Lead Maintenance Engineer

Job Description Summary

The Lead Maintenance Engineer plays a key role in ensuring availability of manufacturing assets at the Huntsville Site. This role reports to the Operations Manager in a PSM-covered plant and will focus primarily on increasing OEE through RCFA and implementation of maintenance best practices. The Lead Maintenance Engineer will support production, maintenance, and small projects while acting as a mentor and subject matter expert.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead and/or Participate on RCFA investigations and implement recommendations
• Provide troubleshooting and assistance for unusual or persistent problems
• Collect and analyze reliability data, maintenance costs, and failure data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement
• Effectively communicate to Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams regarding plant strategies/performance measures and asset objectives/goals
• Work with Capital Project Engineering to define specifications and reliability/maintainability standards for new equipment
• Actively coach inexperienced engineers to facilitate learning and understanding to avoid repeat failures and events
• Work with the Reliability Specialists and Maintenance technicians to address deviations in equipment performance

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years Engineering experience)
• Minimum 3 years of Reliability and/or Maintenance Engineering experience in an industrial manufacturing site
• Ability and willingness to work off shift, as required.

Desired Characteristics

• Practical knowledge of reliability processes (RCFA, FMEA, LCCA) and predictive technologies (ultrasound, vibration analysis, thermography)
• Ability to assume additional responsibilities, as required.
• Experience with CMMS and Maintenance processes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interface with personnel from diverse backgrounds at all levels of the organization.
• CMRP or CRL Certification
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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Compensation Grade

LPB1

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes