Facilities Operations & CAPEX Specialist

Stewart & Stevenson; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Stewart & Stevenson in Houston, TX is seeking a Manufacturing Facilities Specialist to manage day-to-day facilities operations, vendor coordination, and CAPEX project oversight. The role emphasizes preventive maintenance, asset records, safety compliance, and cost control in a manufacturing environment.

You will lead vendor selection, manage service contracts, and operate CMMS data governance, work orders, and documentation while coordinating with operations, finance, and site leadership to

Qualifications

• Five plus years of experience supporting facilities operations, maintenance coordination, or related administrative activities.
• Ability to organize service requests, quotes, invoices, work orders, and facility documentation with accuracy.
• Working knowledge of CMMS systems, work order tracking, and preventive maintenance schedules.
• Strong communication and follow-up skills coordinating between internal teams, vendors, and leadership.
• Experience managing preventive maintenance programs and facility projects, including vendor management and budgeting.
• Strong analytical and financial skills to evaluate data, lifecycle costs, and risk.

Responsibilities

• Independently evaluate facility service needs and manage vendors within delegated authority.
• Source and evaluate qualified vendors; develop scopes, quotes, pricing, service levels, safety records, and capabilities; schedule and manage onsite work; verify completion; and maintain supporting service and procurement documentation.
• Establish vendor performance expectations and monitor quality, cost, responsiveness, schedule adherence, safety, and contractual compliance; document results, address deficiencies, implement corrective actions, and recommend vendor retention, development, or replacement.
• Manage preventive maintenance programs and facility projects.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive maintenance plans for facility assets; define frequencies and procedures; coordinate labor, parts, vendors, and shutdown requirements; monitor completion and effectiveness; analyze recurring failures; and adjust the program based on asset condition, risk, cost, and operational needs.
• Evaluate facility CAPEX needs and alternatives; develop scopes, business justification, budgets, schedules, and risk assessments; recommend investments and manage approved projects from planning to closeout.
• Oversee CMMS data governance and work order controls.
• Establish and monitor standards for work order creation, prioritization, documentation, and closure; evaluate preventive maintenance schedules and backlog trends; assess data accuracy and develop reports and recommendations.
• Maintain facilities files, purchase request support, invoices, inspection records, safety documentation, and related administrative items.
• Communicate facility needs, work order status, vendor updates, and project progress to Operations, Facilities, Supply Chain, and site leadership as needed.
• Independently assess facility issues, competing priorities, lifecycle costs, operational impacts, safety and compliance risks, and available solutions; make sound decisions within assigned authority; document rationale; elevate only when approvals or risk require leadership involvement.

Skills

Facilities operations

Vendor scheduling

Contractor follow-up

CMMS

Work orders

Budgeting/Cost control

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Stewart & Stevenson in Houston, TX is seeking a Manufacturing Facilities Specialist to manage day-to-day facilities operations, vendor coordination, and CAPEX project oversight. The role emphasizes preventive maintenance, asset records, safety compliance, and cost control in a manufacturing environment.

You will lead vendor selection, manage service contracts, and operate CMMS data governance, work orders, and documentation while coordinating with operations, finance, and site leadership to