Process/Facility Engineer

Process/Facility Engineer – ME Paint

Manufacturing Engineering Department 

Position Summary:

The Facility and Process Engineer leads the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of plant systems and infrastructure supporting paint operations. This role owns critical facility assets, and capital engineering programs that enable safe, reliable, and cost-effective production. The Facility & Process Engineer drives modernization initiatives, including automation and digitalization, to improve asset performance, scalability, and long-term resource efficiency.

Outline of Duties:

• Requests and verifies process or equipment countermeasures when needed.
• Actively pursues new ways of analyzing and communicating data to improve quality.
• Conduct business process audits to ensure that process indicators are being properly tracked and maintained when requested.
• Drives Kaizen activity, applies statistical and other improvement tools.
• Leads improvement plans to validate production processes to achieve department & plant targets for both new model and current production.
• Creates and maintains punch lists.
• Supports and/or leads assigned shop in root cause analysis of any safety, quality, cost, or delivery concerns.
• Participates in cross-functional teams to recommend and countermeasure plant-wide issues.
• Meets with and manages vendor project activities.
• Creates professional documents to record and track measurement results.
• Leads and/or supports continuous improvement activities to improve process functionality.
• Aids and supports Production, Production Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, and/or New Model Pilot Team in process validations as needed.
• Use of various CAD software
• Demonstrates development and control of project master schedules and budget management
• Communicates effectively with all Associates, Leadership, vendors, etc.
• All other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related field) or Associate's degree in Engineering Technology and 5-8 years of relevant experience in manufacturing or industrial facilities engineering.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience leading or supporting capital engineering projects in an automotive or high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage external vendors, integrators, and equipment suppliers. 

Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce.