Facility Supervisor

General Matter • Paducah, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

General Matter is restoring a large, multi-building industrial site in Paducah, Kentucky, for nuclear-industry process piping and steel fabrication. The site includes manufacturing and support buildings, grounds and yards across roughly 87 acres. The Facility Supervisor runs day-to-day facilities operations, helping return legacy buildings to service and keeping them safe, clean and production-ready.

This hands-on leadership role spends approximately 60% of its time in buildings and on the grounds leading facilities, grounds and custodial crews and overseeing contractors. The remaining time is spent planning work, managing work orders and tracking team performance. The position reports to the Facility Manager and supports restoration projects as well as ongoing maintenance and site operations.

The role involves regularly walking large buildings, roofs, utility spaces and grounds in all weather. PPE is required; duties include climbing ladders, working at height and lifting up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation. The supervisor also responds to after-hours facility emergencies, participates in an on-call rotation, and must be able to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.

Requirements

• Evidence of exceptional ability, such as prior projects, a portfolio of work or completed products.
• At least 5 years of hands-on facilities or building-maintenance experience in an industrial or manufacturing setting.
• At least 2 years supervising or leading a facilities, grounds or custodial crew.
• Working knowledge of building electrical, HVAC, compressed air, plumbing and water, fire-protection and life-safety systems.
• Ability to identify root causes of building-system failures and make repair-or-replace decisions from first principles with incomplete information.
• Experience overseeing on-site contractors, including scope, permits, safety and quality of work.
• Experience managing work orders and preventive maintenance in a CMMS and using KPIs such as backlog, PM completion and response time.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, NFPA and lockout/tagout requirements.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.
• Must be a U.S. person because the role requires regular access to export-controlled environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the site-access authorization required for the role.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree or trade certification in HVAC, electrical, building maintenance or a related field.
• Experience in a fast-paced engineering or highly technical environment and a resourceful approach to delivering under tight timelines or budget constraints.
• Facilities experience in a nuclear, defense, chemical or other highly regulated industrial setting.
• Experience on a multi-building campus, rail-served site or heavy-industry yard.
• Experience bringing older industrial buildings back into service.
• Trade licenses or certifications such as EPA 608, journeyman electrician, or facilities credentials (FMP or CFM track).

Responsibilities

• Lead daily crew huddles and assign and prioritize work for Facilities Technicians, Grounds & Yard Workers and custodial staff; coach crews in the field and check completed work.
• Help hire and train facilities, grounds and custodial staff, write standard work and maintain the training matrix.
• Own the facilities work-order and preventive-maintenance process in the site's CMMS; track and act on backlog, PM completion and response-time metrics.
• Troubleshoot and coordinate repairs to building electrical, HVAC and make-up air, compressed air, plumbing and water, roofing and building-envelope systems across manufacturing and support buildings.
• Maintain roads, rail and truck access, laydown and storage yards, drainage, snow removal and the site perimeter.
• Ensure custodial, waste and recycling, and pest-control services operate across all buildings.
• Coordinate with Maintenance on shared assets and production shutdown windows, and support controlled facilities changes under a nuclear quality and safety program (10 CFR Part 70).
• Oversee on-site contractors by reviewing scope, issuing permits with EHS, checking work safety and quality, and confirming completion before sign-off.
• Support restoration projects led by the Facility Manager, sequencing crew and contractor work so buildings are ready ahead of production or occupancy dates.
• Ensure fire protection, egress, emergency lighting and other life-safety systems are inspected and documented.
• Respond to after-hours facility emergencies.
• Lead safety practices covering lockout/tagout, work at height and on roofs, confined space, hot work, lifts and powered equipment, PPE and near-miss reporting.

Benefits

• Potential eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of company stock options.
• Comprehensive medical coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• HSA/FSA and commuter benefits.
• Various other benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED