Manager, Facilities

Mamas Creations•Town of Islip, NY

65d•$80,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Facilities is responsible for the enterprise-wide strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of facilities, and sanitation operations across all Mama’s Creations locations. This role ensures buildings, utilities, infrastructure, and site services are safe, compliant, environmentally responsible, and operationally reliable. This role is both strategic and hands-on. In addition to establishing enterprise facilities standards, systems, and priorities, the Senior Manager will actively support facilities and sanitation execution, including on-site troubleshooting, inspections, project support, and direct coordination with contractors and regulatory agencies, as needed. With a commitment to Grandma Quality, demonstrated by pride in workmanship, accountability, and leadership by example, partner closely with Program Management, Operations, FSQA, and site leadership to ensure facilities reliably support the overall operation today, while scaling for future growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or related field. Relevant work experience will be considered for internal candidates.
10+ years of progressive experience in facilities management within manufacturing or industrial environments.
3+ years of experience leading facilities teams or site-based leaders in a multi-site environment.
Demonstrated ability to both lead and perform facilities work, including building systems troubleshooting and project execution.
Strong working knowledge of industrial building systems, utilities, and infrastructure.
Working knowledge of environmental compliance requirements, including wastewater, stormwater, waste management, and applicable air regulations.
Experience managing permits, inspections, contractors, and regulatory interactions.
Strong organizational, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
Ability to partner cross-functionally and lead through influence.
Experience in food manufacturing or other regulated environments.

Responsibilities

Provide enterprise leadership for facilities operations across all manufacturing and office locations, including buildings, utilities, infrastructure, and site services.
Establish, execute, and continuously improve enterprise facilities standards, policies, and operating practices, while accounting for site-specific layouts, equipment, and operating conditions.
Serve as a hands-on facilities leader, actively supporting on-site facilities work as needed, including inspections, troubleshooting, project execution, and issue resolution.
Ensure facilities operations support safe, compliant, and efficient production and administrative.
Oversee preventive and corrective facilities maintenance related to building systems, including HVAC, refrigeration, electrical distribution, plumbing, compressed air, steam, water, and wastewater systems.
Own facility-related permitting and approvals, including building permits, inspections, certificates of occupancy, and associated documentation.
Serve as the primary enterprise interface with authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), including building departments, fire marshals, environmental agencies, and utility providers.
Actively coordinate inspections, approvals, and close-outs, ensuring projects and modifications meet code, environmental, and operational requirements.
Lead and support environmental compliance programs, including wastewater, stormwater, air emissions (as applicable), hazardous materials handling, waste management, and spill prevention.
Own sanitation execution and readiness across all facilities in alignment with FSQA-defined standards, SOPs, and acceptance criteria.
Lead and manage a defined group of dedicated sanitation employees, ensuring staffing, training, scheduling, and execution meet operational and food safety needs.
Ensure sanitation activities are completed on time and to standard, supporting successful FSQA pre-operational inspections and production release.
Provide and maintain sanitation tools, chemicals, equipment, and infrastructure required for effective execution.
Own sanitation labor planning, budgeting, and cost control, to minimize spend while meeting FSQA standards, operational needs, and commitment to Grandma Quality.
Respond to and correct sanitation deficiencies identified by FSQA, ensuring timely and sustainable corrective actions.
Partner with Operations to align sanitation windows with production schedules while protecting food safety integrity.
Reinforce disciplined sanitation execution as a critical control system, not a support function.
Provide facilities leadership and hands-on support for CapEx projects, expansions, and facility upgrades, ensuring reliability, safety, and compliance are designed in.
Actively oversee and support office, and manufacturing facility upkeep, layout changes, and reconfigurations, ensuring offices and production areas are safe, functional, and reflect Grandma Quality in appearance and execution.
Oversee grounds and exterior facility maintenance, including landscaping, snow and ice removal, parking areas, walkways, and exterior lighting, ensuring safe access, regulatory compliance, and a professional, well-maintained appearance year-round.
Coordinate closely with Reliability & Asset Management on shared systems, infrastructure reliability, and asset lifecycle planning.
In partnership with Procurement, manage and directly engage third-party vendors and contractors, ensuring safety, quality of work, compliance, and cost control.
Develop, track, and review facilities and environmental KPIs, including work order completion, compliance status, inspection outcomes, and utility reliability.
Identify risks, constraints, and improvement opportunities related to facility condition, capacity, environmental compliance, and infrastructure readiness.
Participate in M&A diligence and post-acquisition integration, assessing facilities condition, permitting status, environmental risk, and infrastructure gaps.
Ensure facilities and environmental practices are standardized across locations, while allowing flexibility for site-specific needs.
Communicate facilities performance, risks, and priorities clearly to enterprise and site leadership.
Reinforce a culture of Commitment to Craftsmanship, safety, environmental stewardship, accountability, and respect through daily actions and expectations.