Eastridge Workforce Solutions is a leading provider of workforce management solutions, dedicated to connecting skilled professionals with rewarding opportunities. Eastridge Workforce Solutions is partnering with a company a leading designer and producer of high-performance vehicles, in its search for a Facilities and Maintenance Manager to join their Santa Ana, CA. The ideal candidate will be bilingual/Spanish. For immediate consideration, apply today.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Involves the management of tasks and employee performance in the following key areas:
• Manages the daily maintenance of the manufacturing facilities, ensuring a safe, secure, and efficient work environment.
• Manages all building, facilities and equipment installation, repair, and maintenance programs.
• Ensures full site regulatory compliance at all times, including supporting visits for all regulatory permitting, compliance and inspections, by local state and federal agencies.
• Manages the business maintenance tasks, including but not limited to upkeep of offices, buildings, grounds and company vehicles.
• Janitorial and site support services such as parking lot and ground services
• Acts as Point of Contact for the local community and all regulatory authorities.
• Educated, drive and measure site performance to ensure full compliance with all material handling, storage and waste management regulations as a part of daily operations.
• Ensures the HSE and Facility/Equipment Maintenance standard practices are defined, implemented and driven daily through plant management in order to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations while maintaining company standards.
• Leads the organization in developing a continual improvement culture in the workplace, starting with facility/equipment maintenance, air, water quality and hazardous material permit compliance, as well as OSHA training to implement an overall best practice to manage and actively monitor all permit compliance requirements and industrial safety practices. This practice includes office, administrative, material handling, transportation and shop floor activities.
• Ensures awareness and responsibility through the deployment of a Facilities Management Operating System (MOS) including a consistent, safety hazard / near-miss reporting system, a robust safety committee, safe and proactive best-in-class maintenance and facilities practices, frequent communication, on-site audits and a robust training, certification and learning system. The MOS must include a compliance and regulatory tracking program to keep accurate records and ensure advanced warning of training and certification requirements, as well as tracking all proactive and preventative maintenance procedures.
• Compiles and submit ALL regulatory, permit and compliance reports.
• Completes audits to constantly identify department level regulatory, permit and compliance concerns, safety hazards and evaluate loss production potential and implement sustainable and measurable solutions that ensure full compliance and best maintenance, and janitorial/support practices are being consistently followed.
• Implements a consistent HSE reporting and metrics system and analyze incident and injury/illness data for targeted HSE activities to drive a zero-incident culture.
• Audits internal programs to determine their effectiveness and progress toward best-in-class standards.
• Ensures a process and resources are in place with metrics to conduct routine inspections for permits, regulatory requirements, environmental compliance and industrial safety standards such as emergency lighting, fire extinguishers, hoists, ventilation, eyewash stations, PPE availability and all other HSE related activities at each location as necessary to maintain best-in-class HSE procedures.
• Ensures compliance to permit, consistent reporting, cost analysis, scheduling and manifesting of any hazardous waste shipments.
• Ensures a process and resources are in place to continuously update the SDS library at each facility based on changes in the work mix.
• Participates in the implementation and execution of employee training to ensure skills and capabilities match the needs of the business.
• Ensures an efficient, productive workforce that drives maximum business value within the cost budget.
• Schedules maintenance tasks, supervise maintenance workers, and respond to maintenance emergencies.
• Manages contractors and vendors, overseeing facility upkeep, refurbishment, renovations, and office moves with minimal disruption to business operations.
• Prepares and manage the annual budget for building use and facility maintenance.
• Monitors space allocation and long-term planning for needs and growth. Lead sustainability initiatives to reduce waste and energy consumption.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven experience as a facilities manager or relevant position, preferably in the manufacturing sector.
• Strong understanding of engineering and facilities management principles.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Experience with facility management software.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent organizational, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders.
• Actively participates in lean manufacturing initiatives such as 5S, Kaizen Events, and RCCA.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and positivity for improving processes and their work environment.
• Initiates improvement without the need for constant supervision.
• Strong knowledge of building systems, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or technical school) preferred
• Experience: 10 years of experience in environmental and safety compliance within highly regulated industries. Preferred experience with hexavalent chrome, stringent air and water quality standards, painting, chemicals and hazardous material storage and transportation. Project management experience preferred. Preferred specific composites and aerospace industry experience.
• Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Other Requirements: Federal and state-required environmental and safety regulations

BENEFITS

• Medical, Dental, Vision 401k, Bonus PTO

Eastridge Workforce Solutions is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Please note that Eastridge is unable to provide visa sponsorship to applicants.

Certain clients require Eastridge to perform background checks and Eastridge will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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