Facilities Maintenance Manager

Johnson Controls; Stanton (TN); On-site; USD 89,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking a Customer/Facilities Manager to oversee hard services for a new EV battery plant in Stanton, TN. You will manage O&M activities, lead a technical team, and ensure seamless operations to support manufacturing and offices.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, 5+ years in facility management, and strong communication and budgeting skills. Experience with CMMS and building systems is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in facility management with 5+ years preferred.
• Experience with HVAC, electrical, and building systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee hard services of the facility and ensure O&M work aligns with technical provisions.
• Lead a team of technical staff and schedulers; manage budgets and preventive maintenance.
• Maintain client relationships and ensure contract requirements are met; monitor safety and compliance.

Skills

Customer service

Strong communication

Attention to detail

People leadership

Contract management

Blueprint reading

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

What You Will Do

Facility management of a newly constructed electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Stanton, TN. This is an Operations & Maintenance contract providing hard services of MEP equipment within the facility, excluding the manufacturing and production equipment. The objective is to maintain a seamless environment by assuring that equipment is performing to specifications to facilitate uninterrupted manufacturing and administrative functions.

What You Will Do

Facility management of a newly constructed electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Stanton, TN. This is an Operations & Maintenance contract providing hard services of MEP equipment within the facility, excluding the manufacturing and production equipment. The objective is to maintain a seamless environment by assuring that equipment is performing to specifications to facilitate uninterrupted manufacturing and administrative functions.

How You Will Do It

The Customer Business Manager is responsible for the hard services of the facility, manages the client relationship, directly leads a team of technical staff and scheduler/planners, plans preventative maintenance, repairs, lifecycles and develops and manages budgets. A great amount of attention to managing the customer expectations is required along with transparent communication. The role requires coordination and oversight of work with technical trades and engineers.

Key Skills And Responsibilities

Specific duties include the following:

• Ensure all Operations & Maintenance (O&M) work is performed in accordance with the Technical Provisions and approved documents.
• Manage and support change order requests.
• Post construction warranty management.
• Customer service mindset with very strong communication and people skills.
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• Able to delegate tasks, meet deadlines and keep the team accountable.
• Serve as a role model, mentor, and valued resource.
• The ability to comprehend contract terms and performance requirements and work closely with the customer to ensure alignment with contract requirements and operational policies.
• Keep penalties to a minimum by managing rectification response times.
• Assure that the quality of information entered into the CMMS is sufficient.
• Administer the documentation requesting extensions and relief for repair work.
• Support the develop of monthly performance reports.
• Review and proactively establish procedures.
• Oversight of the day-to-day and long-term work activities.
• Manage supervisors and staff which includes hiring, promoting, recognition, performance improvement plans, and monitors performance objectives.
• Train project employees and administer JCI policies, procedures, and standards to ensure that JCI employees have the required technical, interpersonal skills and morale to meet and exceed the expectations of the Customer.
• Provide technical and management guidance to the team.
• Ability to read blueprint and as-built drawings.

What We Look For

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in a Facility Management discipline with 5 years or more experience
• Five years of HVAC, Facilities, Housing or a parallel industry.
• Directing, planning, developing, and implementing strategic and operational plans.
• Leading customer meetings.
• Managing to meet contract technical requirements.
• Accomplishing preventive maintenance management and repairs for HVAC, Boilers, Chillers, Pumps, CRAC Units, electrical systems, fire alarm systems, security systems, and building automation systems.
• Knowledge of the following trades/skills: electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, and general building maintenance.
• Working on mission critical projects.
• Knowledge of OSHA codes and regulations.

Who We Are

Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/tomorrowneedsyou.

HIRING SALARY RANGE

$89,400 - $119,300 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us