Lead Manufacturing Specialist Facility Management

GE Vernova•Pensacola, FL

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Facilities Engineer is responsible for planning, executing, and maintaining facility infrastructure and systems to support safe, efficient manufacturing operations. This role leads facility improvement projects from concept through completion, ensures compliance with regulatory and preventative maintenance standards, and manages departmental budgets and capital investments. Key responsibilities include coordinating facility initiatives with operations, managing third-party service contracts, and providing technical support for complex mechanical and electrical issues. The Facilities Engineer drives continuous improvement through process optimization, cost reduction, and reliability initiatives, while supporting new product introductions and maintaining production readiness. This position requires hands-on problem solving, strong project management skills, and the ability to work cross-functionally with manufacturing, maintenance, and engineering teams. The role also includes on-call support for facility-related emergencies, and requires flexibility to work weekends as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in mechanical, electrical, chemical, or facilities engineering, or equivalent technical experience
Minimum of 5 years facilities engineering experience
Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
Must be willing to work weekends.
For roles outside of the USA- This role requires advanced experience in the Manufacturing & Facility Management. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
For roles in USA - Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).
Strong oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge of Environmental, Health & Safety policy and procedures
Understanding of reliability concepts ( MTTR, MTBF, probability of failure, condition monitoring, etc)
Experience with CMMS and equipment failure data analysis.
Experience with Industrial IoT technology.
Understanding of CAPEX engineering projects or equipment installation.
Experience with equipment and control systems, including Allen Bradley, FANUC, and Siemens.
Experience in installing, commissioning, supporting, or maintaining industrial manufacturing equipment.
Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to bring assignments to a successful completion
Strong oral and written communication skills for verbal presentations and report writing
Demonstrated leadership ability
Strong capital project experience desired
Strong problem-solving abilities
Competency in personal computers, CAD, spreadsheets, and word processing
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
Established project management skills.

Responsibilities

Plan projects for facility improvements from concept to completion
Implement effective preventative maintenance programs and ensures that all compliance standards are maintained and regulatory maintenance is executed
Forecast budgets for the Facilities department and monitor throughout the year
Coordinate facilities initiatives with Operations team to support production
Ensure that equipment and services purchased are competitively bid, acceptable quality and cost effective
Develop and coordinate department proposals for facilities projects
Be on call for all facilities related emergencies
Negotiate, maintain and review contracts for all third party facilities contractors
Experience conducting engineering assessments of facility systems to support planning for capital acquisitions and infrastructure improvements.
Work with manufacturing engineers to perform equipment modifications, upgrades, make control logic changes, and provide updated training and documentation as required.
Provide hands-on problem-solving support to site facility, maintenance, and production manufacturing teams
Champion capital investment projects, budget coordination, and cost benefit analysis
Diagnose and resolve problems that affect site safety, quality, or productivity
Prepare capital cost justifications and manage delegated appropriations
Perform practical problem solving of plant infrastructure, production processes and related equipment
Reduce common cause DPMO (Defects per Million Opportunities) variation found in processes
Develop cost reduction projects via value analysis
Perform capacity analysis evaluations
Drive process improvement best practices supporting Safety, Lean, and Ergonomic initiatives across all plant operations
Ensure that manufacturing premises are fully operational, maintained, and clean. This is manufacturing specific and does not include gardeners, caterers, etc.
Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline.
Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.
In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.
In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance.
Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks.
Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems.
May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor with proven interpersonal skills or an early people leader who can hire and develop talent.
Provides informal guidance to new team members

Benefits

medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
tuition assistance
adoption assistance
paid parental leave
disability benefits
life insurance
12 paid holidays
permissive time off