives transformers encoders PLC faults mechanical jams overloads bearing failures misalignment and hydraulic issues.
• Determine root cause and prevent recurrence.

Documentation & Compliance

• Keep updated drawings torque specs electrical schematics PM instructions.
• Ensure compliance with company OSHA and industry standards.
• Maintain spare parts strategies and bill of materials for critical assets.

Vendor & Contractor Management

• Source parts get quotes coordinate repairs.
• Work with OEMs (for example Ungerer Sendzimer ABB Siemens Hitachi Morgan etc.).
• Evaluate vendor proposals and ensure technical accuracy.

Cost Control

• Track project budgets downtime costs maintenance expenses.
• Build cost-benefit analyses for upgrades (e.g. replacing motors transformers drives).

Training & Knowledge Transfer

• Train technicians on new systems.
• Maintain tribal knowledge documentation.
• Improve team competency in alignment balancing lubrication safety troubleshooting.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Electrical Electromechanical Manufacturing or other relevant engineering discipline strongly preferred.  Associates Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related discipline with relevant experience considered as well.

Strong Technical Foundation

• Solid understanding of mechanical electrical and controls systems.
• Ability to read/interpret P&IDs mechanical drawings schematics PLC I/O tags power distribution diagrams etc.
• Familiar with industrial equipment: motors (AC/DC) drives (for example Micromaster Siemens ABB Rockwell) gearboxes pumps compressors mechanical drives bearings housings hydraulics.

Troubleshooting Mindset

• Skilled at diagnosing failures: mechanical electrical instrumentation or process-related.
• Able to perform root cause analysis (RCA) using methodologies such as 5-Why fishbone FMEA.
• Comfortable jumping into a mill or line under pressure and methodically isolating issues.

Project Management Discipline

• Knows how to manage capital projects maintenance outages rebuilds upgrades and equipment installations.
• Understands planning tools (ex. Gantt MS Project Excel Monday etc.) budgeting vendor coordination timelines and risk mitigation.

Communication & Leadership

• Writes clear work instructions PMs engineering reports and capital request justifications.
• Works well with maintenance techs operators management and vendors.
• Can walk into a breakdown take lead direct resources document findings.

Continuous Improvement Approach

• Identifies chronic issues and develops long-term fixes.
• Implements reliability toolsvibration analysis oil sampling thermography ultrasonic leak detection.
• Comfortable applying ISO/TS/IATF standards where needed.

Safety-Driven

• Knows lockout/tagout (LOTO) arc flash boundaries confined space crane/rigging practices.
• Ensures engineered solutions eliminate hazards rather than shift them.

Ownership Mentality

• Treats equipment as their asset.
• Knows uptime MTBF maintenance costs downtime drivers and takes responsibility.

Optional But Highly Valuable Preferred Skills

• PLC knowledge (Siemens S7/TIA AB ControlLogix).
• Drive parameterization conventions (Siemens Micromaster/Phoenix ABB DCS800 Eurotherm Sprint).
• CAD or other similar experience (ex. AutoCAD SolidWorks etc.).
• Experience with rolling mills annealing lines slitting lines tension leveling straightening coiling systems.

PLEASE NOTE NO SPONSORSHIP OR VISA SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION.

Additional Information :

Ulbrich offers competitive wages benefits and a friendly safety focused work environment. Rewarding career opportunities in a world-class business environment where employees are committed to lean thinking and continuous improvement. At Ulbrich We Deliver Precision thanks to our highly-skilled and dedicated workforce.

This position offers competitive salary and benefits and the opportunity to expand your skills within a company that offers both a diverse workforce and a welcoming company culture.  Pay range for this role is $85000 to $100000 annually dependent on relevant education/experience.

Ulbrich is an Equal Opportunity Employer

M/F/Veterans/Disabled

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time