Live Oak - Engineering Services Engineer
Posted on: 28 Jul 2025
LaGrange, GA
Job Description
Job Summary
The Engineering Services Engineer is responsible for ensuring that production machinery and supporting systems operate safely, reliably, and efficiently. This role involves troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving physical infrastructure and control systems, as well as leading or supporting engineering projects focused on performance and reliability improvements.
Key Responsibilities
• Ensure optimal performance and reliability of mechanical and electrical equipment through:
• Digital drive systems, PLCs, DCS, and other process control systems
• Plant computer systems and industrial network
• Electrical power distribution systems
• Maintain and act on performance reports for buildings, equipment, and environmental systems
• Develop, evaluate, and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance systems
• Actively participate in and promote the plant’s safety program and processes
• Collaborate effectively with:
• Engineering Services team members
• Other plant departments and cross-functional teams
• External contractors and vendors
• Support the Engineering Services Manager in:
• Coaching and developing team members
• Promoting a culture of teamwork, communication, and accountability
• Allocating work efficiently and ensuring timely, accurate completion
• Enforcing and modeling compliance with all safety procedures
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (preferred)
• 5+ years of industrial experience in process control or equipment maintenance
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong initiative and self-management skills
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Effective leadership and communication skills across all levels of the organization
• Commitment to safety and collaboration in a team-oriented environment
Successful candidate will demonstrate strengths in:
• Taking initiative and ownership of assigned tasks and projects, including developing the ability to identify non-conformances in equipment, processes, or performance—and taking timely, appropriate action to resolve them
• Operating as a self-starter with minimal supervision
• Change management – effectiveness and efficiency
Milliken & Company
Spartanburg, SC
The Courage to Think Big
At Milliken, we believe in the power of ideas to impact the world. And we know that the best ideas are born by empowering the brightest people. As a global company, our expertise in research, design, and manufacturing spans multiple markets including floor covering, performance and protective textiles, specialty chemicals, healthcare, and operational excellence consulting for industrial manufacturers.
Since our founding in 1865, our commitment to ethics has guided our work. As a values-based business, we strive to deliver innovations without compromising our commitment to environmental stewardship, the health and safety of our associates, or the future of our communities.
Our Solutions
At Milliken, we solve problems and bring ideas to life through insight and innovation. With expertise in research, design, and manufacturing, we deliver a diverse range of solutions that positively impact the world in which we live.
Our Values
We know that achieving our bold vision means having the courage to think big, so we empower our associates to aim high—developing their ideas, always guided by long-held values and a clear vision for building a better world. We strive to do the right thing in every decision we make—a difference you can see in both what we do and in the way we do it. Here at Milliken, collaboration and courage are the keys to creating innovations that improve lives and guide our work to create a safer, more sustainable, and healthier future.
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IndustryManufacturing
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No. of Employees7,000+
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