Facilities Maintenance Lead

Compensation: $70,000-$80,000/year equivalent, depending on experience

We are looking for a hands-on, self-directed Facilities Maintenance Lead to take ownership of preventative maintenance, repairs, equipment performance and facility improvement projects at our indoor cultivation facility.

This is not primarily a desk or project-coordinator position
. We are looking for someone who likes working with equipment, diagnosing problems and completing projects themselves. Outside contractors and additional labor are used when needed, but the Facilities Maintenance Lead is expected to be hands-on and personally involved in the work.

Just as importantly, this position requires someone who can structure their own day and week
. We do not want to provide a daily task list. When there is not an emergency or active repair, there is preventative maintenance, equipment testing, project preparation, inventory, repairs and future work to complete.

Our facility includes approximately:

• 570 commercial LED grow lights
• 65 commercial dehumidifiers
• Approximately 100 circulation fans
• Environmentally controlled cultivation rooms
• Commercial HVAC systems
• Five irrigation/fertigation systems utilizing pumps and injectors
• Dry-room equipment
• Pumps, plumbing, drains and associated electrical/control equipment
• Warehouse, packaging and office facilities

The facility operates year-round, so reliability and preventative maintenance are extremely important.

This position will be responsible for:

• Creating and maintaining a preventative-maintenance schedule
• Performing regular inspections and performance checks on facility equipment
• Diagnosing equipment that is operating but not performing correctly
• Repairing or replacing lights, fans, pumps and other facility equipment
• Monitoring and maintaining commercial dehumidification equipment
• Identifying declining equipment performance before it affects production
• Troubleshooting HVAC, airflow and environmental-control issues
• Maintaining pumps, irrigation equipment systems
• Performing general plumbing, mechanical and building maintenance
• Maintaining equipment and repair records
• Maintaining critical spare-parts inventory
• Ordering parts and coordinating vendors as needed
• Working with HVAC contractors, electricians, engineers and other specialists
• Preparing areas and equipment in advance of installation projects
• Personally assisting with demolition, assembly and installation work
• Managing larger projects from planning through completion
• Supporting harvest operations approximately 3-5 days per month
• Responding to occasional facility emergencies

Preventative maintenance is a major part of this position.

We are looking for someone who does not simply verify that equipment turns on. The successful candidate should be interested in determining whether equipment is actually performing the way it should
.

For example, commercial dehumidifiers should be individually tracked and periodically evaluated for performance rather than simply checked for alarms.

When the numbers say a mechanical system should be working but actual room conditions say otherwise, we expect this person to systematically determine why.

That may include checking:

• Airflow
• Filters and coils
• Condensate production
• Temperature and humidity changes across equipment
• Pumps and motors
• Sensors and controls
• Electrical/current performance where appropriate
• Obstructions or poor equipment placement
• Individual equipment performance versus baseline

We value someone who measures and troubleshoots rather than guesses
.

We also have several significant facility improvement projects underway, including:

• Upgrading of cultivation tables
• Airflow improvements
• LED lighting upgrades
• Electrical modifications
• Lighting…