Facilities Engineer - ALKU : Job Details

Facilities Engineer

This engineer with be responsible for day to day operations, maintenance, engineering and capital projects for approximately 900,000 square feet, across four buildings. Our facilities support manufacturing, R&D, Customer Technical Training & Support, IT and Administration. The facility systems we maintain are varied, customized and unique to meet the demand of manufacturing and R&D. These include HVAC systems providing controlled environments, chillers, cooling towers, boilers, refrigeration, industrial vacuum, purified water and automated building control systems. We are committed to sustainability, delivering energy efficiency projects and cost improvements. We achieve exceptional facilities uptime and results through teamwork and partnership with our skilled trade vendors. We are looking for individuals that can function both independently and as part of the team. You will have the opportunity to learn every day, growing your career in a challenging environment, while supporting multiple departments with diverse needs.

The Responsibilities

• Supports daily facility operations, ensuring site is meeting the needs of a variety of departments including R&D, production, administration, customer technical support and IT.
• Work with the site lead technician to resolve daily technical issues, evaluating required service or repairs and investigating issues that may impact production.
• Individual will identify, prioritize and manage needed capital projects within the facility.
• Through a team approach, will work with other engineers, technicians and mechanics on capital projects including building remodeling and construction, equipment installation, safety and environmental compliance, mechanical systems maintenance, and energy efficiency.
• Must have the ability to maintain focus, make appropriate decisions and execute plans in the face of frequent requests for help and resources.
• Will work with a variety of facilities equipment including building controls, fire protection systems, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, dehumidification, compressed air, purified water, industrial vacuum systems, plumbing and lighting.
• Ensures building and grounds are properly maintained.
• Maintains positive working relationships with all support vendors.
• May analyze preventative maintenance repair histories to improve efficiencies & cost.
• Support continuing energy efficiency improvements and cost reduction efforts.
• Drives all safety, environmental, and energy management systems. Ensures site is maintained and prepared for Fire Marshall, Insurance, Quality, Environmental and Regulatory Inspections.

The Individual

• Though facilities experience is not required, a strong desire to work within facilities is required.
• Must be prepared to work within a facility that requires 7/24 support.
• Must be organized and have good documentation skills to operate in a regulated environment.
• Good project organization and management skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be versatile and willing to learn all aspects of facilities operations, equipment, systems, maintenance and services.
• Ability to handle both daily requests and manage capital projects.
• Individual should be customer driven, results oriented, and have a sense of urgency.
• Experience leading maintenance and construction teams is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple activities, demands and urgent responses throughout the day to maintain uptime and production.
• Keep in close communication to internal departments. Able to plan, communicate and implement projects or recovery efforts, ensuring the needs of internal departments and uptime are met.
• This position will be based in Rochester, NY.