Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Technician, Rieter America, LLC., Spartanburg, SC.

Job Description

-Install new Rieter fiber spinning and fiber preparation equipment at assigned customer sites in roving field service capacity.

-Fine tune and adjust fiber preparation machines to meet operational and quality specifications established by Rieter.

-Integrate new Rieter technologies into customer textile mills, ensuring compatibility with existing production systems.

-Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and technological malfunctions on running Rieter equipment, including older model machines.

-Train customer production personnel -

using Spanish and English as required - on the proper operation, maintenance, and adjustment of Rieter textile machinery.

-Conduct machine tests, collect performance data, document results, and submit technical reports to Rieters engineering team.

-Recommend design modifications or engineering improvements to Rieter Headquarters to enhance equipment quality, reliability, and operational performance.

-Review, interpret, and apply technical instructions, engineering drawings, and blueprints to ensure that installation and testing activities comply with Rieter specifications and project objectives.

-Periodically instruct other mechanical engineering technicians, primarily in Spanish, on procedures for installing textile machinery, equipment, and related systems (instruction only; no supervisory duties).

-Test and inspect machinery during commissioning and while in production to verify compliance with operational standards.

-Attend job related technical training in the United States and internationally as assigned or approved by management.

-Work standard hours (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) and perform overtime - including weekends and holidays - when necessary to complete customer site work or emergency service tasks. Perform field service at unanticipated customer sites throughout the assigned region. Telecommute from within a 60-mile radius of Spartanburg, South Carolina, when performing administrative duties; submit reports electronically to the Spartanburg office. At customer facilities, coordinate the tasks of up to 20 subcontractors and customer personnel who may not speak technical English; coordination involves scheduling and task alignment only and does not include supervisory authority.

Requirements

-Requires an Associate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Textile Engineering or related field or foreign equivalent.

-Requires five (5) years of experience in textile spinning industry to include:

-Requires (5) years: installing large industrial machines;

-Requires (5) years: reading industrial electrical diagrams;

-Requires (5) years: utilizing CAD software;

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