Facilities Specialist

lululemon; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 66,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading performance apparel company in Vancouver is seeking a Facilities Specialist. This role involves responding to maintenance queries, managing projects, and ensuring stores are kept in luxury condition. Candidates should have at least 1 year of facilities maintenance experience and strong communication skills. The compensation range is $66,000-$86,600 annually, complemented by various benefits including health plans and employee discounts.

Benefits

Extended health and dental benefits

Paid time off

Savings and retirement plan matching

Generous employee discount

Fitness & yoga classes

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in facilities maintenance.
• Working knowledge of retail environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Respond to all repair & maintenance questions from stores.
• Analyze proposals to ensure cost and scope meets required repairs.
• Validate troubleshooting and diagnoses performed by technicians.

Skills

Facilities maintenance

Organizational skills

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Job description

About Lululemon

Lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

About This Team

The Store Facilities Team is an integral part of Lululemon, ensuring that our stores are kept in luxury condition for our guests. We take pride in getting s**t done, being a key resource for our stores, and our cross-functional partners. This team responds quickly to emergencies as they arise, and masters the agility needed to balance our reactions to our plans. We're the go-to team when something needs to get done in our open stores; we work hard, and live to make things better!

a day in the life: what you’ll do

The Facilities Specialist is responsible leveraging their repairs & maintenance experience to support our stores and maintain them to a luxury condition. This role is responsible for the efficient execution of emergency and non-emergency repairs and service calls as the primary responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to all repair & maintenance questions from stores
• Analyze proposals to ensure cost and scope meets the needed scope of repair
• Use previous experience and mechanical aptitude to validate troubleshooting and diagnoses performed by on-site technicians
• Ensure repair timeline SLAs are met
• Implement new internal programs and pilots under the guidance of the Senior Managers, and provide feedback as programs develop and grow

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in facilities maintenance
• Working knowledge of retail environment
• Versatile with capacity and capabilities to manage multiple projects
• Possess organizational, time management, and trouble-shooting competence
• Superb communication skills – verbal and written

must haves

• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously.

Compensation And Benefits Package

Lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $66,000-$86,600 annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.

Benefits

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Generous employee discount
• Fitness & yoga classes
• Parenthood top-up
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

Additional Notes

Authorization to work in Canada is required for this role.

workplace arrangement

Hybrid. In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.