Sr. Mechanical Facilities Engineer

Location: Hemlock

Requisition Number: 79422

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** Purpose of the Position:
** The Sr. Mechanical Facilities Engineer will be responsible for leading the reliability, maintenance, operation, and continuous improvement of mechanical systems within the facility, including HVAC, plumbing, piping, utilities, recycling, and process-support equipment. This role will ensure the safe, efficient, reliable, and compliant operation of critical facilities infrastructure supporting manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical engineering background, extensive industrial facilities experience and demonstrated ability to lead maintenance and capital improvement initiatives.

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* Key Responsibilities:

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* + Serve as the mechanical subject-matter expert for facilities equipment, providing technical guidance to Skilled Trades, maintenance supervision, operations, engineering, and external contractors.

+ Team up with Skilled Trades and supervision on system reliability, maintenance optimization, root-cause analysis, and equipment improvement initiatives.

+ Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance plans for mechanical systems to reduce downtime, improve asset reliability, and extend equipment life.

+ Establish equipment criticality rankings, maintenance strategies, standard operating procedures, job plans, and recommended spare-parts inventories for critical facilities assets.

+ Support maintenance planning and scheduling by ensuring work orders, maintenance procedures, equipment documentation, and parts requirements are accurate and available within the CMMS.

+ Conduct regular inspections, performance assessments, and reliability reviews to ensure systems operate efficiently and comply with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

+ Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for recurring equipment failures, mechanical system issues, and unplanned downtime; recommend and implement sustainable corrective actions.

+ Oversee the installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and optimization of mechanical systems, including HVAC, plumbing, piping, pumps, compressed air, vacuum systems, water systems, recycling systems, and process-support equipment.

+ Coordinate with contractors, vendors, Skilled Trades, and internal teams to complete mechanical system repairs, upgrades, shutdown work, and capital projects safely and effectively.

+ Support planning and execution of planned outages, equipment shutdowns, turnarounds, and emergency repairs to minimize disruption to facility and production operations.

+ Collaborate with other departments to support…