Facilities and Equipment Manager

Facilities & Equipment Manager

Gateway Chick-fil-A, Springfield, OR Full-time, Reports to the Director of Facilities & Finance

• Daily preventive maintenance work. Fryer boil-outs, gasket replacements, daily hood spray-downs (not the quarterly mandated cleanings), AC filter changes, fry filter cleanouts, equipment calibration, and the rest of the rhythm.
• In-house repairs and diagnostic work. Loose hinges, broken door hardware, hanging hooks, small electrical, plumbing diagnostics, and the kind of work where you decide whether you can fix it or whether we need to call a vendor.
• Vendor coordination and oversight. You're here when service techs come, you let them in, you walk them through the issue, you confirm the work, and you sign the invoice.
• Proactive task planning and equipment logs. Building a forward-looking maintenance calendar — what's due this week, what's due this quarter, what's coming off warranty when — and keeping the logs current so we know the state of every piece of equipment.
• Accountability for overnight cleaning and prep work. The overnight crew handles deep cleaning and reset for next‑day open. You're not on the overnight floor with them, but you're the person who checks their work in the morning, sets the standards, and gives feedback to the director when something isn't getting done.

You're the person who keeps the building running. Most of your day is hands‑on work: completing a preventive maintence checklist, fixing what can be fixed in‑house, and meeting vendors who come in for the work we can't do ourselves.

When vendors operate and that's when we need someone on‑site to receive them. Larger facility projects that need quiet building access can happen outside of peak guest times.

You'd report to the Director of Facilities & Finance. You'd build the weekly maintenance calendar with them. You'd own the equipment logs and the warranty roadmap. You'd have direct accountability for whether the overnight crew gets their cleaning and prep work done — though they're not your direct reports for shift‑by‑shift management, you're the one giving feedback up the chain on their execution.

A working maintenance person. Someone comfortable with a tool belt who can diagnose, fix, and decide when a job is over their head. The 70/30 split is hands‑on work to project planning.

Backgrounds that tend to fit: facility maintenance tech, building engineer, commercial property maintenance, restaurant or hotel maintenance, light commercial handyman work, or a skilled trades background (HVAC, electrical, plumbing) where you've done generalist work alongside your specialty.

You don't need restaurant experience. You need to know how to take care of a building, work cleanly, communicate with vendors, and follow through on a checklist.

You actually do the PM work on schedule. You're handy enough to fix what's reasonably fixable in‑house, and humble enough to call a tech when it's beyond you. You're here when vendors are here, and you don't let them leave without verifying the work. You keep the equipment log current. You catch problems before they become emergencies — the unusual cycle, the loose fitting, the slow drain.

You also care about how the building looks and feels. The patch job is clean. The wall hook is level. The replaced gasket sits flush. Pride in the work shows up in the work.

Subject matter experts on troubleshooting guides for all major equipment, fryers, refrigerators, dishwashers, etc.

• Starting at $25/hour with experience-based ranges; reviewed every 6 months
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k)
• Up to $25K in annual scholarships and leadership travel to the CFA Support Center in Atlanta
• Sundays off, predictable scheduling, free shift meals, and a people‑first culture
• Real ownership of a manager‑level scorecard from day one

"Food is essential to life; therefore, make it good." — S. Truett Cathy

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Paid training
• Monthly Bonus Opportunities