Facilities & Workplace Operations Lead — Defense Tech

Heaviside Industries, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental

401(k)

Job summary

Heaviside Industries, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA seeks a Facilities Manager to own daily office operations and oversee engineering, manufacturing, and related workplace facilities.

You will coordinate maintenance, supplies, and space planning while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance. The role requires strong organizational skills, vendor management, and hands-on leadership to keep the site productive and compliant with security and ITAR considerations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in facilities management, workplace operations, or a related role.
• Demonstrated experience managing vendors, contractors, budgets, and facility projects.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and respond quickly to unexpected issues.
• Strong judgment and discretion with confidential or sensitive information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable working directly with executives, engineers, contractors, landlords, vendors, and employees at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles office, engineering, manufacturing, and related workplace facilities.
• Ensure offices, conference rooms, kitchens, common areas, and workspaces remain organized, functional, clean, and appropriately stocked.
• Manage office supplies, snacks, beverages, kitchen inventory, furniture, equipment, and recurring workplace needs.
• Coordinate building maintenance, repairs, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, janitorial services, pest control, landscaping, security, and other facility services.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for landlords, property managers, contractors, vendors, and facilities service providers.
• Review invoices and coordinate with Finance regarding vendor payments and recurring expenses.
• Track operational spend and identify opportunities to improve service, reduce unnecessary costs, and consolidate vendors.
• Coordinate employee moves, workspace changes, office expansions, construction projects, and facility improvements.
• Ensure new employees have appropriate workspace, building access, equipment coordination, and office resources available on their first day.
• Partner with HR and IT on onboarding and offboarding logistics.
• Support physical security requirements applicable to a U.S. defense contractor.
• Maintain emergency response procedures, evacuation plans, first-aid supplies, and safety equipment.

Skills

Facilities management

Vendor management

Project management

Budgeting

Communication

Security awareness

On-site operations

Job description

Heaviside Industries, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA seeks a Facilities Manager to own daily office operations and oversee engineering, manufacturing, and related workplace facilities.

You will coordinate maintenance, supplies, and space planning while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance. The role requires strong organizational skills, vendor management, and hands-on leadership to keep the site productive and compliant with security and ITAR considerations.