Facilities Maintenance Manager

Readerlink Distribution Services•Ogden, UT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Facilities Maintenance Manager is responsible for overseeing the maintenance of the facility to ensure optimal service levels and minimize operational downtime. This role involves managing, planning, and coordinating maintenance activities, ensuring production and maintenance schedules are met, and controlling distribution costs related to building maintenance. The manager will also develop and implement maintenance programs, identify areas for quality improvement, and ensure a safe work environment by enforcing safety regulations. Key responsibilities include overseeing building and grounds maintenance, including landscaping, HVAC, dock doors, and fire protection systems.

Requirements

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 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.
Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to speak with all levels of the organization
Ability to write routine reports
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English.
Must be proficient in mathematics including algebra
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s
Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurements, volume and distance
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Nice To Haves

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.
Some travel may be required.

Responsibilities

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 customer’s 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 the 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.