Facilities Manager

Job Title: Facilities Manager

Location: Belton SC

Reports to: Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Employment Type: Full-time

Seniority Level: Mid to Senior Level

Industry: Manufacturing Industrial Maintenance Reliability Engineering

Job Function: Facilities Management Maintenance Reliability Engineering

Job Summary: The Facilities Manager serves as the plants technical expert for equipment reliability advanced troubleshooting maintenance strategy and manufacturing support. This role is responsible for improving equipment uptime reducing operational risk developing maintenance standards and leading resolution of complex equipment issues across the facility.
The ideal candidate possesses a broad technical background spanning mechanical systems electrical systems controls automation hydraulics pneumatics CNC equipment and industrial reliability practices. This individual will play a critical role in preserving and expanding organizational knowledge while driving continuous improvement across maintenance and manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Equipment Reliability & Technical Leadership
Serve as the primary technical resource for complex equipment-related issues.
Lead troubleshooting efforts for chronic and high-impact equipment failures.
Analyze downtime trends and identify opportunities to improve reliability and maintainability.
Develop and implement permanent corrective actions through structured root cause analysis.
Support the development of maintenance standards procedures and best practices.

Advanced Troubleshooting & Maintenance Support
Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical electrical hydraulic pneumatic servo and controls-related failures.
Provide escalation support for maintenance technicians during major equipment breakdowns.
Work directly with OEMs contractors and suppliers to resolve technical issues.
Support emergency response activities related to critical production equipment.
Assist in rebuilding upgrading and modernizing existing equipment.

Automation & Controls Support
Support PLC HMI VFD servo robotics and industrial communication systems.
Assist with integration commissioning and startup of new equipment and automation systems.
Maintain technical documentation backups and change records for critical equipment.
Identify automation opportunities that improve reliability safety and productivity.

Reliability Engineering
Lead root cause investigations using methodologies such as 5-Why Fishbone FMEA and A3 Formatting.
Develop and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
Support TPM precision maintenance lubrication excellence and condition monitoring initiatives.
Establish equipment criticality rankings and maintenance plans based on business risk.

Capital Projects & Continuous Improvement
Support equipment selection installation commissioning and acceptance activities.
Develop technical scopes of work and provide engineering support for capital projects.
Assist in the preparation of Capital Authorization Requests (CARs) and business justifications.
Identify cost reduction productivity improvement and reliability improvement opportunities.

Knowledge Transfer & Workforce Development
Mentor and develop maintenance technicians engineers and supervisors.
Create troubleshooting guides training materials SOPs and maintenance documentation.
Capture and standardize critical technical knowledge to reduce dependence on single-person expertise.
Support development of future technical leaders within the organization.

Safety & Compliance
Promote and maintain a strong safety culture.
Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and company standards.
Support facility environmental and safety improvement initiatives.
Participate in risk assessments and equipment safety reviews.

People Leadership & Development
Mentor and develop maintenance technicians engineers and supervisors.
Support development of future technical leaders within the organization.
Capture and standardize critical technical knowledge to reduce dependence on single-person expertise.
Foster cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement across maintenance and manufacturing operations.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechatronics Industrial Technology or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance reliability engineering manufacturing engineering or related experience.
Demonstrated expertise troubleshooting complex manufacturing equipment and systems.
Strong understanding of:
o Mechanical systems
o Electrical systems
o Hydraulics and pneumatics
o Industrial automation
o Machine controls
Ability to read and interpret:
o Electrical schematics
o Mechanical drawings
o Hydraulic diagrams
o Pneumatic schematics
o Technical manuals

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting CNC machining centers lathes grinders and automated manufacturing equipment.
Experience with cobot and industrial robotic systems such as ABB Fanuc or UR.
PLC programming and troubleshooting experience.
Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance planning.
Reliability certifications such as:
o CMRP
o CMRT
o CRL
o CMCP
Lean Manufacturing TPM and Continuous Improvement experience.
Project management and capital equipment implementation experience.

Physical Requirements:
Extended periods of standing walking and working within a manufacturing environment.
Ability to inspect troubleshoot and interact with industrial equipment.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing for extended periods.
Ability to reach grasp climb and safely access equipment when required.
Ability to respond to emergency equipment situations and support production operations.

Essential Job Functions:
Serve as the plants primary technical expert for equipment reliability and maintenance strategy.
Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex and high-impact equipment failures.
Develop and implement maintenance standards procedures and reliability best practices.
Support PLC HMI VFD servo robotics and industrial communication systems.
Lead root cause investigations and develop corrective actions.
Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Support capital project planning installation commissioning and startup activities.
Develop technical documentation SOPs troubleshooting guides and training materials.
Mentor maintenance technicians engineers and supervisors.
Promote compliance with safety environmental and regulatory requirements.
Identify and implement opportunities for cost reduction reliability improvement and productivity gains.

Why Join Us
This position offers a unique opportunity to become the technical cornerstone of a manufacturing operation committed to continual improvement reliability excellence automation and operational performance. The successful candidate will have significant influence on equipment strategy maintenance effectiveness workforce development and future technology implementation.

Required Experience:

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