Facilities Maintenance Manager

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree and 5 years of maintenance management experience and/or 7 years of warehouse maintenance experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
• One year’s experience in a management position with at least 2 direct reports.
• Basic proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Warehouse Management System.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule as required which may include working off shifts and weekends.
• Excellent leadership and people skills.
• Some travel may be required.

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Proficiency in English and Spanish oral and written communication
• Engineering background
• Proficiency in decision making, organizational skills, problem solving, results driven and technical capacity.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, team environment.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position:

• Regular, reliable attendance is required as work cannot be performed remotely.
• Hire, train and supervise warehouse maintenance personnel in the performance of their assigned duties and achievement of department production, quality and safety goals.
• Manage, plan, and coordinate the activities of the facility maintenance to ensure optimum service level maintenance, and minimize operations downtime.
• Ensure production/maintenance schedules are maintained and customers’ needs are met by the effective management of the material flow in the facility.
• Train and direct employees in the performance of their assigned functions in order to achieve production/maintenance goals.
• Promote a positive work environment which inspires positive employee morale.
• Create and meet annual variable cost budgets for the department managed.
• Control and direct maintenance operations through effective scheduling, budgeting and human resource management programs.
• Establish and control distribution costs including labor, materials and overhead costs as it relates to building maintenance.
• Develop, implement and administer maintenance programs for improving distribution operations.
• Identify areas for quality improvement and initiate problem-solving activities to improve quality performance throughout the facility.
• Develop programs to elicit and implement the suggestions of employees.
• Ensure the work areas are appropriately maintained and correct any unsafe conditions immediately.
• Maintain a safe work environment by observing and enforcing OSHA, HAZMAT, environmental and Lock out Tag Out requirements.
• Oversee building and grounds maintenance including landscaping, lawn maintenance, snow removal, employee and trailer parking lot maintenance, HVAC (electrical and plumbing; lighting inside/outside), dock doors, dock plates, trailer restraints, switch lights, roofing, and fire protection systems, etc.