Live Oak Adv Engineering Services Engineer

Milliken & Company; LaGrange (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Milliken & Company in Georgia seeks an Engineering Services Engineer to maintain and improve plant equipment, lead maintenance activities, and support production with strong electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical knowledge.

The role requires a BS in Engineering and 5–10 years of experience; responsibilities include scheduling, troubleshooting, documenting work, and driving continuous improvement across multiple departments.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or equivalent related work experience
• 5–10 years minimum work experience

Responsibilities

• Ensure service calls and machinery repairs are completed in a timely manner
• Establish work schedules, shift assignments and work prioritization
• Track equipment failures, problems, spare parts, maintenance logs
• Ensure documentation of maintenance work and activities performed
• Spearhead continuous improvement activities with production and other departments
• Control budget for assigned cost centers
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement process, machine, and design improvements

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Reading blueprints

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

CAD

Job description

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leaderwhose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow's breakthroughs today. Fromindustry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products thatenhance people's lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken's curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagramand LinkedIn.

Job: Engineering Services Engineer

Key Roles& Responsibilities

• Responsible/Accountable for all the following elements within the assigned area within the plant:
  • Ensure service calls and machinery repairs are completed in a timely manner and maintenance support is available as needed
  • Establish work schedules, shift assignments and work prioritization
  • Track equipment failures, problems, spare parts, maintenance logs to assist in increasing equipment uptime and reliability
  • Ensure documentation of maintenance work and activities performed, including work orders, engineering change requests, drawings, CAD files, procedures, project logs, etc
  • Spearhead continuous improvement activities by partnering with production, process engineers, quality, and other departments.
  • Control budget for assigned cost centers
  • Evaluate, recommend, and implement process, machine, and design improvements to production equipment and procedures
• Strong knowledge of engineering concepts, including electrical, hydraulic and mechanical systems

The successful candidates will demonstrate strengths in the following:

• Interpersonal, leadership, management, and supervision skills (up and down organization)
• Initiating and taking ownership of projects
• Root cause & problem solving skills
• Self-management
• Organize and manage multiple priorities and projects
• Ability to read mechanical blueprints, electrical and fluidic schematics, and process control flow charts
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Ability to generate, interpret, and explain with clarity complex mechanical design drawings and documentation

Education

: BS in Engineering required or equivalent related work experience

Experience

: 5-10 years minimum work experience

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.