- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Type: Direct Hire
- Job #105661
- Salary: $120,000
Epitec is seeking an
Engineer Facility Manager for a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier supporting Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, and Stellantis in Chicago, IL. This direct hire leadership opportunity is responsible for managing Engineering, Maintenance, and Facilities functions within a fast-paced automotive manufacturing operation. The successful candidate will lead equipment reliability, launch readiness, facility infrastructure, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts while developing high-performing technical teams.
Job Details - Title: Engineer Facility Manager
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Employment Type: Direct Hire
- Work Environment: Fully Onsite
- Salary: $120,000-$130,000 Base
- Bonus: 12% Annual Bonus
- Travel: Up to 20%
- Industry: Automotive Manufacturing
- Supplier Type: Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
Responsibilities Engineering & Facilities Leadership - Lead Engineering, Maintenance, and Facilities departments.
- Oversee manufacturing equipment, tooling, production processes, building infrastructure, grounds, utilities, and janitorial services.
- Develop departmental objectives, KPIs, staffing plans, and budgets.
- Drive operational excellence across all technical functions.
Safety & Compliance - Champion a Safety-First culture.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental, and corporate safety standards.
- Lead accident prevention and risk reduction initiatives.
- Support emergency preparedness and evacuation compliance.
Maintenance & Reliability - Manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Ensure equipment uptime and operational readiness.
- Oversee CMMS utilization, maintenance planning, and performance metrics.
- Maintain technical capabilities required to support production operations.
Launch Readiness & Program Execution - Lead Launch Readiness activities and cross-functional coordination.
- Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Controls Engineering, Quality, Production, Materials, Program Management, and Product Engineering.
- Support new program launches, tooling installation, equipment validation, and production readiness.
- Remove barriers and drive accountability for program success.
Engineering Change Management - Lead Engineering Change Management (ECM) activities.
- Coordinate quoting, costing, implementation, and validation of engineering changes.
- Ensure successful execution of customer and internal engineering modifications.
Product & Process Development - Support product and process development initiatives.
- Improve manufacturing feasibility, ergonomics, safety, timing, cost, and quality performance.
- Incorporate lessons learned into future program launches.
Continuous Improvement - Lead Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Improve equipment reliability, throughput, efficiency, and cost performance.
- Identify and implement best practices and emerging technologies.
Team Development - Conduct performance evaluations and development planning.
- Develop engineering and maintenance talent pipelines.
- Foster collaboration, communication, and accountability.
Documentation - Ensure proper documentation of all engineering, maintenance, and facilities activities.
- Support plant audits and reporting requirements.
Requirements Required - Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or related field.
- 5+ years of management experience within automotive manufacturing.
- Experience leading Engineering, Maintenance, and Facilities teams.
- Direct CMMS management experience.
- Strong understanding of:
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience with:
- Robotics
- Conveyors
- Automated Manufacturing Systems
- DC Fastening Systems
- Proficiency with:
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Excellent leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
- Valid Driver's License.
Preferred - Automotive JIT Assembly and Sequencing experience.
- Launch Readiness leadership experience.
- Lean Manufacturing experience.
- Expertise in:
- Capital equipment planning and implementation experience.
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