Maintenance/Facilities Manager

Hydromat, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydromat, Inc. in St. Louis is seeking a Facilities Manager to oversee maintenance and security of all buildings and facilities, supervising maintenance and custodial staff, and ensuring occupants can work efficiently.

The role includes budgeting, scheduling, vendor management, and coordinating safety with utilities and regulatory agencies to protect assets and ensure a safe work environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of OSHA regulations and industrial safety practices.
• Ability to read blueprints and technical drawings.
• Experience supervising maintenance and custodial staff.
• HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems knowledge.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance and custodial staff and security of facilities.
• Budget planning, scheduling, and vendor coordination for upgrades.
• Manage fleet, yard, and inventory including equipment maintenance.
• Coordinate safety compliance with public agencies and regulators.
• Inspect construction progress and ensure conformance to specs.

Skills

OSHA regulations

Industrial safety

Reading blueprints

Supervisory abilities

HVAC knowledge

Forklift operation

Microsoft Office

Education

PIT certification

Associate Degree in technical field (Industrial Technology, HVAC, Building Systems)

Job description

Responsible for the maintenance and security of all building and facilities and supervision of all maintenance and custodial personnel. Ensure that everything is available and operating properly for building occupants to do their work. The facility manager generally has the most influence upon the quality of life within a facility.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Daily update meeting on open facilities issues with CEO/COO
• Always on the look out for maintenance issues such as lightning, repairs and leaks
• Plans, budgets, and schedules facilities modifications including cost estimates, bid sheets, layouts, and contracts for construction and acquisitions.
• Perform weekly inventory of facility and maintenance items and puts in orders for custodial and kitchen supplies.
• Manage the fleet of company vehicles, forklifts and powered industrial trucks – having basic maintenance performed by facilities staff, scheduling preventative maintenance and repairs with vendors, logging and scheduling their usage.
• Organize, schedule, and/or make airport deliveries and pickups for associates and customers
• Organize, schedule, and/or make pick ups for shop materials, parts, and supplies.
• Develops long range budget plans for all facilities equipment including HVAC systems and vehicles – documenting when and how much maintenance and upgrades will cost
• Acts as a liaison to public utility, environmental, law enforcement and energy agencies.
• Inspects construction and installation progress on contracted projects to ensure conformance to established specifications.
• Oversees the coordination of building space allocation, layout, and communication services.
• Oversees and directs maintenance personnel and outside contractors' workers engaged in equipment installation, facilities equipment repair, and preventive maintenance.
• Manages and coordinates all preventative maintenance activities.
• Responsible for landscaping and parking lot up keep.
• Maintains physical security of all buildings, involving electronic security system and maintenance of key controls.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Responsible to supervise maintenance and custodial staff.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Must know major OSHA regulations and have experience with Industrial Safety
• Know general EPA laws and regulations related to Facilities
• Can read blueprint layouts and technical drawings
• Must have general knowledge of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and air compressor systems and maintenance
• Must have experience with forklift and powered industrial truck operation
• Must have general knowledge of all facility systems (mechanical, electrical, plumbing)
• Must have general knowledge of roof and wall repair
• Must have general knowledge landscaping and irrigation systems
• Experience with conducting and managing janitorial and cleaning duties
• Must have supervisory and coaching abilities.
• Proficient with operating smart phones, email and Microsoft Office suite.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and write reports, business correspondence, work instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, associates, vendors, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• PIT certification, able to train campus associates on PIT safe operation. Certificate or Associate Degree in technical field such as Industrial Technology, HVAC, Building Systems, etc. highly preferred. Must have Class E - Driver's license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand, walk, use fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, and use ladders to access roofs and high areas.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Salary: $75000 - $85000 per year