Facilities Manager and Plant Engineer

Responsibilities

• Direct all facility maintenance, repair, and infrastructure activities to ensure a safe, efficient, and compliant work environment.
• Manage preventive maintenance programs for critical facility equipment including forklifts, compressors, HVAC systems, cranes, ventilation systems, and other utility assets.
• Oversee building repairs and maintenance activities for facility interiors, exteriors, grounds, parking areas, and general infrastructure.
• Ensure required inspections, testing, certifications, and record retention for critical facility systems, including fire suppression systems, emergency lighting, security systems, alarms, and environmental controls.
• Lead facility improvement projects, upgrades, renovations, expansions, and modifications to support operational requirements.
• Manage relationships, contracts, budgets, and performance of external service providers including janitorial, landscaping, snow removal, pest control, plumbing, waste management, and facility maintenance contractors.
• Oversee procurement and inventory management for facility supplies, consumables, safety equipment, and occupant support products.
• Maintain and support employee services and equipment including vending systems, safety stations, emergency equipment, machine shop resources, and other workplace amenities.
• Ensure occupant comfort, convenience, and workplace functionality through effective management of building systems and services.
• Monitor facility safety, regulatory compliance, and environmental requirements while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support capital investment and development projects from concept through implementation, including planning, equipment selection, supplier coordination, budgeting, scheduling, and project execution.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Manufacturing teams to develop equipment layouts and facility integration plans.
• Manage project timelines, contractor activities, equipment acceptance, startup activities, and operational handoff.
• Coordinate communication and implementation activities between affected plants and departments.
• Ensure all equipment and facility projects meet company safety standards, OSHA regulations, and internal policies.
• Develop and maintain operating procedures, work instructions, and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) documentation for new equipment and processes.
• Coordinate installation, commissioning, modification, and upgrades of mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, controls, and HMI systems.
• Provide technical support during project startup, validation, debugging, and ongoing operation.
• Analyze equipment performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement corrective actions to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Provide plant-wide technical expertise and support for manufacturing equipment, facility systems, and operational processes.
• Evaluate equipment failures, identify root causes, and develop corrective and preventive actions.
• Support production operations through rapid response to critical equipment issues and infrastructure challenges.
• Lead reliability and continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment uptime, productivity, and maintenance effectiveness.