Kern County Area Facilities Manager Bakersfeild, CA

The Facilities Manager position requires a “hands-on” person to perform facility maintenance projects including but not limited to painting, plumbing, door hardware repairs and adjustments. S/he will oversee building systems contracts and maintenance including HVAC, plumbing and electrical, landscaping, and janitorial. S/he will work with the facilities team to maintain a problem free work environment. S/he will also be responsible for ensuring that facilities are in compliance with the local, state and federal applicable codes, regulations, and standards pertaining to operations.

• Prepares annual maintenance budget for review by YFC local board.
• Manages the Buildings, Grounds, and Systems to ensure a well running, problem free building for employees, guests and visitors. Systems include Visitor Management Solution, HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Life Safety Systems, Security Systems, Emergency Generator, Roofs, Roof Gutters, Exterior Lighting, Parking Lot areas, exterior painting, pest management, trees / landscaping, windows, etc.
• Maintains good working relationships with vendors and contractors.
• Conducts inspections of Buildings and Grounds.
• Sources price quotes for Labor, Materials, Replacement Parts, for all Facilities Maintenance and Repair Projects.
• Manages inventory and purchase of electrical and lighting supplies, kitchen equipment and appliances, and tools and equipment necessary to run and maintain the facilities.
• Performs hands on tasks that include maintenance and repair of doors/door hardware, rudimentary electrical repair (lamps, sockets), office installations, basic carpentry, replacing water filters.
• Manages maintenance contracts for landscaping, HVAC systems, Life Safety Systems, Elevators, Copiers / Printers, Document Shredding, Janitorial
• Issues and stores keys.
• Ensures delivery of outgoing mail to courier or post office.
• Maintains administrative processes for the facilities role.
• Negotiates and manages contracts with food vendors.
• Manages Waste Management and Recycling Program.
• Supports Information Technology team by helping end users resolve problems with computer hardware, peripherals and communication devices.
• Helps facilitate all staff meetings by setting up and running the technology and systems required for meetings.

• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression.

YFC employees will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established Youth for Christ process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by Youth for Christ.

• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate professionally, verbally, and in written form with internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated customer service excellence
• Experience using tools and performing general repairs and maintenance.
• Experience in vendor management/performance and negotiation of contracts, including analyzing of RFPs and vendor bids to establish best course of action.
• Experience with vendor management and contracts.
• Hands on experience performing minor repairs and maintenance such as paint, door hardware, light carpentry work, HVAC, and plumbing.
• Ability to track expenses and work with a budget.
• Must be available to be on-call after hours to respond to emergency situations.
• Must be able to work independently and exhibit initiative to solve problems, including tracking situations until appropriate resolution is achieved.
• Must have car and Valid CA drivers’ license.

Willing to demonstrate and/or possesses the following:

• Ability to humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience. (Enduring Humility).
• Demonstrates proper reliance…