Facilities Maintenance Supv II

General Atomics; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics is seeking a Facilities Operations Supervisor to lead daily maintenance operations across diverse facilities, ensuring safety, reliability, and uptime. You will oversee technicians, manage work orders, and coordinate cross-functional efforts to minimize disruptions and improve processes.

The role emphasizes emergency response readiness, on-call support, and continuous improvement within a DoD-ready environment.

Qualifications

• Typically requires an associate's degree or two-year technical or trade school certification along with nine or more years of progressive experience in facilities maintenance.
• Must demonstrate understanding of regulations covering maintenance/reconfiguration and contracts, costs, purchasing, and material management.
• Leadership skills including planning, scheduling, and coordinating work assignments to meet milestones.
• Ability to quickly understand new concepts and contribute to new processes in a evolving environment.
• Customer focus with the ability to analyze data and develop solutions to complex problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills; interface with professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily leadership and support to maintenance technicians, electricians, and other skilled trades.
• Monitor team performance, coach, and support employee development.
• Ensure work orders are assigned, tracked, and completed within timelines.
• Review backlog and recurring issues to maintain operational efficiency.
• Support troubleshooting for complex electrical, mechanical, or HVAC issues.
• Verify repairs and installations meet specifications and site requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Scheduling

Team supervision

Safety compliance

Communication

Education

Associate's degree or 2-year technical certification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

56722BR

Job Summary:

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

The Facilities Operations Supervisor is responsible for leading the daily operations of a skilled maintenance workforce supporting commercial, industrial, manufacturing, research, and administrative facilities. This position ensures building systems remain safe, reliable, and fully operational through effective leadership, preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, contractor management, and continuous process improvement.

The Maintenance Supervisor plans, coordinates, and supervises maintenance activities while promoting a culture of safety, accountability, customer service, and teamwork. The role requires balancing operational priorities, responding to emergencies, and maintaining high levels of equipment reliability and facility uptime.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide daily leadership, direction, and support to maintenance technicians, industrial mechanics, electricians, and other skilled trades.
• Monitor team performance, provide coaching, and support employee development.
• Ensure that all work orders are properly assigned, tracked, and completed within established timelines.
• Review backlog, recurring issues, and aged work orders to maintain operational efficiency.
• Support troubleshooting efforts for complex electrical, mechanical, or HVAC issues.
• Verify that equipment repairs, installations, and modifications meet manufacturer specifications and site requirements.
• Enforce OSHA, NFPA, NEC, and all company safety policies and procedures.
• Communicate job status, delays, constraints, and required follow-up to stakeholders and leadership.
• Ensure all work orders, PMs, and corrective actions are accurately documented in the CMMS.
• Coordinate responses to emergency breakdowns or facility disruptions.
• Provide leadership support during after-hours events, on-call rotations, and urgent repair needs.
• Promote a culture of learning, accountability, and technical excellence.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Qualifications:

• Typically requires an associate's degree or two-year technical or trade school certification along with nine or more years of progressive experience in facilities maintenance.
• Must demonstrate a complete understanding of appropriate regulations covering maintenance/reconfiguration as well as a complete understanding and experience of one or more of the following: developing SOW's, reviewing and understanding contracts, reviewing project costs, purchasing, and material management.
• Must possess leadership skills including organizing, planning, scheduling, conducting and coordinating work assignments to meet project milestones or established completion dates.
• Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them in an evolving environment while contributing to the development of new processes.
• Must be customer focused and possess the ability to identify issues, analyze data and develop solutions to a variety of complex problems.
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills to accurately document, report, and present findings.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to guide employees, negotiate and resolve conflicts as well as enabling an effective interface with other professionals.
• The ability to represent the company as a knowledgeable resource; and excellent computer skills.
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment is essential as is the ability to work extended hours as required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret Clearance is required

Work Environment

• This position operates in a campus environment with both indoor and outdoor work
• The role may require work during non-standard hours to minimize disruption to operations
• Includes on-call responsibilities for emergency repairs

Job Category:

Facilities

Experience Level:

Supervisory

Workstyle:

Onsite

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full-Time Salary

Pay Range Low:

76,000

Pay Range High:

127,750

Travel Percentage Required:

0% - 25%

Relocation Assistance Provided?:

No

US Citizenship Required?:

Yes

Clearance Required?:

Desired

Clearance Level:

Secret

General Atomics is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, transitioning status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, physical disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. In accordance with applicable federal law, General Atomics takes affirmative action to employ and advance the employment of qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We also prohibit compensation discrimination under all applicable laws. U.S. Citizenship is required for certain positions. To learn more, please review the EEOC’s "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" poster.