Senior Maintenance Engineer

Kelly is hiring a Senior Maintenance Engineer for a 12 - month Contract role with one of our prestigious clients based out in 25500 Whitesell St, Hayward, CA 94545.

Job Title: Senior Maintenance Engineer

Location: 25500 Whitesell St, Hayward, CA 94545

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 6/7 AM – 2/3 PM (9/80 schedule)

Employment Type: 12-month long term contract

Pay rate: $65– 80 /hr. on W2.

Summary:

• Provides engineering support to address plant issues that are impacting production over a short period of time.
• Provides technical expertise which may be equipment based or repair technique based that impacts the availability and maintainability of the facility.
• Requires expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and broadens capabilities.

Responsibilities / Duties

• Serves as a subject matter expert in equipment failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations.
• Provides technical expertise to plant personnel on troubleshooting failures, repairs, and evaluating whether equipment is designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions.
• Provides maintenance and reliability input to Global Project Methodology activities.
• Supports the preventive maintenance coordinator, as required, in reviewing spare parts list for existing equipment.
• Provides equipment reliability and performance data to the technical resource networks for input into equipment purchasing requirements, evaluation of equipment performance, vendor performance, and modifications to MET.
• Supports implementation and management of site MRO spare parts management system.
• Uses maintenance spending, reliability, and maintenance metrics for assigned area. Understands objectives of the Facility Maintenance Strategy for assigned areas and relevant history of equipment failures.
• Analyzes impact of equipment failures on maintenance spending to identify improvement opportunities.
• Initiates reliability related MOCs and effectively implement change in own area of responsibility in coordination with appropriate leadership.
• Understands principles of Long-Term Cost of Ownership. Analyzes and troubleshoots maintenance spending in assigned area with coaching.
• Creates Equipment Reliability Strategies based upon Top Opportunity List, Critical Equipment List, and identified plant/business needs.
• Evaluates and Optimizes PPM activities, on an on-going basis, to support overall productivity improvements.
• Identifies and resolve Top Reliability Opportunities and decrease equipment failure losses in order to meet the site Product Supply Reliability improvement goals for the given year.
• Facilitates the Reliability Team and implementation of the HRO principles within the unit, building strong partnerships and coaching/teaching as needed.
• Serves as manufacturing rep for capital project execution

Education

A Bachelor or Master Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering. Mechanical Engineer preferred

Top Skills / Must-Haves:

Strong mechanical aptitude (rotating equipment, pumps, agitators, instrumentation)

Experience working with MRO systems (maintenance workflows, spare parts, etc.)

Exposure to capital projects / project management

Preferred Experience:

Chemical or manufacturing environment

Familiarity with maintenance processes (work orders, planning, execution)

Ideally 3–5 years experience, but flexible for strong candidates

Technical & Tools:

SAP preferred

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Work Schedule & Conditions:

Schedule: Monday–Friday, ~6/7 AM – 2/3 PM (9/80 schedule)

Overtime: Not expected but possible if approved

Driving: Required (may use plant vehicle occasionally)

PPE: Standard plant PPE required including steel toes

TWIC card: Not required

Soft Skills:

Strong communication skills (internal and external stakeholders)

Ability to work with vendors

Comfortable providing updates via meetings and email

Interview Process:

Preferred: In-person interviews

Alternative: Teams if needed

Location: Hayward, CA facility

If you believe you are a good fit for this opportunity, please submit your application through the job posting link.

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