Sony Pictures Imageworks

Sr. Manager, Facilities Maintenance & Construction

Sony Pictures Imageworks$133K — $167K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-10 years of experience in maintenance or facilities operations, specifically managing multi-trade teams.
  • Proven track record in implementing or enhancing preventative maintenance programs.
  • Strong proficiency in CMMS systems, particularly Archibus.
  • Ability to leverage data and KPIs to improve operational performance.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills, instilling accountability in team members.
  • Preferred experience in studio, campus, or complex operational environments.
  • Familiarity with Lean/Six Sigma principles and union environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily operations across various trades including construction, paint, and metal.
  • Establish clear performance expectations and accountability for teams.
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive preventative maintenance program.
  • Manage the work order lifecycle in Archibus, ensuring efficiency and clarity.
  • Implement frameworks for prioritizing reactive maintenance based on business needs.
  • Develop KPIs for measuring performance in maintenance operations.
  • Coach and develop supervisors, identifying training needs and skill gaps.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to build and lead a data-driven maintenance operation.
  • Involvement in strategic development of preventative maintenance.
  • Engagement with a variety of trades and operational environments.
  • Potential for professional development and team leadership.
  • Autonomy in managing resources and financial planning.
Full Job Description
The Senior Manager, Facilities Maintenance - Construction is responsible for leading all construction-related trades (metal, construction, paint, and staff shop) with a primary focus on building a disciplined, data-driven maintenance operation. This role will shift the organization from a predominantly reactive model to a proactive, preventative maintenance program, while ensuring all reactive work is executed safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively.

Responsibilities

Trades Operations Leadership

  • Lead daily operations across all trades (metal, construction, paint, staff shop)
  • Establish clear expectations, accountability, and performance standards for supervision and crews
  • Balance workload, staffing, and priorities across the trades


Preventative Maintenance (PM) Program Development

  • Build, implement, and continuously improve a comprehensive preventative maintenance program - doing tasks to help manage things like an oil change for your car. I.e. Roofs, seals, high use doors, Morita patio doors. Any specialty doors.
  • Prioritize critical assets and infrastructure
  • Increase planned vs reactive work overtime through structured scheduling and planning


Work Management & Archibus Optimization

  • Own the work order lifecycle within Archibus including intake, prioritization, assignment, execution, and closeout
  • Improve data quality, consistency, and reporting
  • Establish standard workflows, service level agreements, and reporting dashboards
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure proper use of the system - internal department


Reactive Maintenance Execution

  • Ensure timely, cost-effective completion of all reactive work
  • Reduce backlog and improve response times
  • Implement prioritization frameworks to align with business needs


Performance Management & Metrics

  • Establish and manage KPIs including preventative vs reactive work ratio, work order cycle time, backlog, cost per work order, and service level agreement adherence
  • Provide regular reporting and insights to leadership


Financial & Resource Management

  • Manage labor, overtime, and external vendor spend
  • Identify cost-saving opportunities through better planning and execution
  • Support budgeting and forecasting activities - $ 2.5 million
  • Autonomy - if they need to spend more on one trade vs another. Foreman are still accountable, but have a need to manage the execution


Team Development

  • Develop and coach supervisors across all trades
  • Identify skill gaps and implement training or staffing plans
  • Build a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement


Qualifications

  • 7-10 years experience in maintenance, facilities operations, or trade/shop management Experience managing multi-trade teams (construction, paint, metal, etc.)


  • Proven track record implementing or improving preventative maintenance programs
  • Strong experience with CMMS systems (Archibus preferred)
  • Experience improving operational performance using data and KPIs
  • Strong leadership presence with ability to drive accountability
  • Experience in studio, campus, or complex operational environments preferred


  • Lean / Six Sigma or process improvement background preferred
  • Experience working in union environments preferred


The anticipated base salary for this position is $133,900-$167,400. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

About Sony Pictures Imageworks

Sony Pictures Imageworks is a visual effects and animation studio based in Culver City, California. The company provides digital animation and visual effects services for feature films, television, and advertising. Sony Pictures Imageworks has worked on several high-profile projects including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Hotel Transylvania, and The Angry Birds Movie. The company has won several awards for its work, including Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Animated Feature. Sony Pictures Imageworks is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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