Facilities Manager

About Us

At Pressed Cafe, we believe exceptional food and drink start with quality ingredients and a passion for hospitality. Our all-day menu features Mediterranean-inspired dishes made with fresh, local ingredients, paired with great coffee and fast, friendly service.

Pressed Cafe is an emerging, high-growth premium quick-casual restaurant company with a strong regional presence and exciting expansion plans. With multiple locations today and an aggressive development pipeline, we are building the infrastructure to scale significantly over the next several years. As a founder-led organization, we remain deeply committed to hospitality, culture, and delivering exceptional guest experiences.

At the heart of everything we do is our mission: Great People, Great Food, Great Coffee.

About the Role

Pressed Cafe is seeking a proactive, hands-on Market Facilities Manager to oversee the functionality, safety, and maintenance of our café facilities across the market. Reporting to the SVP, Strategy & Operation Services, this role is responsible for ensuring all locations operate efficiently, safely, and in alignment with our hospitality standards.

The ideal candidate is organized, solutions-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced, growing environment. You’ll partner closely with café leadership, vendors, and construction teams to maintain our facilities, resolve issues quickly, and support future growth.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee day-to-day facilities operations for multiple Pressed Cafe locations within the market.
• Manage preventative maintenance programs, repairs, and ongoing upkeep of café spaces, systems, and equipment.
• Conduct regular site visits, audits, and walkthroughs to ensure facilities are safe, compliant, clean, and operating effectively.
• Coordinate repairs and maintenance related to HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, electrical, security systems, pest control, and foodservice equipment.
• Manage vendor relationships, negotiate pricing, evaluate service levels, and ensure quality performance.
• Oversee facilities budgets including maintenance contracts, repairs, and capital improvement projects.
• Manage work order systems, ensuring timely response and resolution of issues. Review and approve vendor invoices and related facilities expenses.
• Maintain permits, licenses, and compliance documentation for all locations.
• Partner with Development and Construction teams on new café openings, remodels, and expansion projects.
• Conduct walkthroughs of projects in development to support long-term maintenance planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, safety, and cost effectiveness across facilities.
• Respond to urgent maintenance or operational emergencies as needed, including after-hours support.
• Prepare reports and analysis related to maintenance trends, costs, and facility performance.
• Support additional projects and initiatives as assigned.

What You Bring

• 4 years of facilities management, property maintenance, restaurant operations, or related experience.
• Experience supporting multi-site operations preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of building systems including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, and general maintenance.
• Experience managing vendors, service contracts, and repair budgets.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and respond quickly to urgent situations.
• Strong communication skills with a service-first mindset.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with operations, construction, and leadership teams.
• Experience with work order systems (ServiceChannel or similar preferred).
• Ability to read plans, technical drawings, and construction documents is a plus.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel regularly between café locations.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, or respond to emergencies when needed.
• Hospitality or restaurant facilities experience strongly preferred.
• Facilities certifications (IFMA, CFM, or similar) are a plus.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., climb ladders, kneel, crawl, and work in active café environments.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.