Facilities Lead

About the role

Apex continues to expand its satellite manufacturing footprint and is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Lead (Working Supervisor) to execute day-to-day facilities operations and maintenance tasks across manufacturing and office sites.

This role is critical to supporting safe, compliant, and efficient facilities that enable mission-critical aerospace operations and an exceptional employee experience. Reports to the Facilities Director.

Core Responsibilities

• Hands-On Facilities Execution (40–50%)
  • Personally perform preventive, corrective, and reactive maintenance across building systems and site infrastructure.
  • Execute repairs and improvements involving mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and general facilities trades.
  • Troubleshoot complex facilities issues impacting production, safety, or operations.
  • Perform work in active manufacturing, lab, and office environments while maintaining safety and operational continuity.
  • Maintain tools, equipment, and work areas in a safe, organized, and compliant condition.
• Task Ownership & Small Projects (15–25%)
  • Independently own discrete facilities tasks and small projects from planning through close-out.
  • Execute defined scopes supporting minor build-outs, renovations, equipment installations, and infrastructure improvements under the direction of senior leadership.
  • Define task scope, sequence work, obtain materials, execute work, and verify completion.
  • Collapse coordination field activity to minimize operational disruption in live manufacturing environments.
  • Close out tasks with documentation, verification, and stakeholder communication.
• Outsourced Service Provider Utilization (15–25%)
  • Utilize outsourced service providers as execution resources to support defined tasks and scopes when self-performance is not practical.
  • Coordinate vendor scheduling, site access, and task sequencing.
  • Provide field-level oversight to ensure work is completed to defined scope, quality, and safety expectations.
  • Verify task completion and close out vendor-supported work.
• Working Supervision & Task Direction (10–20%)
  • Provide day-to-day task direction to lower-level facilities technicians and in-house janitorial staff.
  • Assign work, set daily priorities, and ensure tasks are executed safely and to standard.
  • Work alongside team members while performing hands-on facilities tasks.
  • Provide technical guidance, coaching, and on-the-job support.
  • Monitor work quality and address performance issues through coaching and escalation.
• Documentation, Safety & Compliance Support (5–10%)
  • Support EHS, OSHA, fire/life safety, and site compliance requirements by executing inspections and corrective actions.
  • Participate in emergency response and recovery activities as required, supporting established plans and procedures.
  • Maintain accurate work orders, task records, logs, and basic facilities documentation.
  • Support audit and inspection readiness through timely execution and documentation of assigned tasks.
  • Accurately track and report time worked in accordance with wage and hour requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated hands-on facilities maintenance experience in manufacturing, industrial, or technical environments.
• Proven ability to independently execute complex tasks and small projects in active facilities.
• Experience providing day-to-day task direction in a working supervisor capacity.
• Experience working within a regulated or mission-critical manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting aerospace or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with CMMS or work order systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a senior technician or working supervisor.
• Experience working within a regulated or mission-critical manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting aerospace or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with CMMS or work order systems.