Maintenance Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Maintenance Engineer coordinating facility start-up maintenance for Ford’s Chihuahua manufacturing plant. Managing safety, mechanical, electrical, HVAC, fire-protection, and improvement systems.

Posted 9/4/2026full-timeChihuahua • 🇲🇽 MexicoMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in coordinating maintenance and installation activities for mechanical and electrical systems, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards. Proficient in managing vendor relationships, preparing executive reports, and leading technical training for personnel.

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Mechanical Systems CoordinationElectrical Systems KnowledgeHVAC System ImprovementISO 9000 ComplianceLeadership and Training

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Hard Skills

Pneumatic SystemsHydraulic SystemsHigh Voltage Electrical SystemsCombustion Equipment MaintenanceIndustrial Wash/Dry SystemsMFM Maintenance SystemsExecutive ReportingCost ControlVendor ManagementProblem-Solving Methodology

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationTeam CoordinationTraining Capability

Tools & Technologies

Protag ProcessVisual Management BoardsCPAR ProposalsOne Point Lessons

Certifications & Qualifications

Forklift/Crane Lifting CertificationCertified Expert in Equipment and Machinery Lifting

Industry Keywords

Industrial MaintenancePlant Start-Up ProjectsFire Protection SystemsEnvironmental ComplianceEnergy Reduction Projects

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Coordinate and execute maintenance, installation, and improvement activities for mechanical, electrical, combustion, extraction, HVAC, fire protection, and lifting/handling systems during facility start-up
Review after-hours pending items with contractors and OEMs installing facility systems
Generate daily executive maintenance reports before 8:00 a.m. and report gaps through visual management boards
Verify safety standards, capture incidents and unsafe conditions, conduct safety talks, and present SOS reports
Lead safety procedures for machine installation and develop knowledge of the Protag process
Ensure maintenance routes and facility service areas comply with requirements
Control janitorial-material expenses, warehouse materials, purchase orders, and warehouse tickets
Coordinate central maintenance, general labor, cleaning, water treatment, tool room, electronics, powerhouse, and clarification departments
Generate scopes of work and follow purchasing processes for service providers
Verify attendance, vacation schedules, and time records for service departments
Support environmental and ISO 9000 requirements, One Point Lessons, and audits
Support production lines with machining and machine issues and provide technical training
Support high- and medium-voltage electrical systems and compressed-air compressors
Support cafeteria equipment and coordinate welding work
Install, supervise, repair, and improve pneumatic, hydraulic, mist-extraction, and mechanical systems
Update production washer engineering and implement washing/drying improvements
Coordinate crane and manipulator certifications, installations, spare parts, and lifting-system improvements
Conduct combustion-equipment audits and maintenance for equipment over 400,000 BTU
Maintain extraction equipment, ductwork, spare parts, and system balancing
Improve and troubleshoot HVAC/AHU systems and maintain facility temperature and humidity
Coordinate fire-protection audits, piping repairs, drawings, and spare-parts requests
Research and implement water-, energy-, and emissions-reduction projects; prepare CPAR proposals
Standardize mechanical equipment and research applicable new technologies
Report to the Launch Manager

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering or related field
Minimum 3 years in industrial maintenance, facilities, or plant start-up projects
Fluent English, written and spoken
Knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical systems, including high and medium voltage
Knowledge of compressed air and combustion equipment over 400,000 BTU
Knowledge of mist/dust extraction systems, HVAC, fire protection systems (FPS/SCI), and industrial wash/dry systems
Knowledge of FPS (Ford Production System) / MOS, Green Belt, 8D problem-solving methodology, One Point Lessons (LSP), and ISO 9000
Contract and vendor management; requisitions and purchase orders; cost and material consumption control; service department management
Experience handling MFM maintenance systems, preparing executive reports, controlling attendance lists, and scheduling vacations
Trainer/instructor capability and leadership of supervised personnel
Certified expert in equipment and machinery lifting; forklift/crane lifting certification is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time employment
New project/facility start-up assignment through 31 January 2028