Associate Manager - Facilities and Maintenance

Job Title: Associate Manager, Facilities and Maintenance
Job Code: 47169
Job Location: Londonderry, NH
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

We believe manufacturing is important not only for what it makes, but for what it makes possible for the future. The L3Harris Integrated Vision Solutions (IVS) sector manufacturing engineering team is responsible for providing our manufacturing operations with the vision, technology, and expertise they need through the entire production process. 

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented, hands-on Facilities Manager to support the building in Londonderry. This role will work cross functionally across all aspects of the business and building operations and personnel who support it. The position is responsible for ensuring buildings, infrastructure, and manufacturing support systems operate safely, effectively, efficiently, and in compliance with regulations. This is a leadership role focused on keeping facilities safe, compliant, reliable, and ready to support business growth. The role requires a blend of technical facility knowledge, operational leadership, financial management, safety/compliance expertise, and strong collaboration across the organization.

Essential Functions: 

• Oversee day-to-day facility operations, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, utilities, life-safety systems, and infrastructure.
• Lead preventive and corrective maintenance to support uptime and reliability.
• Manage budgets, capital plans, quotes, contracts, and vendor performance.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA, ITAR, environmental, and local/state/federal regulations.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Environmental Health & Safety, Security, Information Technology, Finance, and Operations to support production, equipment installation, equipment and new product introduction.
• Drive facility readiness for new manufacturing lines, equipment, labs, offices, and cleanroom environments.
• Track and report KPIs/metrics related to safety, cost, maintenance, utilities, project execution, and operational performance.
• Lead continuous improvement, cost savings, sustainability, emergency preparedness, and business continuity efforts.
• Perform work within CMMS/work-order systems, reporting, and Microsoft Office.
• Leadership Expectations:
• Translate business strategy into facility plans and execution.
• Solve complex, not clearly defined problems requiring both tactical and strategic thinking.
• Lead multiple departments or functions such as maintenance, custodial, grounds, construction, office planning, and property management.
• Supervise, coach, hire, and develop team and manage external service provider relationships.
• Communicate clearly with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 6 years prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Facilities and maintenance experience as well have experience leading a team.

• The ideal candidate would possess the ability to make good judgements, smart decision making and quick assessments to connect facility decisions with production costs, schedule, capacity and risk.

• Project management, budgeting and service provider/contract management experience is necessary for this role.

• Hands-on understanding of manufacturing infrastructure, including electrical, compressed air, HVAC, utilities, equipment hook-ups, and specialized environments like cleanrooms, labs, ESD/FOD areas at defense manufacturing sites is desireable.

• Certifications such as CFM, FMP, or OSHA-30 are preferred.

• Key competencies include process improvement mindset, technical troubleshooting, cross-functional collaboration and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. 

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