Senior Facilities Engineer

Title

Senior Facilities Engineer

JTEKT Automotive

Maintenance

Morristown, TN

Salaried Exempt

Manager – Maintenance/Facilities

206

Senior Facilities Equipment is critical to manufacturing process. Senior Facilities Engineer must ensure reliability and redundancy of utility systems for electricity, compressed air, HVAC, and water while monitoring utility costs.

• Provides engineering services to assigned area of complexity.
• Manages new plant construction and outside contractors.
• Supervises outside contractors performing facility services.
• Analyses process / equipment problems for long term solutions.
• Continuously improves assigned area processes.
• Accesses spare part problems and makes appropriate changes.
• Grooms new equipment to meet production and quality requirements.
• Performs equipment capability studies for facility equipment.
• Determines new equipment layout for approval.
• Prepares detailed equipment specifications for facility.
• Manages new capital purchase of facility equipment.
• Create engineering reports as required for process development or troubleshooting.
• Energy consumption analysis / efficiency improvement.
• Evaluate and maintain air quality.
• Performs housekeeping duties as required.
• Project administration for process changes (i.e. new products, etc.).
• Prepares facility capital and expense budget for manager.
• Other jobs as assigned by manager.

• No internal supervisory responsibilities.

• Special equipment knowledge (i.e. Air compressors, pumps, chillers, HVAC, water treatment, alarm systems, etc.).
• Industrial electronics.
• PLC programming.
• Hydraulic pneumatic and lubrication systems.
• Mechanical reasoning skills.
• High level math skill.
• Equipment drawing interpretation.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem solving ability.
• Computer skills - Excel, Word, Auto CAD.
• Ability to work in team environment.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Work without close supervision.
• Safety oriented.
• Physical agility to access equipment.
• Ability to work overtime and weekends when needed.
• Ability to work in plant environment.
• Ability to lift 40 lbs. on occasion.
• Ability to deal with stress.
• Ability to train others.
• Responsibility for providing internal and external customer service.
• Ability to work overtime is an essential function of the position.

• B.S. in Engineering or B.A. degree.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in job related field.
• Experience in high volume manufacturing.
• Capital procurement experience and grooming for operation.
• Plant facility equipment troubleshooting experience (air compressors, HVAC, chillers, air handlers, alarm systems, electrical switch gear etc.).
• Equipment PM and maintenance experience.
• Electrical and PLC programming experience.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is mostly performed in a normal office setting with minimal exposure to health or safety hazards, and with substantial time spent working on a computer. Requires sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate computer keyboard and other office equipment.
• The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to manufacturing areas which require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses with side shields and mandatory hearing protection.
• Travel by automobile and plane required approximately 10-20% of time.

Employee may perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.