Manager Facilities Engineering

Thompson First Group is seeking a Manager of Facilities Engineering for a direct hire role with a local client in Griffin, Georgia.

What you will do:

• Collaborates with engineers, partners and suppliers to meet business goals in accordance with the sustainable use of facilities and budget demands.
• Constructs an efficient facility maintenance team and guides training sessions to ensure quality performance.
• Evaluates the operation's effectiveness with current utilities and equipment; provides appropriate solutions to challenges and risks.
• Oversees inspections, repairs and updates of facilities and relevant operational activities; maintains order at the facility.

Skills you must have:

• Budgeting: Extensive knowledge of organization's budget process; ability to apply policies and practices for planning and administering a budget.
• Effectiveness Measurement: Extensive knowledge of effective measurement techniques and ability to measure the quality and quantity of work effort for the purpose of improvement.
• Problem Solving: Extensive knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
• Manufacturing Equipment: Knowledge of the electrical, mechanical and logistics equipment used in manufacturing; ability to safely operate, maintain, update and store them.
• Manufacturing Application Systems: Extensive knowledge of company and industry databases and applications used in a manufacturing environment; ability to operate, maintain and update these systems.
• Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
• Plant Facilities Management: Extensive knowledge of processes, methodologies and techniques used to manage plant facilities; ability to handle the full spectrum of activities for managing and maintaining physical facilities and infrastructure.
• Supplier Management - MFG: Extensive knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Top candidates will also have:

• ABET accredited Engineering or Engineering Technology degree.
• Experience in one or more of the skilled trades
• Knowledge of shop operations and common maintenance practices
• Knowledge of manufacturing operations, processes, machines, equipment, and systems
• Demonstrated ability to plan and organize maintenance activities.

Thompson First Group is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.