Facility Manager - Req

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Full Time Glendale, AZ, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $95,000.00 To $ Annually

Denali is the leading organic recycling company on a mission to unlock the power of unused food and organics, transforming them into resources to feed, fuel and replenish the earth. Our work is essential to keeping water clean, reducing the need for new landfill capacity, building soil fertility, helping farmers be more resilient, and reducing society’s reliance on fossil fuels. Denali provides meaningful and measurable change for any business that handles food, creating value with our scalable solutions across the nation.

Our services and products touch thousands of acres and businesses, millions of tons of organic material, and nearly every person who purchases and consumes food in the U.S.

Location: Glendale, AZ Job Type: Full-Time / Salaried

We are seeking an experienced, hands‑on Facility Manager to lead the overall performance of our Glendale, Arizona facility. This position is responsible for managing facility operations, employees, safety and environmental compliance, equipment reliability, production capacity, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a strong operational leader who can develop employees, establish accountability, analyze performance trends, resolve recurring problems, and maintain a safe, organized, compliant, and productive work environment.

• Direct the facility’s daily operations, staffing, production capacity, workflow, housekeeping, and operational priorities.
• Ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and according to company standards.
• Coordinate labor, equipment, and other resources to meet production and service requirements.
• Identify operational constraints and implement solutions that improve productivity, quality, reliability, and cost performance.
• Communicate facility priorities, performance expectations, and operational risks to employees and senior leadership.

• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company policies and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Maintain compliance with environmental permits, approved waste‑handling practices, and disposal requirements.
• Oversee Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (
  SPCC
  ) requirements, secondary containment, inspections, documentation, spill prevention, and emergency response procedures.
• Ensure incidents, spills, environmental concerns, and compliance risks are properly documented, investigated, corrected, and escalated.
• Keep the facility prepared for internal, customer, regulatory, and environmental audits.

• Manage the facility’s preventive maintenance program and ensure PM work is completed accurately and on schedule.
• Monitor critical equipment inspections, overdue maintenance, downtime, recurring failures, and equipment availability.
• Coordinate repairs and establish priorities based on safety, compliance, production impact, and operational risk.
• Identify critical spare‑parts requirements and maintain appropriate inventory levels.
• Develop recommendations for equipment repairs, replacements, and capital improvements.

• Maintain and regularly update the facility’s Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Prioritize operational risks using Risk Priority Numbers (
  RPNs
  ), safety considerations, compliance exposure, and production impact.
• Lead corrective and preventive actions designed to eliminate recurring problems.
• Conduct 5‑Why root‑cause analyses for incidents, failures, downtime, and other significant operational issues.
• Verify that corrective actions are effective and sustainable before closing them.
• Encourage employee participation in continuous improvement efforts.

• Own and maintain facility KPI scorecards, management…