Facilities Planning Engineer - New Capital Introduction

JOB TITLE: Facilities Project Engineer – New Capital Introduction
LOCATION: Lafayette, IN
ON SITE/HYBRID/REMOTE: On site
SALARY: $48.00 - $51.00/hour

BENEFITS:    
•    10 paid holidays per year
•    2 weeks of paid time off per year, the current year is pro-rated based on start date
•    Access to the company’s medical insurance, including dental and vision
•    Eligibility for life insurance and disability coverage for short or long-term disabilities or long- term care needs
•    401k eligibility with employer contribution annually
•    Reimbursement for relocation expenses up to a certain amount on a case-by-case basis
•    Yearly bonus based on company performance
•    Visa sponsorship

JOB DESCRIPTION/TYPICAL TASK BREAKDOWN:

• Focus on new capital investment activities.

• Manage the introduction of new product launches team into our manufacturing facility.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
•    Prepares and analyzes margin reporting, either by SKU or customer. 
•    Lead Capital (CAPEX) and Opex planning for Manufacturing, Operations & Continuous Improvement projects. 
•    Evaluate purchase orders to create suitable production schedules. 
•    Schedules and monitors all activities from design kick-off, tooling, and engineering builds through mass production. 
•    Responsible for monthly standard cost roll 
•    Support commercial and costs activities, fixture costs, tooling costs, test costs, etc 
•    Estimate the amount of material, equipment, and labor required for production. 
•    Coordinate production operations in accordance with material, labor, and equipment availability. 
•    Work closely with production to ensure substitutions, scrap rates and orders are being recorded and closed accurately and on-time 
•    Prepares standard costs for all products and engineering changes with BOM’s and labor routings. 
•    Prepares required month end close journal entries and have general knowledge of general ledger accounting. 
•    Prepares variance analysis of labor reporting, material usage, and inventory discrepancies with explanations and/or corrective actions. 
•    Track cost approval, PO, invoice to payment, including initial budget, ECR and cost modifications 
•    Ensure projects are completed within scope, budget, and timeline while maintaining quality standards. 
•    Assists in preparation of monthly forecasting. 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

•    BS or MS in Electrical / Mechanical / Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering
•    Minimum 10 years of related work experience 

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:
1.    Experience with facilities engineering functions
2.    Experience with New Capital Introduction (NCI) – new assets commissioning and old assets decommissioning
3.    Experience with facilities engineering related assets, such as:
4.    Chillers 
5.    Compressors
6.    Water treatment
7.    HVAC

Salary : $48 - $51