Facilities Engineer III

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Job Title

Facilities Engineer III

Independently operate as the site-level facilities engineering subject matter expert (SME) for critical plant infrastructure, utilities, and building systems. Lead and program-manage complex capital facilities and construction projects while providing advanced technical leadership in reliability, compliance, and operational performance. Develop and sustain reliability-centered maintenance strategies and facility standards that enable safe, compliant, and cost-effective manufacturing operations. Partner closely with EHS, Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering to align facilities execution with site and business unit strategies and continuous improvement objectives.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• •Serve as the SME for site-specific engineering issues involving plant infrastructure, utilities, and associated systems; lead structured problem solving, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions.
• •Under minimal supervision, develop, implement, and optimize predictive, preventive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs, including maintenance strategies, decision logic, and predictive techniques; mentor and coach others in reliability and data-driven troubleshooting methods.
• •Lead site capital facilities and construction projects end-to-end, including scope definition, feasibility studies, conceptual and detailed design review, budgeting, scheduling, execution, commissioning/validation, and turnover to operations and maintenance.
• •Provide expert consultation to site leadership on facilities engineering matters, including regulatory compliance (federal, state, local), consensus safety standards, and infrastructure risk; prepare technical documentation for regulatory, customer, and internal audits.
• •Develop business cases, cost/benefit analyses, and capital justifications supporting site facilities initiatives, infrastructure upgrades, and master planning; prepare executive-level summaries and presentations.
• •Act as the site interface with external vendors, contractors, and equipment suppliers, from specification development through procurement, installation, and operational integration, ensuring compliance with company standards and total cost-of-ownership objectives.
• •Negotiate, administer, and enforce contracts and purchase orders for specialized facilities services (e.g., utilities, alarm systems, controls, infrastructure upgrades); review invoices and authorize payments in accordance with policy.
• •Oversee maintenance and modification of building automation systems, process/utility controls, CMMS, and facilities change management processes, drive improvements in data accuracy, traceability, and performance reporting.
• •Coordinate closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Process Engineering to align facilities readiness with production needs, equipment installations, and technology transfers, into manufacturing.
• •Review and approve work performed by outside contractors for conformance to company standards and specifications; prepare technical facilities reports and analyses for site leadership.
• •Determine feasibility and design of new plant equipment or facility modifications considering cost, schedule, space constraints, capacity needs, and long-term site plans; proactively identify risks and mitigation strategies.
• •Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence using Lean and reliability principles (e.g., TPM concepts, Kaizen, 6S) to improve uptime, safety, energy efficiency, and operating cost.
• •Establish and improve site facilities standards, procedures, and performance metrics; support identification of training needs for maintenance and operations personnel related to new or upgraded systems.
• •Prepare and manage site facilities budgets; forecast capital, contractor, and resource needs; monitor expenditures and partner with purchasing to optimize cost and supplier performance.
• •Maintain strong safety leadership and accountability; partner with EHS to ensure safe design, safe execution of work, and compliant operation of facilities systems.
• •Communicate effectively across all levels of the organization and work productively with a diverse workforce.
• •Assist and/or perform in other areas as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Education:

Bachelors degree in related field (or equivalent experience)

Experience:

7+ years of related experience

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Target Hiring Range

Annual Salary: USD 103,040.00 - USD 136,013.00

Actual compensation is commensurate with experience, skills and education. CoorsTek strives to give all qualified applicants equal opportunity and to make selection decisions on job related factors. Do not provide any information on the application which will indicate your race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

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