Facilities and Maintenance Manager

About Kraken Kinetics

Kraken Kinetics designs and manufactures advanced kinetic solutions for the United States Armed Forces and its allies. Specializing in mission-tailored warheads and firing systems for unmanned and autonomous weapon platforms, Kraken Kinetics delivers production-ready solutions at speed to address urgent national security challenges. Our team brings decades of specialized Department of War experience across the full lifecycle of kinetic system development.

Position Summary

Location: On-site at Kraken Kinetics facilities in the Pinehurst, NC area
The Facilities & Maintenance Manager is responsible for facility readiness, maintenance coordination, equipment support, utilities coordination, vendor management, and facility support systems across Kraken Kinetics facilities, including production sites, engineering/support spaces, storage areas, and assigned test range support infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain readiness of production, engineering, storage, office, support, and assigned test range support areas.
• Cook up workspace setup, utilities, access support, housekeeping, and facility readiness requirements.
• Identify and resolve facility constraints affecting production, material flow, testing support, or business operations.
• Support facility changes, expansions, relocations, and improvement projects across multiple sites.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance for general facility systems and production-supporting equipment.
• Coordinate equipment repair, troubleshooting, maintenance scheduling, and return-to-service activities.
• Maintain maintenance records, service logs, repair history, and equipment readiness documentation.
• Track equipment readiness, recurring maintenance issues, downtime drivers, and repair priorities.
• Support spare parts identification, maintenance supply needs, and equipment service planning.
• Cook up workspace setup, utilities, access support, housekeeping, and facility readiness requirements.
• Support vendor access, scheduling, work scope coordination, site requirements, and completion verification.
• Maintain vendor documentation, service records, facility support agreements, and maintenance-related documentation.
• Support vendor selection input, service scheduling, quote coordination, and issue resolution.
• Cook up support for electrical, HVAC, compressed air, plumbing, utilities, access support systems, and other facility systems.
• Monitor facility system performance and escalate infrastructure risks, outages, repair needs, or improvement opportunities.
• Support equipment installation, relocation, commissioning, and facility modification activities.
• Maintain visibility of facility constraints, infrastructure needs, and site readiness issues.
• Cook up support for facility layout changes, production-area setup, storage-area improvements, and workspace optimization.
• Cook up support for facility projects required to support production scaling, new equipment installation, workflow improvement, or site expansion.
• Maintain facility project tracking, action items, vendor coordination status, and completion records.
• Identify opportunities to improve facility reliability, maintainability, organization, and operational readiness.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in facilities management, maintenance management, industrial maintenance, manufacturing support, equipment maintenance, or related operational roles.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, technical production, defense, aerospace, or regulated operating environments.
• A strong understanding of facility systems, preventive maintenance, equipment repair coordination, vendor management, and workspace readiness.
• The ability to coordinate facility and maintenance activities across multiple sites and operational priorities.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to maintain service records, maintenance schedules, vendor documentation, and readiness tracking.
• The ability to work hands-on in facility, production, maintenance, warehouse, and equipment-support environments.
• The ability to communicate and coordinate effectively across internal teams and external vendors.

Preferred Experience

• Supporting defense, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, test range support infrastructure, or low-volume high-complexity production operations.
• Experience with CMMS, maintenance tracking systems, facility work order systems, or equipment service records.
• Experience coordinating contractors, equipment installations, facility modifications, and production support projects.
• Familiarity with OSHA, fire safety, environmental controls, ITAR/EAR, CMMC, and defense manufacturing compliance environments.
• Experience supporting preventive maintenance programs, equipment readiness metrics, spare parts planning, or facility expansion projects.

Salary & Benefits

This full-time, on-site non-exempt position offers a hourly rate range of $30-$38/hr depending on qualifications and experience. Kraken Kinetics is committed to offering a competitive compensation package to attract and retain top talent.

Security Requirement

This position requires special access to U.S. government information. You must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and welcome applicants of all backgrounds.