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Senior Manufacturing Equipment Engineer
Location: Lumentum Thailand, Navanakorn, Pathum Thani
Position Overview
The Senior Manufacturing Equipment Engineer is responsible for evaluating, selecting, installing, qualifying, upgrading, and maintaining manufacturing equipment to support product quality, operational efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
This role oversees equipment performance and reliability, establishes preventive maintenance programs, and develops solutions to improve machine uptime and resolve equipment-related issues affecting manufacturing processes. The position also provides technical support to Equipment Maintenance, Production, Process Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to ensure equipment readiness and smooth manufacturing operations.
Key Responsibilities
Evaluate, select, and recommend manufacturing equipment based on technical capability, product requirements, reliability, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
Support equipment purchasing by preparing technical specifications, evaluating vendor proposals, and providing technical recommendations.
Oversee the installation, qualification, setup, calibration, validation, modification, and upgrade of manufacturing equipment and tooling.
Provide technical and maintenance engineering support to maximize equipment uptime, reliability, utilization, and production efficiency.
Perform and support preventive maintenance (PM), corrective maintenance (CM), equipment troubleshooting, and complex repair activities.
Analyze equipment failures and recurring issues, identify root causes, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions to reduce downtime.
Develop programs and technical solutions to improve equipment performance, reliability, capacity, machine utilization, and overall equipment effectiveness.
Define, develop, and maintain preventive maintenance schedules, procedures, checklists, and equipment maintenance standards.
Monitor and analyze equipment performance data and maintenance trends using statistical and data-analysis tools.
Lead or support equipment improvement projects focused on productivity, product quality, cost reduction, cycle-time improvement, and operational efficiency.
Provide technical support to Equipment Maintenance, Production, Manufacturing Engineering, and Process Engineering teams.
Collaborate with Quality, Facilities, EHS, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional teams to support smooth manufacturing operations.
Support New Product Introduction activities and ensure equipment, tooling, and production lines are ready for prototype builds and mass production.
Maintain current records of equipment manufacturers’ technical notices, software or hardware upgrades, obsolescence risks, and safety issues.
Prepare and maintain equipment specifications, qualification documents, maintenance records, equipment history, SOPs, work instructions, PM checklists, and other technical documentation.
Establish and maintain an effective spare-parts strategy, including critical-spare identification, inventory requirements, and obsolescence planning.
Coordinate with equipment manufacturers, vendors, and external suppliers regarding equipment installation, troubleshooting, repairs, upgrades, spare parts, and technical support.
Support engineering changes, machine modifications, process transfers, and automation improvement initiatives.
Ensure all equipment and maintenance activities comply with applicable safety regulations, EHS requirements, quality systems, and company standards.
Provide technical guidance, coaching, and training to technicians and operators on equipment operation, preventive maintenance, and basic troubleshooting.
Participate in equipment-related audits and ensure that…