Specialist, Facilities Engineering

MP Materials Corp. • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

MP Materials is seeking a hands-on Specialist, Manufacturing Facilities Engineering to be an integral part of the team designing and building a new metal, alloy, and magnet-making facility. This is a rare opportunity to have a central role in the development of a greenfield advanced manufacturing facility, and helping to define the future of American manufacturing. This position will require a combination of both strong technical skills to design the machines needed for material movement and plant layout, and a hands-on nature to ensure that the successful sourcing, construction, and commissioning of the designs.

Requirements

• At least 3 years manufacturing equipment and utility design experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read and modify drawings and documents such as P&ID’s, equipment general arrangements, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Excellent spatial visualization and reasoning skills, with a history of conceiving of successful creative designs for bespoke problems.
• Basic knowledge and experience across multiple CAD tools.
• Expert level user of Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Sound knowledge of Process Safety.
• Good understanding of human factors in manufacturing.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent projects.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years water and gas piping, HVAC, etc. experience in metals, semiconductor, or specialty chemicals industries.
• Ability to identify and solve problems, and effectively communicate and advocate for these solutions to others (from operators to management).

Responsibilities

• Primarily responsible for facility troubleshooting and implementations related to building, piping, HVAC, process gas distribution and related activities.
• Contribute to a dedicated team of engineers and specialists for support of existing manufacturing sites.
• Review designs for new facilities as MP expands manufacturing.
• Contributes to the Physical Design Engineering team as an integral member.
• Works closely with broader process engineering, controls engineering, and manufacturing teams to create support and utility systems for equipment expansions.
• Works closely with EHS to ensure that all work is done to ensure world class health and safety, and full compliance with relevant environmental regulations.
• Documents all work for seamless handoff to end users, prepares technical reports, and follows all corporate change management procedures.
• Leads and supports continuous improvement activities to produce ongoing, meaningful improvements to worker safety, process uptime, and product quality.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed