Equipment Maintenance Engineer II

Job Overview

• Equipment maintenance: Ensure daily operation and maintenance of manufacturing and coating equipment

• Breakdown handling: Perform timely repair of critical machines to minimize production downtime

• Production support: Maintain equipment stability to support continuous manufacturing operations

Key Responsibilities

• Preventive maintenance: Perform and record PM activities to ensure equipment reliability and minimize downtime

• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, and control system issues on manufacturing equipment

• Breakdown repair: Respond quickly to machine failures and restore equipment to optimal condition

• Downtime reduction: Implement improvement actions to reduce breakdown frequency and production impact

• Spare parts management: Manage spare parts inventory, safety stock, and lead-time to ensure availability

• Technical reporting: Prepare routine maintenance and technical reports

• Team coordination: Lead daily meetings, assign tasks, and follow up based on production priorities

• Cross-functional support: Coordinate with Production, QA, and Engineering teams to ensure smooth operations

• KPI management: Take ownership of team KPIs and ensure targets are achieved

• Training & documentation: Develop SOP, WI, and One Point Lessons; conduct technical training and coaching

• Root cause analysis: Lead failure analysis and corrective actions (CAR, 5Why, etc.)

• Continuous improvement: Initiate and lead improvement projects (Kaizen, DMAIC) to enhance efficiency and reduce cost

• EHS compliance: Ensure compliance with safety, health, and environmental standards

Key requirements:

• Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Heat-Refrigeration, or related fields)

• Required experience: Minimum 2+ years in equipment maintenance within manufacturing environment

• Maintenance capability: Strong experience in equipment troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance

• Automation knowledge: Experience with PLC, HMI, inverter, stepper/servo motors, and industrial communication protocols

• Technical tools: Familiarity with AutoCAD or mechanical design software

• Problem-solving skills: Experience with AM/PM systems, downtime analysis, and problem-solving tools (5Why, RCA)

• Language skills: Basic English communication for work environment

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.