Senior Facilities Engineer - Controls

JOB LOCATION

USA, Louisville, KY

JOB POSTING TITLE

Senior Facilities Engineer - Controls

THE CHALLENGE

As a Sr. Facilities Controls Engineer, you'll be responsible for maintaining and improving the physical equipment within a defined production area. You'll have full technical ownership of assigned areas and will work with a team of union skilled trades maintenance technicians, hourly Team Leaders, Process Improvement Engineers, Quality and Business Managers. In this role, you will make critical engineering choices with regards to equipment and processes needed to meet the goals of the area.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and program management to Plant Operations, to include providing leadership and direction to the maintenance team.
• Be a point of contact for technical changes to assigned area and accountable for conclusion making process.
• Improve and direct Preventive Maintenance plan for assigned area.
• Root cause based troubleshooting, schematic reading, PLC's and ladder logic programming, variable frequency drives, Ethernet communications, Vision Systems and safety procedures such as Lock Out -Tag Out.
• Support all plant priorities in the areas of EHS, Schedule Attainment, Spoilage & Yield, Labor & Overtime, Productivity, Spare Parts cost controls and Lean Manufacturing.
• Execute routine equipment purchases, to include presenting justification for capital expenses or process improvements, design and specification of equipment and standardization of equipment within manufacturing methods and safety requirements.
• First response to our maintenance employees when guidance or assistance is required. This will include some after hours and weekend supervision.
• Establish, develop, implement and sustain world-class practices in our Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program and guide continuous improvement in the areas of up-time and cost controls.
• Coordinate with Advanced Manufacturing Engineer (AME) efforts to ensure operational efficiency goals are met.
• Provide support, direction and training to AMEs, Process Improvement Engineers, maintenance, systems and shop projects with specification, drawings, equipment/process acceptance, and trouble-shooting.
• Initiate and integrate activities to resolve repetitive production problems and implement preventive maintenance programs on key pieces of equipment to improve process output reliability.
• Provide leadership to hourly maintenance employees to ensure day-to-day production requirements.
• Establish measured work practices for maintenance employees, to include documentation of work performed and the time required to perform it.
• Provide training and aid in trouble-shooting and downtime response in specified area of expertise.
• Steer up-time and equipment reliability improvements through simplification activities.
• Own the 5S in the area and enforce adherence.
• Relocation will be provided.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or other technical Bachelor’s Degree.
• Demonstrated Project Management skills.
• Proven Mechanical and Electrical/PLC Diagnostic and Technical Skills required.
• Proven PLC Controls/Electrical troubleshooting a must
• Proven shop floor troubleshooting skills
• Previous supervisory experience and/or experience working directly with high volume manufacturing Production Operations and Union Operators.
• Demonstrated solid leadership skills through coaching, training and positive influencing.
• Skills to include positive interpersonal style along with facilitation knowledge that promotes team building.
• Ability to implement long-term plans into day-to-day operations.
• Solid Computer skills (i.e. Microsoft suite, software/programming and PLC).
• Position supports 24/7 manufacturing facilities. Occasional off shift, on call and weekend work may be required.
• Proven problem solving skills.
• Must exhibit clear, effective verbal communication skills and be able to work efficiently with all levels of employees.

Preferred:

• Green Belt Certified, Black Belt Certified.
• 5 years' support operations or maintenance supervision experience.
• Design/Tooling/new product launch background a plus.
• Self-motivated: ability to balance multiple priorities, effectively establish level of responsiveness and resource allocation.
• Skilled Union trades management experience.
• Excellent written communication skills.

GE Appliances does not offer sponsorship now or in the future

GE Appliances is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.