What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equipment Reliability Manufacturing Engineer (Plant Operations) position at Baltimore Aircoil Company - USA?
What your day looks like
Morning walk-throughs on the Milford, DE plant floor. A quick huddle with maintenance to review last night’s alarms and OEE trends. You line up a refurbishment plan for a critical asset, sketch a fixture tweak to improve operator safety, and then jump into a Capital Expenditure Request to justify a controls upgrade. By afternoon, you’re coaching mechanics on optimal service techniques and closing the loop on a root cause analysis using 5 Whys and a fishbone—preventing the next downtime before it starts.
The role
As the Plant Manufacturing Engineer II – focused on equipment – you lead manufacturing initiatives spanning equipment assessment and optimization, process improvement, safety and environmental considerations, information systems, and lean practices. You will initiate, lead, and execute cost-out projects and prepare well-supported CapEx requests for equipment repair, new technology, and process advancement. You’ll reflect BAC’s values—Earning Trust, Embracing Responsibility, Showing Courage, and Driving Innovation—with a shared purpose of doing the right thing in the right way.
What you’ll tackle
- Own safety, quality, and productivity cost-out initiatives; scope projects and model improvements to brief Plant Leadership.
- Benchmark, research, and specify new technologies and equipment for process gains.
- Implement technology/equipment/process changes and manage timelines to plan.
- Co-lead refurbishment and upgrades with Maintenance to elevate reliability, throughput, OEE, and MTBF.
- Strengthen Preventive Maintenance effectiveness with Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations—building a sustainable TPM culture.
- Run RCAs on significant failures; create and drive action plans to reduce recurrence.
- Support commissioning for upgrades, renovations, and construction, including operating/repair procedures, energy isolation, PM tasks, and critical spares.
- Train and mentor mechanics and machine operators on optimal machine function and service.
- Create equipment control plans; audit processes for standard conformance.
- Design and implement complex fixtures and tooling to ensure consistent and safe production.
- Prepare CapEx requests for equipment and process improvements and track cost-out performance.
- Act locally and think regionally by sharing and adopting best practices in manufacturing technology and processes.
- Continuously deepen expertise in manufacturing equipment and model outstanding safety behavior.
Reporting and location
Reports to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager. Based on-site in Milford, DE. This role has no direct reports.
What you bring
- Education and Experience
- Systems Experience
- Project Management Experience
- Technical Experience
- Proficiency in Root Cause Analysis and problem-solving methods (5Y, Fishbone, A3).
- Experience applying FMEA to eliminate/mitigate risk.
- Communication Experience
Doing the right thing in the right way is how we operate—every project, every day.
WORKING CONDITIONS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk up to 60% of the time. Physical work is required up to 25% of the time. This position requires occasional lifting up to 50 pounds and travel up to 10% of the time.