GE Facility Engineer, Mechanical Electrical 1st shift, AP3 Job Job in Louisville, Kentucky US
GE Facility Engineer, Mechanical Electrical 1st shift, AP3 Job
Responsible for maintaining the physical infrastructure and equipment within a defined production area. As the Facility Engineer you will work with a team of process improvement engineers and Union skilled trades maintenance workforce in Dishwasher manufacturing operations. In this role you will make critical engineering decisions in a timely manner. Essential Responsibilities * Provide Technical Leadership, Program Management, and Expertise to Plant Operations *Demonstrate strong knowledge and technical ability. History of training others in root cause based troubleshooting, schematic reading, PLC's and ladder logic programming, PID loop control, high voltage distribution and maintenance, variable frequency drives, Ethernet communications, HMI Software (Cimplicity, WonderWare, Citect), Vision Systems and safety procedures such as Lock Out -Tag Out. * Support all plant objectives in the areas of EHS, Schedule Attainment, Spoilage Yield, Labor Overtime, Productivity, Spare Parts cost controls and Lean Manufacturing *First response to our maintenance employees when guidance or assistance is required. This will include some after hours and weekend supervision. * Establish, develop, implement and sustain world-class practices in our T.P.M. (total plant maintenance) program and drive continuous improvement in the areas of uptime and cost controls * Coordinate with Advanced Manufacturing Engineer (AME) efforts to insure operational efficiency goals are met * Provide support, direction and training to AME, Process Improvement Engineers, maintenance, systems and shop projects with specification, drawings, equipment/process acceptance, and trouble-shooting * Initiate and integrate activities to resolve repetitive production problems and implement preventive maintenance programs on key pieces of equipment to improve process output reliability * Provide leadership to hourly maintenance employees to ensure day-to-day production * Establish measured work practices for maintenance employees, including documentation of work performed and time required to perform it. * Lead, implement and monitor the maintenance processes that support operations and that maximize plant performance while reducing operating costs * Provide training and aid in trouble-shooting and downtime response in specified area of expertise * Drive uptime and equipment reliability improvements through simplification activities Qualifications/Requirements: * Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or other technical bachelors degree * Demonstrated Project Management skills * Previous Supervisory Experience and/or experience working directly with high volume manufacturing Production Operations and Union Operators. * Demonstrated strong Leadership skills through coaching, training and positive influencing. Skills to include interpersonal, facilitation, positive multi-level verbal/written communication and team building * Proven Mechanical and Strong Electrical/PLC Analytical and Technical Skills Required. * Skilled Union trade s management experience * Ability to implement long-term plans into day-to-day operations * Solid Computer skills (i.e. Microsoft suite, software/programming and PLC Additional Eligibility Qualifications GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Desired Characteristics * Green Belt Certified, Black Belt Certified * Minimum 5 years support ops or maintenance supervision experience * Design/Tooling/new product launch background a plus * Self-motivated - ability to balance multiple priorities and effectively determine level of responsiveness and resource allocation * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Strong problem solving skills Nearest Major Market: Louisville Job Segments: Business Process, Electrical, Electrical Engineering, Energy, Engineer, Engineering, Environmental Health Safety, Facilities, Healthcare, High Voltage, Hospitality, Kitchen, Management, Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Operations, Program Manager, Project Manager, Technology