Maintenance Engineer

Tenneco is one of the world's leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

Responsible for improvements to production equipment and maintenance systems to increase reliabilityof the overall manufacturing processes. Work is of a technical nature and may involve engineering skills,as well as, data interpretation to identify opportunities for improvement. Provides technical support toengineering, production, and a group of multi-function skilled trade employees (mechanical and electrical)in an area of work which, involves the repair, maintenance and improvement of manufacturing processequipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Tenneco may make reasonable accommodations to enablepeople with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.
* Provides pre-task planning, technical expertise, guidance and leadership for multi-craft, maintenancetechnicians (Electricians and Mechanics) to troubleshoot & repair equipment.
* Adheres to and reinforces safe working practices.
* Troubleshoots and diagnoses difficult, infrequent problems with process equipment.
* Performs equipment failure root cause analysis.
* Performs predictive assessments and problem diagnosis of process equipment.
* Ensures a common approach to solving machinery and / or process problems, through thedevelopment of Best practices.
* Provides technical training to production and maintenance team members to improve skill levelswithin the teams.
* Understands and supports electrical machine control systems, including robots and vision system.
* Troubleshoots Electrical / Pneumatics / Hydraulic / Mechanical issues.
* Follows-up with vendors and contractors on maintenance issues. This position description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the role and it is not intended tobe an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
* Works with Throughput Improvement Teams for engineering solutions.
* Implements and supports continuous improvement projects.
* Flexible work schedule as required to support production needs.
* Weekend work and overtime as required to support production and maintenance requirements.
* Creates standardized work for maintenance tasks.
* Reviews and improves maintenance procedures, PM tasks, and opportunistic maintenance activities.
* Identifies and prioritizes spare parts needs.
* Maintains equipment documentation and drawing library.
* Procures emergency repair and project related machine parts.
* Prepares technical reports to document equipment modifications and equipment maintenanceprocedures.
* Effectively utilizes computerized maintenance management systems (SAP PM).
* Uses predictive technologies to drive uptime and improve the maintenance system and tracksimprovement in MTTR, MTBF and OEE.
* Drives institutionalization of maintenance systems using the Tenneco Business System (TBS).
* Maintains open lines of communication with plant leadership regarding status of equipment downtime,repair, and project related activities.
* Other duties as assigned.

Education / Experience:
* Engineering Degree or equivalent training / experience.
* 3 years of experience in maintenance management / supervision or process engineering.
* Working knowledge of CMMS Systems - SAP preferred.
* Relevant training / certifications / licenses.

Skills:
* Familiarity with PFMEA & Control plans.
* Ability to read and interpret machine and part prints (GD&T).
* Knowledge of operation, programming, and maintenance of industrial manufacturing control systems.This position description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the role and it is not intended tobe an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
* Working knowledge and understanding of MS Office programs (Word, Excel, Project, Access).
* Familiar with CAD programs.
* Working knowledge of heavy industrial or manufacturing plant processes.

Travel:
* Ability to travel up to 10%.Physical Demands & Work Environment:
* Often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel.
* Occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance and to stoopkneel, crouch or crawl.
* Vision abilities required include close vision.
* Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles.
* The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.