This Facilities Engineer role provides engineering and technical leadership for the maintenance, reliability, improvement, and long-term planning of the Horseheads Plant buildings, grounds, utilities, and facility infrastructure, encompassing approximately 181,000 square feet. The role also coordinates facility projects, contractors, infrastructure upgrades, and maintenance activities to ensure safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective plant operations. The Facilities Engineer functions with a high degree of autonomy and technical judgment across assigned responsibilities.
Responsibilities
Maintain and improve critical plant infrastructure and utility systems, including HVAC, plumbing, natural gas, electrical distribution, compressed air, cooling/process water loops, wastewater/waste treatment systems, fire protection systems, building systems, and other facility utilities
Identify infrastructure risks and recommend corrective actions, upgrades, or replacement
Provide technical guidance for the maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of plant equipment, utilities, buildings, and grounds
Support preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for critical facility assets, maintain awareness of current technologies and maintenance practices, and recommend equipment or infrastructure replacement based on condition, reliability, risk, and business requirements
Maintain and improve facility engineering documentation, including drawings, utility layouts, equipment records, specifications, manuals, inspection records, and infrastructure asset information
Ensure documentation is updated following facility modifications, installations, and major projects
Develop, coordinate, and execute facility-related capital and expense projects, including building modifications, infrastructure upgrades, equipment installations, utility expansions, and renovation projects
Develop scopes of work, cost estimates, schedules, technical requirements, and project plans; coordinate installation and commissioning; and monitor projects for safety, quality, cost, and schedule performance
Arrange for and manage outside contractors and service providers supporting building additions, facility improvements, equipment installations, inspections, repairs, and non-routine maintenance
Ensure contractors meet applicable site safety, training, insurance, permitting, and work-control requirements before and during work execution
Provide engineering recommendations to maintenance and plant management regarding the purchase, installation, relocation, modification, or replacement of equipment and facility infrastructure
Support facility layouts, equipment placement, utility requirements, and space utilization to meet current and future operational needs
Analyze current and future facility capacity requirements, including electrical power, compressed air, heating, cooling, ventilation, natural gas, water, and other utilities
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Monitor energy and utility consumption, identify opportunities for conservation and cost reduction, conduct or support energy audits, maintain applicable reports, and lead approved energy-efficiency projects
Develop long-range facility and infrastructure plans, identify capacity constraints and risks, establish project priorities, and support plant growth, equipment installations, and operational changes
Support EHS requirements and programs, including MESH and ISO 14001, and ensure facility projects and activities consider applicable environmental, building, fire/life-safety, electrical, and other regulatory requirements
Coordinate required facility inspections, testing, permits, and corrective actions as applicable
Identify and address unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and facility-related hazards within assigned areas
Evaluate corrective actions for effectiveness and support applicable LOTO/energy-control, contractor safety, electrical safety, and other site safety requirements associated with facility work
Support plant emergency preparedness and business continuity activities involving facility infrastructure, including utility interruptions, electrical outages, HVAC failures, water events, building damage, and other facility emergencies
Assist with restoration planning and actions needed to safely return affected areas and systems to service
Support deployment of the Eaton Quality System and Eaton Continuous Improvement
Identify and implement improvements that increase facility reliability, safety, energy efficiency, maintainability, capacity, and operating cost performance
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related technical field from an accredited institution
Minimum 3 years of engineering experience supporting industrial facilities, including electrical/mechanical systems, utilities, equipment, and building or plant maintenance
Experience supporting facility projects and regulatory compliance, including applicable OSHA requirements, budget management, and standard Microsoft Office applications
Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Horseheads, NY will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Nice to have:
Experience working in a union environment
Knowledge in structural and building facility maintenance
Benefits
Health and Welfare benefits
Retirement benefits
Programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work
Important Details
No relocation benefit is being offered for this position
Must be capable of coordinating work within an active manufacturing environment, including planned shutdowns, utility interruptions, equipment installations, construction activities, and emergency repairs, while minimizing risk and disruption to production
May be required to respond to urgent facility or infrastructure issues outside normal working hours when conditions could significantly affect safety, environmental compliance, plant operations, or critical utilities
Work requires periodic presence in manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, utility, roof, outdoor, and construction areas and interaction with operating equipment and facility systems. Appropriate PPE and established safety requirements must be followed.
Application Process
All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process
About the Company
Eaton's Power Components Division is seeking a Facilities Engineer. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.
Boyd Thermal by Eaton combines advanced thermal engineering with Eaton’s global leadership in intelligent power management to help customers build more reliable, efficient, and scalable infrastructure.
