Maintenance Mechanical Engineer

One of our clients is looking to hire an experienced Maintenance Mechanical Engineer with a strong background in industrial automation, cam-controlled machinery, and high-speed automated production equipment. Job Responsibilities: • Develop and implement maintenance strategies for mechanical systems, including preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance approaches to ensure equipment reliability and production continuity. • Drive equipment reliability improvement, analyzing downtime, MTBF and MTTR, identifying mechanical failure modes and implementing corrective and preventive actions to improve machine availability. • Lead structured root cause analysis (RCA, A3, 5 Why) for mechanical failures across cam-controlled systems, injection molding equipment and automated production lines, ensuring sustainable elimination of recurring issues. • Data driven definition and technical optimization of maintenance plans and standards, including inspection routines, lubrication strategies, wear part replacement and overhaul intervals for mechanical components to ensure optimal functionality and minimum downtime. • Own mechanical performance of critical advanced automated manufacturing equipment, including: • Cam-controlled forming and assembly machines. • Plastic injection molding machines (mechanical systems, clamping units, cooling systems). • Collaborate with production, toolmaking and engineering teams to improve machine stability, cycle time consistency and overall process performance. • Define and deploy predictive maintenance approaches, using equipment condition data, wear analysis and failure trends to reduce unplanned downtime. • Support equipment commissioning and industrialization activities, ensuring mechanical robustness, maintainability and readiness for serial production. • Drive continuous improvement of mechanical systems, focusing on reduction of breakdowns, improvement of equipment lifetime and stabilization of manufacturing processes. • Standardize maintenance processes and documentation, ensuring consistent application of maintenance practices and technical guidelines across equipment. • Provide technical support for complex mechanical issues, guiding maintenance technicians in troubleshooting without taking over execution activities. • Collaborate with internal and external partners (toolmakers, engineers, OEMs) to resolve technical issues, implement improvements and support equipment upgrades. Required Experience: • Bachelor's degree in the field of Electrical or Mechanical engineering. • Cam-controlled machines like: Bihler, Wafios, Finzer. • High-speed automatic assembly lines like: Stiwa, PIA, Festo, Omron, B&R, DA Automation. • Knowledge of mechanical or electrical CAD systems (Creo Direct). • Experience in the integration and programming of robot systems (Mitsubishi, Stäubli) and other automated components. • Knowledge of machine safety. • Sound knowledge of fault diagnosis and rectification on mechanical, electrical and electronic components. • Manual dexterity and technical understanding. • Experience with Bihler technologies (punching, welding, bending). • Experience with system technologies, including setting Bihler servo technology and troubleshooting in Bihler systems. • Experience with STIWA assembly technology and cam-controlled drive systems. Show more Show less

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical engineering. Cam-controlled machines experience (e.g., Bihler, Wafios, Finzer). Knowledge of mechanical or electrical CAD systems (Creo Direct). Experience with integration and programming of robot systems (Mitsubishi, Stäubli) and other automated components. Knowledge of machine safety. Experience with Bihler technologies (punching, welding, bending). Experience with STIWA assembly technology and cam-controlled drive systems.

Develop and implement maintenance strategies for mechanical systems, including preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance to ensure equipment reliability and production continuity. Drive equipment reliability improvement by analyzing downtime, MTBF and MTTR, identifying mechanical failure modes and implementing corrective and preventive actions. Lead root cause analysis for mechanical failures across cam-controlled systems, injection molding equipment and automated production lines. Define and optimize maintenance plans and standards, including inspection routines, lubrication strategies, wear part replacement and overhaul intervals. Own mechanical performance of critical automated manufacturing equipment (cam-controlled forming and assembly machines, plastic injection molding machines). Collaborate with production, toolmaking and engineering teams to improve machine stability and process performance. Deploy predictive maintenance using condition data and failure trends to reduce unplanned downtime. Support equipment commissioning and industrialization for serial production. Standardize maintenance processes and documentation. Provide technical support for complex mechanical issues and guide technicians in troubleshooting. Collaborate with internal and external partners to resolve issues and support equipment upgrades.