Company and Job Overview
A manufacturer known for producing high-quality auto parts die castings is seeking an Equipment & Maintenance Assistant Manager to join their team. This role is responsible for overseeing maintenance operations, optimizing equipment performance, leading automation upgrades, ensuring safety and environmental compliance, and building a technically strong and collaborative team to support continuous manufacturing excellence.
A manufacturer known for producing high-quality auto parts die castings is seeking an Equipment & Maintenance Assistant Manager to join their team. This role is responsible for overseeing maintenance operations, optimizing equipment performance, leading automation upgrades, ensuring safety and environmental compliance, and building a technically strong and collaborative team to support continuous manufacturing excellence.
Job Responsibilities
- Oversee routine maintenance, scheduled servicing, and preventive maintenance plans for key equipment including die-casting machines, trim presses, melting furnaces, ladling systems, temperature control units (TCUs), and robotic automation systems.
- Define clear maintenance responsibilities by role to ensure optimal equipment performance, extend service life, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
- Manage spare parts inventory and develop procurement strategies to ensure critical components (e.g., hydraulic pumps, sensors, cooling parts) are available to support uninterrupted production.
- Develop recruitment, training, and succession plans for the equipment team, focusing on die-casting process knowledge and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Ensure compliance with national safety laws and company policies; develop safety SOPs and conduct regular training for high-temperature and molten metal operations.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Automation, Mechatronics, or related fields.
- Strong understanding of hydraulic systems, electrical control, thermal management, and automation relevant to die-casting equipment.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in equipment or maintenance roles, ideally within die-casting, foundry, or high-temperature manufacturing environments.
- Proven experience in maintaining and debugging die-casting machines, CNC machining centres, melting furnaces, and automation systems.
- Proficient in mechanical design software (e.g., AutoCAD); capable of producing equipment drawings and technical documentation.
- Skilled in PLC programming and automation control systems; able to troubleshoot electrical and hydraulic systems independently.
- Knowledge of common die-casting defects (e.g., porosity, cold shut, flash) and how equipment maintenance can prevent them.
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