Maintenance Specialist

What does a day-in-the-life look like?

By living and promoting the Metalsa values, ensure the design, implement, and oversee reliability-based maintenance strategies to maximize asset availability and performance. Facilitate the implementation of the Best Maintenance Practices and manage centralized information.

What does success look like?

· Lead and coordinate the maintenance technicians to ensure proper planning and scheduling of activities (materials, tools and spare parts) aligned with the plant’s priorities, reliability, safety, and efficiency objectives.

· Support innovation, automation, continuous improvement, and new line projects to improve asset reliability and maintenance equipment and ensure MMS is applied

· Coordinate the implementation of maintenance best practices. Ensure the correct analysis of recurrent failures using tools such as PPS.

· Ensure that data generated by the CMMS is accurate and consistent.

· Ensure the creation and maintenance of the master plan for preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance

· Report to the plant coordinator the maintenance KPI´s (MTBF and work orders backlog)

· Conduct general building repairs: carpentry, drywall, doors, painting, and flooring.

· Troubleshoot and repair facility electrical issues (lighting, circuits, outlets, etc.).

· Perform plumbing repairs including leaks, fixture installations, and pipe work.

· Conduct welding and light fabrication for equipment and facility repairs.

· Support HVAC filter changes and coordinate with external HVAC contractors as needed.

· Maintain dock equipment, overhead doors, safety barriers, exterior lighting, etc.

· Assist with layout changes, facility improvements, and projects led by the Projects team.

· Coordinate third-party contractors and suppliers for work requiring external support.

· Ensure all supplier interactions follow Metalsa’s procurement protocols (quotes, approvals, POs, and documentation).

What you will bring: 

Experience

· Minimum 2 year of experience as a Maintenance Supervisor in control or automation areas

Education: Associate degree in related field, or combination of education and related experience (mechanical, electrical, mechatronics)

Technical Skills:

· Experience in failure analysis.

· Controls Software proficiency: Allen Bradley, Microsoft Environment, etc.

· Knowledge of VFDs.

· Knowledge of hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, controls network and control systems.

· Knowledge of Safety Equipment (Scanners, Light Screens, Safety Sensors).

Administrative Skills:

o The position requires leadership, effective communication, and teamwork skills.

o Encourage a collaborative environment aligned with company values.

o Proactivity in continuous improvement, cost reduction, and energy efficiency enhancement.

About Metalsa: We are a global company with 60 years of experience in the automotive industry, we manufacture safe and sustainable products for people around the world. We are working for a better future where we enrich communities every day by being committed to people, innovation, and our planet. If you have what it takes to accelerate Metalsa’s vision of future mobility, we want you to join the team! For more information, visit metalsa.com Metalsa’s Mission: To move the world more efficiently while protecting the environment and ensuring long-term economic and social value generation for our stakeholders.

Metalsa’s Vision: To become a leading mobility manufacturer of chassis and electrified solutions for the automotive, trucking, and off-highway industries.

EEOC Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.