Facilities Engineer

Job Roles

Systems thinker --sees the business and its operation holistically; understands actions and reactions; considers multiple pathways of potential effect before decisions; thinks strategically about interventions with an eye toward scale

Optimizer --constantly challenging the organization to work smarter; supports others to ensure they have what they need to do their work successfully

Anticipation --looks ahead to minimize potential issues and maximize advantages; prepares others for what comes next

Operational accelerator --drives continuous improvement; understands ramifications of automation and other advances; advocates for safety, ergonomics and scalable solutions

Organization and structure --works within existing structures while striving to improve and standardize them; provides accurate information; galvanizes others toward common goals

Influence --leverages knowledge, relationship, data and perspective to persuade, educate and navigate; gains buy in and adoption of ideas and practices at scale; interacts with a variety of stakeholders

Data informed --focused on things that drive quantifiable business outcomes; evaluates based on quantitative feedback; knows and explains the “why” behind actions

Prioritized reaction --handles the unexpected without losing sight of important objectives; reacts where greatest leverage points exist

Relationship --connects individually and with teams across shifts and practices; builds rapport and commonality; creates a “win together” ethic; serves as liaison between shop floor and engineering; keeps the pulse of the floor; helps people feel heard

Responsibilities

• Responsible for plant equipment and building maintenance as well as project planning and implementation, plant equipment layouts, and troubleshooting equipment problems for assigned plants within one or more facilities.

• Analyzes engineering proposals, process requirements, and related technical data pertaining to industrial machinery and equipment design.

• Determines feasibility of designing new plant equipment o modifying existing facilities considering costs, available space, time limitations, company planning, and other technical and economic factors.

• Provides technical information concerning manufacturing or processing techniques, materials, properties, and process advantages, and limitations which affect long range plant and product engineering planning.

• Directs the operation of the physical facility functions including equipment installations and service functions for facility (includes safety and outside contractors).

• Plans, formulates and administers various engineering programs.

• Designs and facilitates capital projects within the facility.

• May supervise departmental and/or maintenance employees. Develops, trains and motivates; make job assignments, and follows contract and/or company policies.

• Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.

• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems.

• Tests newly installed machines and equipment to ensure fulfillment of contract specifications.

• Oversees maintenance of facility and equipment.

• Performs equipment and project design.

• Plans and supervises project work.

• Provides manufacturing support to business centers.

• Performs cost estimating.

• Troubleshoots equipment.

• Initiates purchase for equipment and maintenance supplies.

• Reports on maintenance and engineering activities to management.