Facility Maintenance Manager

Job Location:

Houston TX DC - Houston, TX 77040

A Facility Maintenance Manager position is available for Jay Group, a 3PL company located in Houston, TX. The ideal candidate will have previous experience working in a distribution or fulfillment center.

• Maintain preventive maintenance programs and agreements for electric, plumbing, HVAC, lawn & tree care, housekeeping, elevators, powered industrial equipment, fire and security, fire suppression sprinklers, pest control, and snow removal of all facilities.
• Maintain all maintenance records including logs of maintenance requests, work start and completion, technician or vendor completing work, and adherence to preventive maintenance schedules.
• Maintain inventory of critical spare parts as required by the business.
• Ensure equipment is in proper working order and safety mechanisms have not been disabled or rendered ineffective as part of a repair or preventative maintenance.
• Manage and coordinate all activities with outside vendors to complete preventative maintenance and larger projects that cannot be handled by the maintenance team.
• Coordinate activities to complete maintenance requests submitted by employees in all departments of the company and for any companies that lease space from Jay Group.
• Support operations with staffing or outside resources to maintain structures, systems, production and warehouse equipment and offices.
• Observe proper lock-out, tag-out procedures.
• Ensure that equipment requiring repair is removed from use, is effectively repaired, and tested prior to reintroduction to active production.
• Prepare requisitions for tools, equipment, and supplies.
• Assist with annual budgeting process by presenting a list of recommended projects and estimated costs.
• Travel will be required on occasion to our Lancaster, PA and/or Reno, NV facilities and when other locations are opened throughout the United States.
• Facilities operate 7 days a week and may require work outside normal business hours based on business need, especially during the 4th quarter or any peak business time.
• Manage the maintenance team by approving timecards and handling all supervisory responsibilities.

• Five (5) years of related maintenance, carpentry, electrical, and equipment repair in a light industrial environment required.
• Prior experience managing facility related maintenance projects including vendor management required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, engineered drawings, architectural and mechanical prints.
• Experience with conveyors, PLC's, photo-eyes, scanners and imagers, basic warehouse equipment including stretch wrappers, pallet jacks, bailers, compactors and PIT's.
• Strong communication skills.
• Remain detail oriented while multi-tasking.
• Proficient computer skills with Microsoft office Suite:
  Outlook, Word, & Excel.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD desired.
• Previous supervisory experience required.

• Make it Possible:
  We happily and skillfully remove barriers to success for our clients and our employees.
• Always in Beta:
  We have a relentless drive to innovate, simplify and continually improve.
• We Win Together:
  We recognize that our success depends on our collective genius and that we succeed when our clients succeed.
• Built on Trust:
  We live our legacy of being open, honest, ethical and genuine.

• Have a proactive and self‑motivated work style. Enjoy working independently with strong attention to detail.
• Punctuality, reliability, and being prepared for work. Have a reliable means of transportation to comply with shift hours.
• Must be willing to submit a background check and drug screen.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Ability to work legally in the United States.