The Facilities Engineer is responsible for managing the activities of the maintenance staff and third-party vendors to maintain a reliable, secure and complaint site at Health-Ade. The Facilities manager establishes a continuous improvement and strengthens ability to troubleshoot programs, identify root causes and make appropriate suggestive corrective actions. This role is a critical member to the Production operations team and is responsible for maintaining the integrity of production quality and safety by ensuring that the production equipment, structural, and storage facilities, offices, restrooms, resting areas, parking lots, and transportation equipment are in compliance with Sanitary, GMP, Federal, State and local food protection standards, and Company programs. This position has direct responsibility for ensuring all work activities under its span of control are performance with attention to the highest standards of food quality, safe processes, compliance with the appropriate legal requirements and a focus on continuous process improvement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Manages and supervises the activities of the Facilities Maintenance staff and third party vendors to maintain a reliable, secure and compliant site.

• Provides Facilities support to QA, production staff and production leadership.

• Provides suggestion and input capital projects to upgrade or expand facilities and equipment needed. Assists in planning, execution and documentation.

• Helps ensure compliance of the site with a specific focus on Facilities operations.

• Manages staff and coordinates Facility shutdowns to ensure preventive maintenance (PM) and repairs are completed in a timely manner, including all necessary documentation.

• Ensures that department resources are available to promptly respond to and resolve Facility problems as needed at all times.

• Manages third party service provider relationships; maintains a master contact list and ensures that appropriate service agreements are in place and vendors are appropriately trained and qualified.

• Supports timely closure of facility related GMP deficiencies including audit observations, corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) and deviations.

• Create, track, and report the facility/maintenance budget, assuming responsibility for budgeted figures, and continually thinking strategically to reassess areas to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, or generate additional revenue.

• Oversee general facility operations, ensuring the facility is in the best working order and condition possible leveraging swift operations restoration.

• Ensure that maintenance is performed, and deficiencies are identified and corrected within a timely manner.

• Liaise with all other departments to ensure cross-function collaboration and delivery of the best employee experience possible.

• Ensure compliance with laws, rules, regulations, contracts and leases pertinent to the facility operations.

• Assists in design modification by compiling data related to design, specifications, and materials which are pertinent to specific items of equipment or component parts. Develops information concerning previous operational failures and modifications. Uses judgment and initiative to recognize inconsistencies or gaps in data and seek sources to clarify information.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Analytical: Collects and researches data. Uses intuition and experience to complement data

Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner. Gathers and analyzes information skillfully. Develops alternative solutions. Works well in group problem solving situations. Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Project Management: Develops project plans. Coordinates projects. Communicates changes and progress. Completes projects on time and budget. Manages project team activities.

Technical Skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses. Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills. Shares expertise with others.

Oral Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations. Listens and gets clarification.

Team Work: Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Written Communication: Edits work for spelling and grammar. Presents numerical data effectively. Able to read and interpret written information.

Leadership: Inspires and motivates others to perform well. Inspires respect and trust. Accepts feedback from others. Displays passion and optimism.

Managing People: Includes staff in planning, decision-making. Takes responsibility for subordinates’ activities. Makes self-available to staff. Provides regular performance feedback. Develop subordinates’ skills and encourages growth.

Quality Management: Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

Strategic Thinking: Develops strategies to achieve organizational. Adapts strategy to changing condition.

Self-Management: Adapt to changes in the work environment. Changes approach or method to best fit the situation.

Judgement: Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Supports and explains reasoning for decisions. Includes appropriate people in decision-making process. Makes timely decision.

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/Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Ability: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before group of customers or employees of organization.

Math Ability: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commission, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

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.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software;; Project Management software; Spreadsheet software; Word Processing software; and Presentation software.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervise and direct the work of Maintenance department.

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, outdoor weather condition, extreme cold and head, and the risk of electrical shock.

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 regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand.  The employee is occasionally required to walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.