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The Nashville Facilities Maintenance Manager, reporting directly to the Manufacturing Engineering Director will be responsible for all aspects of facilities, grounds, machinery, infrastructure, and maintenance team administration in day-to-day operations, vendor management, office management, space allocation, and projects. Additional areas of responsibilities will include asset storage warehousing, project management, construction management, and coordinating contracted services as required. This will involve direct oversight of facilities and grounds in Nashville, TN. The position requires a hands-on approach with a demonstrated ability to work with and lead people in a fast-paced organization.

Essential Functions

-    Plan and Execute on Capex projects for the facilities

-    Plan and oversee all preventive maintenance, repair, installation, and relocation of machinery and critical infrastructure assets.

-    Works with urgency to support each Facility Operations Director’s needs in maintenance and daily upkeep. 

-    Manage efficient administration, scheduling and training of electrical and mechanical technicians

-    Ensure health, safety and legal compliance with all maintenance equipment and practices

-    Ensure that designated buildings, plants and facilities are fit for purpose and provide proactive support/solutions when required 

-    Plan and manage equipment and facility spare parts inventory

-    Maintain a clean and organized workplace

-    Carrying out inspections of the facilities to identify and resolve issues

-    Developing maintenance procedures and ensuring implementation

-    Work closely with building and property management, vendor management, EH&S, and security regarding facilities issues

-    Liaison between on-site management, corporate management and Nashville Maintenance

-    Provides recommendations for building, remodeling, and upgrading office space planning and 

design, conducting office work environment studies, and preparing facility master plan

-    Establish and maintain an effective facility management program by identifying/initiating work 

requirements, coordinating, planning, prioritizing and successfully completing short and long term projects

-    Gather and distribute Nashville Maintenance scorecards

-    Assist Nashville Maintenance team with implementation and operation of Building Management 

System and Facility Management System 

-    Responsible for coordination of daily facility maintenance and preventative maintenance, 

including timely and effective communication with team members and other stakeholders

-    Assist Facilities Operations Directors with development of objectives, strategy, budgets, short and long-term plans, as well as monitoring performance relative to established plans and budgets

-    Execute annual objectives and establish or modify operating policies as needed

-    Other duties as assigned.

Other duties

-    Employee can be asked to perform other duties that are reasonable within the area of expertise

Required Skills/Abilities

-    Excellent leadership and management skills

-    Demonstrated experience planning and driving multi-year CAPEX projects

-    Excellent written and oral communication skills

-    Solutions-oriented approach to challenges/issues

-    Outstanding time management skillset with the ability to prioritize without direct supervision.

-    Teamwork and project management skills combined with ability to work as part of a team.

-    Develop and maintain strong relationships with staff members

-    Competence in problem solving, team building, planning and decision making

-    Results oriented and driven, with a track record for delivering to plan.

-    Flexibility to adapt quickly to changing circumstances.  Able to proactively question and challenge to prioritize and identify solutions in timely manner.

-    Clear and logical thinker 

-    Relish working in a company with a diverse and fast paced environment.

-    Thrives in a high paced, complex environment

Knowledge

-    Strong knowledge of engineering concepts, including electrical, hydraulic and mechanical systems

-    Working knowledge of CMMS

-    Advanced understanding of applicable OSHA regulatory requirements in the workplace

Education and Experience

-    BS in Engineering or facilities management

-    Minimum of 3 years’ experience in supervisory role

-    5 years managing large projects in an industrial setting

-    Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

-    Experience managing maintenance with full site responsibility

-    Experience in planning maintenance operations

Work Environment

Internal:

-    Manufacturing locations

-    Office locations

-    Showroom

External:

-    Sales office locations

-    Supplier manufacturing locations

Travel Requirements

-    Periodic travel to and between the company’s manufacturing and sales locations will be required (approximately 5-10%). 

Physical Demands

-    Basic physical stances and actions (sitting, standing, walking)