Facilities Operations Shift Lead — Safety & System Ops

Indiana Ag Connection; Indianapolis, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits from day one

Four weeks paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Corteva Agriscience is hiring a Facilities Operations Shift Lead for the Indianapolis, IN location. This role leads a team across campus infrastructure and building systems, ensuring safe, reliable operation and quick response to incidents.

You will coordinate daily tasks, supervise preventive maintenance, and mentor staff while collaborating with EHS, engineering, and contractors to improve performance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in a facility, operations, manufacturing, industrial, utilities, or critical environment.
• Strong understanding of facility operations including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, life safety, and utility systems.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work, coordinate resources, and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience responding to facility incidents, alarms, outages, and emergency situations.
• Knowledge of safety regulations, permits, lockout/tagout, and contractor safety management practices.
• Strong communication, leadership, conflict resolution, and team-building skills.
• Experience using CMMS, work order systems, building automation systems, or other facility management technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide shift leadership for Facilities Operations personnel, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operation of campus infrastructure and building systems.
• Coordinate daily work activities, prioritize facility issues, and support execution of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Serve as the first point of contact for operational escalations, emergencies, and critical facility events during assigned shifts.
• Monitor building automation, utility, and critical infrastructure systems to maintain continuity of operations.
• Lead shift turnover communications and maintain accurate operational logs, work records, and status reports.
• Collaborate with Facilities Operations, EHS, engineering teams, business partners, and contractors to resolve issues and improve system performance.

Skills

Leadership

Facility operations

BAS knowledge

CMMS

Safety management

Communication

Decision making

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

CMMS software

Building automation systems

Job description

Corteva Agriscience is hiring a Facilities Operations Shift Lead for the Indianapolis, IN location. This role leads a team across campus infrastructure and building systems, ensuring safe, reliable operation and quick response to incidents.

You will coordinate daily tasks, supervise preventive maintenance, and mentor staff while collaborating with EHS, engineering, and contractors to improve performance.