Facilities Associate

Job Summary:

As part of a formal apprenticeship or regional training program, assists with facilities changes and improvements; assists with maintaining relationships with various suppliers and vendors of services provided to the facility; communicates changes and improvements to affected facility occupants. Performs activities under direct supervision.

Key Responsibilities:

Supports coordination with facilities management to schedule work and special projects for the assigned facility. Assists with planning for changes and improvements; assist with schedules and implements plan. Helps with developing, documenting, and reporting budgets for approval process; creates and writes purchase orders; approves payment of invoices. Assists to update, edit and print CAD layouts and master plans; assist with managing floor space and office space all locations within master plan. Assists with organizing installation of communications equipment with internal and external suppliers and customers. Participates in improvement processes; actively participates in self-and team audits and resulting process improvements. Works under close supervision according to defined facility procedures/processes. Attends classes and on/off site training programs (travel if required) and makes appropriate progress necessary to build basic skills and knowledge required to pass local certification.

• Manage the Plant Manager’s calendar, meetings, appointments, and priorities.

• Coordinate daily morning meetings, including collection, consolidation, and presentation of key plant data and updates.

• Prepare meeting agendas, presentations, reports, and supporting information for Plant Leadership meetings.

• Coordinate meetings with Plant Leadership Team members and stakeholders across different plant locations.

• Record meeting minutes, decisions, and action items, and follow up with respective owners for timely closure.

• Prepare and maintain MIS, dashboards, trackers, and management reports as required.

• Coordinate communication and information flow between the Plant Manager and key functional stakeholders.

• Support the Plant Manager during plant visits, leadership reviews, audits, and other important meetings/events.

• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive business and employee information.

• Identify opportunities to improve meeting effectiveness, reporting, and administrative processes.

• Coordinate EEEC activities at the plant level.

• Coordinate purchase of required materials and services for plant visits, meetings, and other important forums/events.

The responsibilities outlined above are indicative and not limited to the listed activities. Additional responsibilities may be assigned based on business and organizational requirements.

Competencies:
Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Self-development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.

Emergency Preparedness - Plans, manages and supports the site’s emergency preparedness program; identifies risks and develops a risk management plan to address incidents such as power outage, flood, and fire; manages the maintenance of emergency systems for fire and flood protection; reports any system impairments.

Facilities Maintenance - Assesses the condition of the facility including its systems, structure, interiors, exteriors and grounds; manages facility operations and maintenance activities; develops and operates asset management systems for Preventative Maintenance's that uses criticality analysis, predictive tools and prioritization.

Facilities Operation - Manages occupant services (parking, janitorial services, food services, concierge, facility helpdesk, security and safety); manages the maintenance contracting process; develops and manages the facility’s operational planning requirements (temperature control, lighting, equipment replacement, water treatment and so forth).

Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:
High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.

Experience:
Minimal or no work experience required.