Facilities Manager

Role Purpose

The Facilities Leader is responsible for ensuring the reliability, safety, and efficiency of our facility’s infrastructure systems supporting 24/7 production operations. Leads facilities maintenance team including facilities maintenance team leader, planners, schedulers, HVAC techs, Maintenance techs, electricians, and millwrights. This role will ensure efficient facilities operations with minimum downtime. 

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the facility, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and 3rd party contractors.
  
• Ensure department compliance with safety, health, and environmental standards and regulations.
  
• Build effective relationships with operators, internal stakeholders, and management.
  
• Manage and coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for all building systems and facilities equipment.
  
• Lead, mentor, and develop team members.
  
• Develop staffing, training plans, and tooling needs for maintenance technicians, and skilled trades.  
  
• Ensure scheduled preventative, reactive, and predictive maintenance activities are completed safely while exceeding customer expectations. 
  
• Perform employee performance reviews and administer feedback and recognition when appropriate.
  
• Aid in establishing a culture of positivity, simultaneously instituting process discipline and continuous improvement. 
  
• Track and report maintenance metrics aligned to production scorecard goals to leadership.
  
• Develop and implement emergency response plans for facility-related incidents.
  
• Coordinate office layouts, relocations and renovations.
  
• Manage all 3rd party SLAs to ensure contractual obligations are being met.
  
• Provide high-level project management for facilities related projects.

Work Hours

• Standard Hours (Monday – Friday core business hours).
• Flexible hours required to support 24 hour on-call as well as potential weekend/evenings/holiday operations and emergency response requirements.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Facilities Management, or a related field (or substantial experience).
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in facility management.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is highly preferred.
• Certification in Facilities Management (e.g., IFMA’s CFM, FMP, or similar) is a plus.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies is a plus.
• Experience managing contractors and service agreements preferred.

Required Skills

• In-depth knowledge of building systems, including HVAC, electrical, and plumbing.
• Experience with CMMS software for maintenance planning and tracking processes.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with internal stakeholders and external contractors.
• Contract development, management, SLA creation and service line management. 
• Proficiency in vendor management and contract negotiations.
• Familiarity with safety, environmental, and building codes and regulations.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills and presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively coach, mentor, and lead skilled maintenance employees, providing clear direction and establishing expectations.
• Experience coordinating activities within cross functional areas of responsibility and collaboration with multiple departments. 
• High ethical standards, integrity, and positive leadership 
• Capacity to learn and grow. 

Desired Skills

• Experience with startup and team building.
• Experience working with SAP and CMMS software.

Soft Skills

• Positive attitude, initiative, adaptability, strong organizational skills, and ability to resolve conflicts constructively.
  
• Personal initiative and commitment.
  
• Ability to build relationships within cross functional groups.
  
• Flexible and adaptable; willing to work outside of role to move the team forward.