Facility Engineer

Facility Engineer

Powertrain, Manufacturing Engineering

Outline of Duties:

• Requests and verifies process or equipment countermeasures when needed.
• Actively pursues new ways of analyzing and communicating data to improve quality.
• Conduct business process audits to ensure that process indicators are being properly tracked and maintained when requested.
• Drives Kaizen activity applies statistical and other improvement tools.
• Leads improvement plans to validate production processes to achieve department & plant targets for both new model and current production.
• Creates and maintains punch lists.
• Supports and/or leads assigned shop in root cause analysis of any safety, quality, cost, or delivery concerns.
• Participates in cross-functional teams to recommend and countermeasure plant-wide issues.
• Meets with and manages vendor project activities.
• Occasional travel to vendors for equipment buyoffs, training, etc.  This can be local and/or international
• Creates professional documents to record and track measurement results.
• Leads and/or supports continuous improvement activities to improve process functionality.
• Aids and supports Production, Production Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, and/or New Model Pilot Team in process validations as needed.
• Use of various CAD software
• Demonstrates development and control of project master schedules and budget management
• Communicates effectively with all Associates, Leadership, vendors, etc.
• Read and understand equipment electrical schematics and drawings
• Modify existing electrical controls circuits and updating electrical drawings
• Ability to read and understand PLC logic
• Ability to modify and create new PLC programs for equipment control
• Troubleshooting and modification of various mechanical systems
• Modification of piping and control systems
• Exposure to air, hydraulic, and water systems
• Exposure to various automotive manufacturing systems such as conveyors, sealer dispensers, robotics
• Developing detailed project specifications and instructions
• Managing vendor activities during design, fabrication, and installation with strong follow up skills to ensure project closure.
• Strong schedule management skills 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology or Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field 
• 1 - 3 years relevant experience or 5 - 7 years relevant experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Technology or Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
• 7 -10 years relevant experience.

Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce.