Facilities Engineer

SIFCO Industries•Cleveland, OH

5d•$75,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

SIFCO Industries, Inc., a publicly held supplier to the aerospace industry in Cleveland, Ohio, is seeking a Facilities Engineer. Reporting to the Maintenance and Facilities Manager, this role plans and implements the design of plants, offices, grounds, and major utility systems. The Facilities Engineer improves equipment reliability, proposes and manages capital projects, and implements maintenance system improvements. Key focus areas include facilities management, capital expenditure project management, environmental compliance, safety assurance, plant operating expense management, and utility management. The role supports environmental compliance, building codes, health and safety corrective actions, energy-use reduction, production and heat-treat furnace monitoring, building automation and control systems, facility inspections, and maintenance coordination. It also manages facility drawings and layouts and supports product and process conformance with the quality management system. The Facilities Engineer researches equipment enhancements and technologies, coordinates preventative maintenance and capital projects, and works with internal departments and vendors. The role participates in safety and emergency response activities, supports hazardous-material handling and regulatory compliance, conducts audits, and works with EHS on lockout/tagout inspections and audits. It also maintains equipment logs, analyzes equipment data, works with maintenance planning on work requests, and develops preventive maintenance requirements aligned with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). The position conducts performance audits of skilled trades personnel, develops new-hire checklists and maintenance training, and establishes standards for work orders, inspections, and equipment instructions. There are no direct supervisory responsibilities, but indirect leadership of skilled trades and occasional direct leadership for training, capital projects, or maintenance-group backup supervision are expected.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree, preferably in an engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience.
Previous experience in manufacturing.
Strong interpersonal skills and a desire to learn.
Ability to motivate people, particularly a production workforce.

Nice To Haves

Previous electronics experience and/or experience troubleshooting PLCs.
Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing concepts.
Exposure to Six Sigma variability analysis techniques.

Responsibilities

Assist Operations and EHS Management with environmental compliance monitoring, building codes, and health and safety corrective actions.
Analyze and track utility and energy usage, identify opportunities for reductions and cost savings, and design and implement reduction strategies.
Monitor heat-treat and production furnaces and manage related improvement projects and maintenance initiatives.
Select and manage third-party resources responding to routine work orders and emergencies.
Manage building automation systems, PLC control systems, and SCADA collection software.
Promote safe work practices and address non-compliance with safety practices, policies, and regulations.
Partner with Quality, Process Engineering, and Operations to ensure equipment meets expectations and produces desired results.
Inspect facility infrastructure and facilitate necessary repairs.
Maintain facility equipment drawings and building layouts.
Ensure product and process performance conforms to the quality management system and work with audit teams on root-cause analysis and QMS updates.
Research planned enhancements for mechanical and electrical equipment acquisitions and stay informed about new technology and procedures.
Assist departments with improvement plans and projects, monitor building systems, and correct defective or inefficient operations through remedial maintenance.
Coordinate preventive maintenance for boilers, presses, furnaces, hammers, plumbing, electrical systems, overhead doors, PLCs, and other major systems.
Manage, oversee, and implement new-equipment and facilities capital expenditure projects, including vendor management.
Participate in the safety committee and emergency response team.
Operate fire detection and suppression systems, identify and correct sources of trouble, and follow safety procedures.
Handle hazardous materials, electrical circuits, solvents, refrigerants, cleaning supplies, and chemicals safely.
Audit safety, environmental, preventive maintenance, and other systems for compliance with internal and external requirements.
In coordination with EHS management, instruct the team in hazardous-material disposal under established OSHA and EPA procedures.
Ensure plant utility systems meet internal standards and external regulatory requirements.
Work with the EHS Manager on lockout/tagout equipment inspections and conduct routine LOTO audits.
Maintain daily log reports, analyze equipment data, investigate deficiencies, recommend solutions, and identify facility resources.
Work with Maintenance Planning to evaluate scheduled and unscheduled work requests and special projects.
Define internal and external preventive maintenance requirements aligned with TPM, including operator inspection and verification, internal work orders, and vendor-managed programs.
Ensure new equipment implementations align with TPM strategies.
Conduct periodic performance audits of skilled trades personnel to verify maintenance work orders meet expectations.
Develop new-hire checklists for millwrights, electricians, and combustion control technicians and conduct maintenance program training aligned with TPM.
Develop standards for completing work orders, inspections, and equipment work instructions.
Provide indirect leadership to skilled trades and occasional direct leadership for training, capital projects, or backup supervision of the maintenance group.