Facilities Specialist

Job Description

Job Title:
Facilities Specialist

Company: AISIN Texas

Department:
Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities Maintenance

Location:
Cibolo, TX

Position Summary

The Facility Specialist is responsible for planning and coordinating the maintenance, repair, and improvement of the plant’s building facilities and infrastructure. This includes supporting the safe and reliable operation of electrical, HVAC, water, sewage, water quality, and fire protection systems. The role also helps drive facility objectives related to stable energy supply, energy savings, cost reduction, environmental waste prevention, and repair or construction project coordination.

Position Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

• Assist in Facility designs and support of structural, mechanical, or HVAC related projects
• Assist in the development of preventive and routine equipment maintenance plans
• Development of catastrophic failure repair plans and countermeasures
• Budget planning and performance management for the Facility team
• Develop continuous improvement plans to generate energy cost‑savings for site
• Support the improvement of indirect material costs, equipment, labor and vendor costs
• Other Facility duties as assigned

Required

Skills and Abilities

• Minimum 1 year of experience with reading/understanding blueprints (experience using CAD or PDF editing software is a plus)
• Working knowledge of facility systems, utilities, equipment, and building infrastructure, including electrical, HVAC, water, sewage, and fire protection systems.
• Ability to support facility maintenance planning, repair coordination, construction projects, and daily facility operations in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to identify facility concerns, support corrective action, and follow issues through completion.
• Ability to review data, reports, and technical information related to facility equipment, utilities, energy usage, cost reduction, safety, and environmental performance.
• Intermediate to Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with the ability to analyze data, create graphs, generate reports, and present information clearly.
• Intermediate to Advanced Proficiency with CMMS Systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and support deadlines related to facility repairs, improvements, inspections, and project activity.

Beneficial Skills and Experience

• Project management experience required, experience in a production or an automotive manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Strong communication and coordination skills with the ability to work with internal departments, contractors, vendors, and leadership.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering discipline required, or 3 years of applicable experience in lieu of a degree.

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 0 %
• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

With reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
• Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast‑paced environment.
• Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
• Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.
• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

Aisin offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible…