Senior Facilities Supervisor

Description

PURPOSE:

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior Facilities Supervisor with 10+ years of progressive experience in facilities management, plant operations, or large-scale commercial/institutional infrastructure. They will lead a team of internal technicians and external contractors, manage preventive and reactive maintenance programs, and drive operational efficiency across our facilities.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Facilities Supervisor: The facilities supervisor is responsible for the physical infrastructure, maintenance, and safe operation of the company's buildings, equipment, and grounds. This includes managing the Production Maintenance, Facilities Maintenance and Machine Shop Departments. Responsibilities include keeping manufacturing operations running smoothly by ensuring that maintenance departments work efficiently, follow regulations, and provide a safe, productive environment.

Team Leadership & Supervision: Hire, train, schedule, mentor, and evaluate a team of maintenance and trade staff. Delegate work orders and manage performance metrics to minimize downtime.

Operations & Maintenance: Oversee daily upkeep of building systems, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, life safety, and waste management. Implement comprehensive preventive maintenance programs. From a production maintenance perspective, responsibilities also include the repair and maintenance of various production and process-based equipment used to support daily manufacturing needs.

Project & Contractor Management: Direct minor construction, space planning, renovation, and capital improvement projects. Assist in the negotiation of service level agreements (SLAs), manage external vendor contracts, and supervise contractor work sites.

Budgeting & Cost Control: Monitor annual operating and capital project budgets, track facility expenses, and source equipment or supplies.

Additional Responsibilities Include:

· Coordinate routine and urgent maintenance in the facility.

· Plan, schedule, and supervise building repairs and upgrades. Examples include but not limited to, plumbing, carpentry, painting, plastering, machine servicing, and electrical servicing.

· Monitor and replenish building supplies as required.

· Maintain a preventive maintenance plan for the site, including the care, cleaning, repair, and storage of all manufacturing tools.

· Ensure continuous production and uphold a strong commitment to customer service by promptly, amicably, and accurately addressing work orders.

· Comply with ISO standard operating procedures.

· Assist with various projects assigned by site leadership.

· Display schedule flexibility to support critical activity when necessary.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND/OR PROFESSIONAL LICENSE(s):

· Associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent combination of extensive trade/military experience).

EXPERIENCE:

· Minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience in facilities management, commercial maintenance, or industrial plant operations (HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems), with at least 5 years in a supervisory or management capacity.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of hard and soft facility systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, structural repairs, building automation).

Core Competencies: Strong leadership, conflict resolution, verbal/written communication, budget management, and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) proficiency.

· Comprehensive technical expertise in electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire suppression, and general building maintenance.

· Proficient hands-on technical skills and general mechanical knowledge.

· Self-motivated with strong technical task prioritization skills.

· Effective communication with site and corporate leadership.

· Advanced equipment and machinery maintenance ability preferred.

POSITION SUPERVISES:

Position requires managing, influencing, and leading facilities, production maintenance, and maintenance technicians in a matrixed organization supporting daily site repair and preventative maintenance activities. Position also requires interfacing with various area managers, leads and engineers to achieve successful accomplishment of production goals.

CONTACT WITH OTHERS:

Internal: Position requires daily contact with manufacturing, engineering, quality, materials, administration, and sales & marketing

External: Third party contract contractors.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL/COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Physical Requirements: The position entails working inside the facility, where the noise level is moderate. The individual will occasionally need to lift weights ranging from 20 to 80 pounds. When working in specific areas, the individual is required to wear suitable personal protective equipment. Additionally, when emptying trash and sanitary receptacles and following blood-borne pathogens procedures, the individual must wear personal protective equipment like gloves.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures. The individual must possess communication skills to interact with employees and managers.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide using whole numbers, common factions, and decimals required. The individual must have the ability to compute rate, ratio and percentage.

Computer Skills: Basic understanding of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Excel, Word.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Works majority of the day in a climate-controlled environment, except for or as otherwise specified, performing work in the warehouse or manufacturing areas which are subject to changes in temperature and/or noise.

TRAVEL:

Generally, travel is not required

LOCATION:

Gentex’s Carbondale facility is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County. Carbondale, PA is about twenty miles north of Scranton, PA, 50 miles south of Binghamton, NY, and about 125 miles from New York City and Philadelphia. The area hosts numerous nearby state parks, nature preserves and local colleges and universities, including The University of Scranton and Marywood University. Northeast Pennsylvania is a beautiful area and offers an excellent cost of living. It is a great place to work, recreate, meet people, raise a family and live!

Gentex Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for any applicable state or federal protected class. Gentex is an E-Verify Participant. Pre-employment drug/alcohol/background screening is required.