Job Description
Facilities Manager
Job Posting Location:  West Kingston, RI, USA
Posting Start Date:  1/7/25
Req Id:  2327
Required Travel:  0%
Remote, Onsite or Hybrid?:  Onsite

At Modine, we are engineering a cleaner, healthier world.  Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources.  More than 13,000 employees are at work in every corner of the globe, delivering the solutions our customers need, where they need them.  Our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments support our purpose by improving air quality, reducing energy and water consumption, lowering harmful emissions and enabling cleaner running vehicles and environmentally-friendly refrigerants. Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (USA), with operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. For more information about Modine, visit www.modine.com.

Position Description

 

The Facilities Manager reports to the Plant Manager and plans, coordinates, and directs the preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for all facility infrastructure and related mechanical systems.  The Facilities Manager is responsible for:

  • Leading ways to improve equipment up-time
  • Implementing preventative maintenance improvement
  • Supervising and training facilities engineers and hourly maintenance/janitorial employees.  Supervisory responsibility for hourly employees, including hire, motivating, counseling, discipline and discharge activities.
  • Maintaining a safe work environment

 

Key Responsibilities

 

Responsible for the maintenance, upkeep, and functionality of the equipment and buildings, ensuring safety, compliance with regulations, and efficient operations by managing repairs, cleaning, managing budgets, and supervising staff related to facility operations, including security, HVAC systems, and groundskeeping.

 

  • Drive and ensure industry maintenance and engineering standards
  • Plan and manage annual projects and budgets
  • Ensure and execute people development plan to keep up team members motivated
  • Focus on the continuous improvement for future efficiency and cost reduction
  • Participates and leads Lean Six Sigma improvement projects
  • Coordinate day to day activities of facility maintenance staff and outside contractors to balance staffing and workflow that will eliminate bottlenecks that hinder plant operations
  • Manage related service contracts and annual vendor reviews (benchmarking)
  • Maintain building and grounds
  • Conducts routine, periodic, or special inspections to determine repair and maintenance work necessary to prevent breakdowns of facilities, machinery, and equipment
  • Tests, inspects, troubleshoots, and repairs machines and equipment
  • Uses blueprints, sketches, layouts, wiring diagrams, drawings, and specifications
  • Ensures employees adhere to all company policies, procedures and standards
  • Maintain safety / OSHA standards, and hazardous material regulations
  • Manage offsite production and storage facilities
  • Maintain site Environmental Management System

 

Required Education & Qualifications

 

  • A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field is required and minimum 4 years of Facilities Management or Manufacturing Engineering experience 
  • Incumbent must have excellent verbal and written skills, experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), and good organizational skills
  • Prior experience with Lean Six Sigma principles, knowledge in technical manuals, shop drawings and schematics required
  • Must have solid project management and leadership skills 

 

 

 

Modine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Modine provides a competitive benefit package, which could include paid vacation, short term disability, 401(k), health, dental, vision, life insurance, flex spending benefits, tuition reimbursement, Health Savings Account and much more. Human Resources will provide more detail upon your hiring.

 

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