Facilities Engineer

Howmet Aerospace•Winsted, CT

18h•Onsite

About The Position

This Facilities Engineer role is responsible for plant equipment and building maintenance, project planning and implementation, plant equipment layouts, and troubleshooting equipment problems for assigned plants within one or more facilities. The ideal candidate is a systems thinker, constantly challenging the organization to work smarter, anticipating issues, and driving continuous improvement. They should be organized, influential, data-informed, and capable of building strong relationships across teams and shifts, serving as a liaison between the shop floor and engineering.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent work experience
5 years of relevant maintenance or process engineering experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a machining, aerospace or industrial gas turbines operation

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 or 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.