
Facilities Maintenance Engineer
General Motors · Spring Hill, TN
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at General Motors (automotive) in Spring Hill, TN. Provide operating plants site and building facilities expertise.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $105k–$141k.
Median of the low and high ends of 210 live postings that list pay, out of 589 reliability engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Tennessee plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 9 other live reliability postings in Tennessee.
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 30%
- EHS / safety 20%
- Team leadership 20%
- Cost reduction 20%
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This plant: General Motors in Spring Hill
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requirements
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- ✓Manage and deliver site and building facilities projects required to support manufacturing operations
- ✓Utilize PDPM process for delivery of projects
Qualifications
- ✓Strong technical knowledge and ability in facilities disciplines
- ✓Strong knowledge and ability to implement GMS principles
- ✓Demonstrates initiative by reaching beyond work assigned to improve output and/or help others
- ✓Proven ability in project management skills
- ✓Demonstrated excellent level of analytical ability, communication and interpersonal skills required to build relationships with team members and customers to solve problems and resolve issues.
- ✓Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and difficult projects and assignments with high level of autonomy and accountability for results
- ✓Well-developed oral and written communication skills
- ✓High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, motivate employees and elicit work output
- ✓Knowledge of quality control procedures, manufacturing processes, scheduling and other management systems
- ✓Knowledge of and ability to effectively use computer software as it pertains to the job
Education
- ✓Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training
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This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.
Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.
This position requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis and successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Report review.
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Job Description
- •Facility Maintenance Engineer (FME) will be the “single point” of accountability for all building activities at the site. Manage and deliver site and building facilities projects required to support manufacturing operations. Work is of a technical nature with decisions made within the limits of general practices, policies and standards. May manage across multiple shifts. Work performed under lead manager, while exercising a high level of independent judgment.
- •Job Description
Job Description
- •Provide operating plants site and building facilities expertise
- •Assume responsibility for sustaining the existing facility assets
- •Manage 5 year forecast for (NPP) facilities asset refurbishment project
