Sr. Facilities Engineer - Process Utilities & Capital Strategy

Sr. Facilities Engineer - Process Utilities & Capital Strategy

Most facilities engineering roles focus on maintaining systems. This role is about shaping the future of them.

We are seeking a Senior Facilities Engineer with broad industrial infrastructure experience to lead the reliability, expansion, and long-term strategy of critical process utility and facility systems supporting manufacturing operations.

This is an ideal opportunity for an engineer who has built a diverse technical foundation!

You will operate at the intersection of engineering, capital planning, operational excellence, and business strategy, serving as a trusted technical leader across utility infrastructure and facility systems.

• Lead Facility and Process Utility System Performance
• Provide technical ownership and long-term stewardship of critical process utility infrastructure, including systems such as compressed air, process water, vacuum, wastewater, and supporting facility utilities.
• Drive reliability, capacity, and lifecycle performance
• Eliminate recurring failures through root cause analysis
• Develop long-range asset and obsolescence strategies
• Ensure systems are engineered to support business growth
• Develop and influence the 5–10-year roadmap for process utility systems and site infrastructure
• Prioritize investments based on risk, reliability, and business value
• Identify technologies and improvements that enhance operational efficiency
• Balance technical and financial considerations in major decisions
• Manage execution across design, procurement, construction, and startup
• Deliver projects that increase capacity, reduce risk, and improve operational performance
• Build a Reliability-Driven Culture
• Partner with operations and maintenance teams to move from reactive maintenance to engineered reliability
• Implement predictive and preventive maintenance strategies
• Use data and performance metrics to drive decisions
• Improve uptime, asset life, and total cost of ownership

You shift the culture from reactive response to engineered reliability

• Improved process utility reliability and system availability
• Reduction in recurring failures and unplanned downtime
• Successful delivery of capital projects meeting cost, schedule, and ROI objectives
• Increased asset performance, capacity, and lifecycle value
• Stronger engineering and reliability practices across the organization

Requires one of the following:

Bachelor's degree and six (6) years of professional design or construction management experience

Associate's degree and twelve (12) years of professional design or construction management experience

• Experience leading capital projects and infrastructure upgrades
• Strong knowledge of process utility systems and reliability engineering
• Proven ability to translate technical challenges into measurable business outcomes
• Confident ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive leadership through concise, business-focused recommendations and presentations.
• Experience with managing building/property protection and loss prevention through third party insurers, preferred

• Preferred
  
  Location:
  
  Mason, MI
  • Remote role (U.S. based) - This position is available as a remote role in one of our approved locations*
• Travel:
  Up to 50% (domestic & international)
  • Regular on-site engagement at our production locations

* Dart is unable to employ those who currently live in and expect to work out of any of the following U.S. states:
Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin, however relocation assistance to the Mason, MI, area may be considered in lieu of full-time remote work. This list is subject to change at Dart’s discretion.

Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

Dart Container is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

* THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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