Northwoodspace
Facilities Manager
Torrance, CA. Posted a month ago
The role
The Facilities Manager will own the day-to-day operations and long-term effectiveness of manufacturing and workplace facilities. This person will ensure building systems, production spaces, and employee work areas are safe and reliable.
What you will do
- Manage facility operations across production lines, the machine shop, inventory areas, and office space.
- Own preventive maintenance and repairs for building systems, utilities, equipment infrastructure, cleaning, and grounds.
- Partner with Production and Engineering to plan facility work around manufacturing priorities.
- Develop scalable processes for work orders, inspections, access, emergency response, and facility records.
- Manage contractors and service providers, including scopes of work, schedules, performance, contracts, and the facilities budget.
- Lead space planning and facility improvements.
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in facilities management or operations, including responsibility for an industrial, manufacturing, or similarly complex site.
- Experience managing building maintenance, service vendors, and facility projects from planning through completion.
- Working knowledge of building systems and the ability to assess issues, set priorities, and coordinate timely solutions.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting a manufacturing organization through rapid growth or increased production volume.
- Experience supporting production lines, machine shops, warehouses, or other equipment-intensive spaces.
- Experience in aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or another fast-growing hardware environment.
- Familiarity with facilities management software, preventive maintenance programs, and facility budgeting.
About the company
Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. They design, build, and rapidly deploy scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions.