Facilities Lead (2nd Shift)

About the role

The Facilities Lead is responsible for maintaining the safety, functionality, and reliability of buildings, equipment, and facility infrastructure to support uninterrupted business operations. This role oversees preventive and corrective maintenance activities, coordinates contractors and vendors, and ensures compliance with safety, fire protection, and facility standards. By managing maintenance schedules, supporting capital and repair projects, maintaining facility records and inventories, and identifying risks and improvement opportunities, the Facilities Lead helps create a safe, efficient, and well-maintained environment that supports operational performance and business continuity.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and minor repairs to buildings and facilities
• Monitor and lead the daily activities of the contractors who specifically perform janitorial duties for the site
• Perform preventative and predictive maintenance on buildings and facilities
• Conduct routine, non-licensed inspections of facilities including fire equipment and boilers
• Ensure fire protection equipment is properly maintained and up to date
• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs to buildings and facilities including carpentry and painting
• Coordinate licensed inspections as required
• Coordinate major maintenance and repairs as required to mechanical systems, HVAC systems, boilers and generators
• Estimate cost of labor and materials for work orders; obtain competitive prices for equipment and supplies needed for the site
• Advise the Manager of required major repairs or replacements
• Ensure the safety and protection of buildings including ensuring doorways are not blocked and that buildings and facilities are locked when not in use
• Clean rooms maintenance
• Works closely with outside vendors and contractors to ensure work is completed according to specifications
• Assist with administrative duties related to building maintenance
• Assist in preparing preventative and predictive maintenance schedules
• Maintain inventory control over equipment and supplies
• Assist in ordering replacement equipment and supplies
• Assist in risk management activities
• Maintain building maintenance logs and records

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge in the following areas:

• National and local building codes, regulations, etc.
• Building construction and maintenance procedures
• HVAC, electrical and mechanical systems
• When to contact tradespersons to complete a task or repair
• Experienced in obtaining/evaluating quotes received for bids on projects and managing external contractors
• Inspection procedures
• Workplace safety requirements and procedures
• Record keeping systems

Skills:

• Ability to maintain buildings and facilities in a safe and responsible manner
• Ability to operate required equipment and tools in a safe and responsible manner
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Decision-making skills
• Effective verbal and listening communication skills
• Ability to read and write to maintain daily logs
• Time management skills

Qualifications

Educational/Certification Requirement: High school or tech school education and 3 years of factory-related experience in a maintenance environment.

Experience Requirement: 8+ years of facility maintenance experience in facilities 100K sq/ft or larger preferably a manufacturing facility. Experience with clean rooms is highly desired.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee may work in high, precarious places and may be exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and vibration.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.