What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Facilities Manager position at Apparel Logistics?
Summary/Objective
The Senior Facilities Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing all maintenance, repair, and facility operations across company buildings. Their primary responsibility is a 240,000 square foot warehouse, corporate office and grounds (including corporate housing). This role serves as the organizational representative in facilities planning and new construction initiatives; ensures that projects and daily operations are completed efficiently, safely, and within regulatory requirements; manages annual budgets for maintenance, grounds, and custodial functions; and optimizes the utilization of personnel, equipment, and resources.
Essential Functions
- Collaborates with internal departments and external partners to implement, support, and maintain facility programs and services
- Coordinates facility usage, maintenance schedules, and special event operational needs
- Develops long- and short-term maintenance and facility plans, including emergency response procedures
- Directs maintenance, construction, renovation, and preventive maintenance projects
- Conducts inspections to ensure quality, safety, and compliance with regulations
- Monitors budgets and financial activity for assigned programs
- Participates in meetings, workshops, and seminars to support role performance
- Manages personnel functions including hiring, evaluation, supervision, and development
- Communicates updates, reports, and compliance information to stakeholders
- Recommends staffing actions to maintain an effective workforce
- Researches products, regulations, and codes to support purchasing and facility decisions
- Oversees janitorial services for offices and warehouse facilities
- Oversees transportation needs for guests and employees
- Maintains company vehicle fleet
- Manages vendors for special projects and building services
- Performs other duties as assigned
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to perform complex technical tasks across building trades
- Skilled in inspections, safety practices, hazardous material handling, and project management
- Building/construction codes, maintenance practices, safety standards, and facility development
- Occupational hazards and safe work practices
- Technical reading, documentation, grammar, and communication standards
- Ability to schedule numerous simultaneous activities
- Flexibility to work independently or collaboratively
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
- Effective leadership and team‑building skills
- Strong organization, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines
- Works independently under broad organizational guidelines
- Manages department operations, budgets, and staffing
- Collaborates with other departments for resource utilization
- Contributes significantly to service quality and operational performance
- Physical requirements include lifting, carrying, climbing, kneeling, crouching, and fine motor tasks
- Exposure to minimal temperature variations and occasional risk
Required Education and Experience
- Five years of increasingly responsible experience in building maintenance, construction, and facility operations
- Relevant job‑related education required; industry certifications preferred
- Ability to perform basic computer related tasks, for example, Microsoft Suite – Outlook, Word, Excel