Facilities Engineer

Flex•Buffalo Grove, IL

About The Position

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. General Purpose: Applies engineering values to design, modify or develop facilities, testing, machines, equipment or processes used in processing or manufacturing products.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred or equivalent experience and training.
Minimum of 6 plus years of experience as an Industrial or Facilities Engineer or related area.
Demonstrates advanced operations, technical and people and/or process skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills.
Demonstrates expert knowledge of the function and a thorough comprehension of Flex’s and related business.
Proficient in AutoCAD
Ability to read, research and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
Ability to read, research, and interpret common technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
Ability to acknowledge to common inquiries or complaints from customers and regulatory agencies.
Ability to effectively present information and acknowledge to questions from groups of managers, customers and vendors.

Nice To Haves

Certified Plant Engineer (CPE) certificate

Responsibilities

Researches facility products or equipment specifications and performance requirements to define designs which can be produced by existing manufacturing or processing facilities and methods.
Researches engineering proposals, process requirements and related technical data pertaining to industrial facilities machinery and equipment design.
Defines feasibility of designing new plant facilities equipment or modifying existing facilities considering costs, available space, time limitations, company planning and other technical and economic factors.
Provides technical facilities information concerning manufacturing or processing techniques, materials, properties and process advantages and limitations which affect long range plant and product engineering planning.
Compiles and researches facilities research data to establish performance standards for newly designed or modified equipment.
Studies engineering and technical publications to keep abreast of technical changes and developments in industry.
Uses computer assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
Guides projects and project teams.