Job Overview

The Facilities Manager oversees the efficient, safe, and compliant operation of the manufacturing facility’s physical infrastructure. This role is responsible for maintaining buildings, equipment, utilities, and grounds to ensure optimal support for production operations, employee safety, and regulatory compliance. The Facilities Manager works closely with operations, engineering, EHS (environment, health & safety), and supply chain teams to enable smooth day-to-day manufacturing and long-term facility reliability.

Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ensure compliance with all safety and security protocols
• Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise, review, and participate in the work of staff responsible for facility maintenance.
• Establish schedules and methods for providing facility maintenance services; identify resource needs; review needs with appropriate management staff; allocate resources accordingly.
• Participate in the development of goals and objectives as well as policies and procedures; make recommendations for changes and improvements to existing standards, policies, and procedures; participate in the implementation of approved policies and procedures; monitor work activities to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Participate in the preparation and administration of the facility maintenance budget; submit budget recommendations; monitor expenditures; prepare cost estimates; submit justifications for equipment; monitor budget expenditures.
• Monitor and control supplies and equipment; order supplies and tools as necessary; prepare documents for equipment procurement; prepare specifications and contracts for contract services.
• Train or coordinate training in facility maintenance and safety methods, procedures, and techniques.
• Develop and organize preventative maintenance and safety inspection programs for all facilities and equipment.
• Coordinate construction projects, remodels, and other special projects.
• Assist in the preparation of various contracts, requests for proposals, and reports.
• Perform the more technical and complex tasks of the work unit.
• Attend and participate in professional group meetings; maintain awareness of new trends and developments in the field of facility maintenance; incorporate new developments as appropriate into programs.
• Coordinate with contractors in providing contract services.
• Answer questions and provide information to the public; investigate complaints and recommend

Qualifications

• Fives years of facility maintenance mangement experience.
• Operations, services, and activities of a building maintenance, repair, and construction program. Materials, methods, terminology, equipment and tools used in the maintenance, repair, and construction of building structures and systems including those used in performing rough and finished carpentry, plumbing, heating, electrical, mechanical, and painting work. Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
• Basic principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administration. Equipment, tools and materials used in facility maintenance activities.
• Construction and project management principles.
• Principles and practices of safety management.
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. Pertinent local, state and federal laws, ordinances, codes, and rules.
• Read and understand construction drawings, plans and specifications.
• Organize, implement and direct facility maintenance staff, operations and activities.
• Manage, train and evaluate assigned staff.
• Interpret and explain pertinent department policies and procedures.
• Develop cost estimates for supplies and equipment.
• Perform the most complex maintenance duties and operate related equipment.
• Demonstrate tact and diplomacy with the public.
• Develop and recommend systems and procedures related to assigned operations.
• Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

 

The knowledge, skills and abilities listed above are typically acquired through the levels of education and experience listed. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience that provides an applicant with the listed knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job, may be accepted.

 

Physical Demands

 

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands, reach with hands and arms. And perform certain duties at elevated heights.

 

Other Duties

 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.