Equipment Uptime & Preventive Maintenance Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Protect performance. Power continuous improvement.

Our mission is simple: zero unplanned downtime and ever-better productivity. As the engineer at the center of reliability, you’ll transform data into decisions, redesign equipment for durability, and lead a proactive maintenance culture grounded in the Carlex Values of Safety, Customer Focused, Teamwork, Excellence, and Trust.

Culture & environment

• Benefits effective Day 1
• Safety-driven culture
• Clean work environment

Daily rhythm

• Start with a daily meeting to align on priorities, accelerate continuous improvement, and ensure progress toward productivity goals.
• Analyze downtime trends, identify premature failure modes, and track corrective actions to closure.
• Lead structured RCFA to eliminate recurrence and strengthen preventive measures.
• Evaluate PM program execution and effectiveness; close gaps with targeted updates.
• Design, develop, and implement equipment modifications that elevate reliability, efficiency, and quality yield.
• Coach and support maintenance teams to act proactively and solve problems at the root.

Qualifications Education

• Associate degree with relevant education required
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field preferred

Experience

• 3+ years in Engineering or a similar technical field

Technical strengths

• AC and DC variable speed drives
• Low and high voltage AC/DC circuits
• HVAC systems and regulatory compliance (plus)
• Fanuc robots and robotic cells (plus)
• PFMEA, RCFA, Pareto analysis, 5Y, %s, SPC, CMS, and standardized work instructions (plus)

Professional skills

• Advanced/intermediate Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Hands-on troubleshooting and analytical problem solving
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Inventory 3D applications

Expectations

• Regular and predictable attendance
• High collaboration—cooperate within teams to execute tasks and responsibilities
• Work beyond 40 hours per week may be required based on workload or projects, including weekends and holidays

You’re comfortable with

• Bachelor's Degree
• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• HVAC/R Systems
• Electrical Troubleshooting Skills
• Troubleshooting Skills
• Electrical / Electronic Systems
• Electrical Schematic Reading
• Equipment Repair & Maintenance
• Engineering Degree
• Microsoft Excel

Systems & machines you’ll encounter

• HVAC Systems
• Refrigeration/Cooling Systems
• HMI
• Conveyor Systems
• Industrial Robot (Fanuc)
• Shaper