Facility Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Facility Manager-Maintenance Services

Location: Louisville, KY

Job Type: Office/On-site (95%), Travel (5%)

Reports to: Regional Manager

Department: North American Operations

Position Purpose: Lead, develop and drive the strategic direction of Leadec with the Customer site.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the values and business principles of Leadec.
• Works safely at all times.
• Oversight of all Leadec operations at the site.
• Maintain high ethical standards and an appropriate level of confidentiality.
• Ensures that all safety guidelines at the site are adhered to in accordance with our safety program requirements.
• Provide technical knowledge and problem-solving skills to encourage better decision making.
• Drive successful implementation of Leadec and Customer strategic initiatives.
• Manage all required documentation reporting for both internal and customer needs.
• Relationship management -- both internally within Leadec and externally between Leadec, Leadec's Customers and Leadec's business partners.
• Manage KPI's for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Morale, and Environment.
• Progressively manage Leadec financial performance for the site. Routine tasks include but are not limited to budgeting, forecasting, P&L review & analysis/assessment and customer receivables/payables oversight.
• Develop & maintain process controls for the most efficient method of performing assigned Scope of Work (SOW) in the most cost-effective way, at a very high standard.
• Establish daily Current Best Practices (CBP) for each employee based on their responsibilities and historical data, to ensure that all necessary tasks of their job are covered.
• Operate the business within budgetary guidelines and report progress and key performance indicators on a monthly basis.
• Management of Leadec OS or other CMMS systems.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and determine a clear path of action with goals and metrics in all areas of responsibility.
• Ensure the implementation of Leadec "Safety It's Your Life" Process to ensure all employees are engaged in safe work practices.
• Demonstrate role model behavior for safety, integrity, and ethical standards as well as portrayal behaviors consistent with a lean manufacturing culture.
• Ensure delivery of maintenance services using root cause analyses, continuous improvement, and problem-solving activities through data driven scientific methods.
• Participating in the development of Standardized Maintenance Practices for all Leadec activities.
• Participate in the hiring process for new employees as required.
• Participate with customer equipment "buy-off" activities as required.
• Supervise, schedule, train and implement facility maintenance related activities.
• Adhering to and supporting all EHS and Quality objectives, in accordance with ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001 respectively.
• All other duties as assigned by Leadec manager.

Competencies:

• Managing Tasks
• Open Communication
• Entrepreneurship
• Driving Change
• Self-Management
• Motivating & Developing People

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Communication Skills - Ability to communicate with all levels of Leadec and customer employees.
• Language Ability -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Customer Service Orientation - Satisfying customers.
• Adaptability - Willingness to deal with unexpected challenges or circumstances.
• Problem Solving - Defining problems and bring about viable solutions.
• Financial skills: budgeting, costing, forecasting, statistical analysis, P&L ownership, cost accounting.
• Must be a highly organized, self-motivated individual who can work independently.
• Must possess strong leadership skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations.
• Ability to read and interpret a P&L report and generate supporting summaries and analysis.
• Ability to provide direction and hold a team accountable to meet the desired results.
• Ability to work and perform in a matrix origination.
• Experience with management of maintenance programs
• Experience with major equipment services such as:
  • Facility equipment Powerhouse and WWT.
• Experience with equipment and mechanical services:
  • Piping, HVAC, fire safety systems and elevator, Boilers, Chillers, Cooling towers.
• Experience with electrical services:
  • Service low to medium voltage electrical systems
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite -- including Excel, Word, Power-point (or similar).

Position Qualifications:

• BS in Engineering and/or Management Degree, construction management or equivalent experience considered.
• Previous project management experience required.
• Experience in 3rd party contract(s) management.
• Experience with Gannt charts, Critical Path Analysis and Resource Leveling
• 5+ years of experience in a facilities maintenance capacity preferably in a manufacturing facility.
• CMMS background.
• Electrical and HVAC background.
• Ability to self-perform facility maintenance functions as needed.
• Ability to train skilled Team Members.
• Proficient in math for technical and financial calculations including mark-ups, gross margins, percentages and basic statistical functions.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the key actions of the job:

• Required to talk and/or hear in an office and industrial setting (noise level is moderate) Frequently required to stand and walk on concrete surfaces for 4 -12 hours. Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; lift; stoop, or crouch.
• Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and focus adjustment.
• Work is performed in an industrial-manufacturing environment with significant time spent working on a computer or at a desk.