Mechanical Engineer

CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. We produce, distribute, and sell cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and related building materials in more than 50 countries, and we maintain trade relationships in close to 100 nations.

Support the planning of Major and Specialized Maintenance jobs. Collaborate and participate in Operations and Maintenance jobs, developing and executing Preventive, Predictive and Corrective Maintenance activity programs, and providing technical support to Maintenance and Operations Functions in Continuous Improvement Activities.

* To develop and to propose Preventive, Predictive, and Corrective Maintenance plans required of equipment from start-up and throughout their life cycle. Specifying and updating frequency for each maintenance task based on a normal operation and on the objectives of the Maintenance function. * To suggest specific activities for inspection, lubrication, cleaning, and change of parts to equipments based on recommendations from the manufacturer and the supplier (including their own experiences of the personnel within the Plant) in order to timely detect and/or to avoid equipment deterioration. * To provide technical support and follow-up to Major and highly specialized Maintenance jobs. * To promote ongoing improvement in equipments and administrative procedures. Work together with ongoing improvement teams, visualizing the opportunities of investigation to improve machines with respect to Availability and Reliability. * Identify problems and recommend solutions associated with high cost, failure rate, and inefficient equipment. * To support and to promote technical development of personnel of Work Teams according to Total Productive Maintenance. * To collect and analyze equipment Maintenance history. Investigate repetitive damages in order to evaluate effectiveness of Preventive — Predictive Maintenance and Operating Procedures. Inform Technical Office about design problems or incorrect selection of equipment. The analysis of root — cause should be elaborated together within the Work Teams (Maintenance with Production support) * To contact original equipment manufacturers whenever it is necessary to resolve operating and Reliability problems. * To collaborate with the Technical Office about the specification of new equipment, assuring Reliability of Operation and the highest life cycle. * To meet with Work Teams visualizing modifications on existing equipment/processes in order to enhance performance or Reliability, and to determine the best cost/benefit relationship. * To partake in the design and specifications of new parts or components that will be manufactured by a central (internal) workshop or by an external contractor. * To plan Major Shutdown Work Requests with a high degree of specialization regarding instructions, human resources estimates, materials, special tools, and estimated duration of the job within the confines of reliability discipline. * To advise about technical problems found in equipment manufacturing, tests, facilities, and manufacturing of modified parts and components.

* Individual must be very analytical, which includes the ability to abstract large amounts of data. * Intermediate to advanced level of competency with Microsoft Tools (Access, Excel, Word, etc.). * Must have good concepts of reliability statistics. * Experience in working and contributing substantially within a team environment. * Able to adapt to both sudden and gradual change due to business dynamics. * The ability to stay motivated throughout long periods of time. Work demands in this position will take away from an individual’s personal time. * Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering * One or more years of experience in heavy industrial/heavy manufacturing maintenance.