Manager Facility Engineering - Sprouts Farmers Market

Overview:

The Facility Engineering Manager manages issues related to various preventative and reactionary maintenance to ensure the efficient operation of the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems for all Sprouts’ stores and facilities.  This position will collaborate with various departments across the organization and manage external trades and vendors to ensure maintenance procedures are completed in a timely and effective manner. It is essential that this position will develop efficiencies and process improvements focusing on property operations, service contracts, and financial management.

Essential Functions:

Essential job functions

• Coordinates, manages and directs ongoing repairs and maintenance with both internal and external partners, to ensure continuous operation of Sprouts stores and facilities.
• Responsible for building and equipment repairs, including HVAC, refrigeration, floor care, roofs, fire sprinkler systems, security systems, electrical, plumbing, lighting, food production equipment, common area, and landscaping; also has oversight of waste hauling, recycling, pest control, and janitorial/sanitation supply programs.
• Makes complex maintenance decisions after gathering intricate details, analyzing data and investigating situations with the goal of resolving issues that impact customers and stores, or facilities and employees, while balancing fiscal responsibilities;
• Collaborates with Architecture, Engineering and Construction teams to develop go-forward strategies to resolve complex problems.
• Reacts quickly and to issues involving store operations, requiring flexibility, patience and attention to detail.
• Provides direction to Facility Coordinators, store personnel and vendors, effectively communicating decisions and timelines, often to a highly passionate audience in order to quickly resolve all issues. 
• Work closely with the Real Estate, Construction departments to determine whether needed repairs are covered under lease agreements or warranty periods prior to coordinating work; responsible for incorporating new stores into the maintenance model.
• Identifies repair and maintenance work needed; and managing maintenance/vendor personnel to perform preventative and reactionary maintenance, equipment installation, and facilities equipment repair.
• Inspect and evaluate physical facilities and property pursuant to lease terms.
• Support operational planning through technical expertise, process efficiencies and leading change through the development of standardized SOP’s, RACI’s, quote reviews, invoice revies, change order management, etc..
• Oversee vendor management including SLA/KPI creation and adherence, tracking, quality control, and administrative compliance. Responsible for and coordinating, scheduling and directing vendors at a tactical level to resolve maintenance and repairs issues.
• Conducts quality assurance checks and manages the overall activities of projects from start to finish; ensures work has been performed in a proper and professional manner.
• Negotiates repair and maintenance work to be performed; measures performance of needed work against assigned budgets and quality standards; reviews invoices against work performed and ensures amounts are correct.
• Responsible for managing a regional repair and maintenance budget within context of an overall national budget.
• Maintains effective on-going internal customer and vendor relations.
• Works with Loss Prevention and Compliance on correcting unsafe, dangerous or hazards. Ensures compliance with required local and state laws and regulations that pertain to each location.
• Responsible for mentoring, developing, and providing direction to Facility Coordinators and creating an environment of teamwork, co-operation, and performance excellence.
• Able to respond to emergent situations and support disaster response efforts.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Physical Requirements:

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• 8-10 years’ experience in maintenance management that includes supermarket or restaurant facility engineering maintenance and a bachelor's degree in business or management preferred; or an acceptable combination of experience and education.
• Strong multi-tasker with the ability to effectively handle multiple projects and/or issues at one time.
• Hands on experience with using facilities work order management systems to track, update and resolve issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of facilities and associated equipment.
• Extensive knowledge of refrigeration, energy management systems, building control/automation systems and monitoring systems.
• Basic understanding of bill processing, auditing and basic accounting (to include budget building).
  Prior multiple-location management experience preferred.
• Strong mechanical background, including in-depth knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical systems and general building maintenance and repair.
• Must have the ability to exercise sound independent judgment and discretion in establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with leadership, employees, vendors, and coworkers.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Clearly sets expectations and communicates expectations in a concise, direct and empathetic manner.
• Must be able to demonstrate strong analytical and problem resolution skills.

• Effective organizational & time management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Must have the ability to travel within market/region up to 25% of the time.

 

Core Competencies

 

Communication: Convey information, ideas, and feedback clearly and concisely in an engaging manner that helps others understand and retain the message; listening actively to others.

Customer Focus: Place a high priority on the customer’s perspective when making decisions and taking action; implementing service practices that meet the customers’ and own organization’s needs.

Driving for Results: Set SMART goals and measure progress; tenaciously working to meet or exceed goals and making continuous improvement. Seeking innovative ways to solve problems that result in unique and differentiated solutions.

Positive Approach: Demonstrate a positive attitude in the face of difficult or challenging situations; provide an uplifting (yet realistic) outlook on what the future holds and the opportunities it might present.

Coaching and Developing Others: Engaging team members and teams in developing and committing to individual development plans that target specific behaviors, skills, or knowledge needed to ensure performance improvement or prepare for success in new responsibilities; planning and supporting the development of individual skills and abilities.

Leading Change: Encouraging others to implement better approaches to address problems and opportunities leading to the implementation and acceptance of change.

 

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Benefits:

In addition to a rewarding career, Sprouts offers a comprehensive program to help support you and your family. These programs include:

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
• Vacation accrual plan
• Opportunities for career growth
• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!

Eligibility requirements may apply for the following benefits:

• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Company paid short-term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
• Paid holidays

Get Paid Every Day!

 

Sprouts Farmers Market offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible employee, you’ll be able to transfer the money you’ve already earned at no extra cost, and get it the next business day, for free.  We offer DailyPay so you don’t have to wait for payday to access the money you’ve already worked for. With DailyPay, you can see how much you’ve made every day and you can transfer your money any time before payday.

 

 You can learn more by visiting https://www.dailypay.com/partners/sprouts-farmers-market/.

Why Sprouts:

Grow with us!

If you have a passion for inspiring people and a flair for fresh food, consider applying for a job at Sprouts! With a focus on customer service, our neighborhood grocery stores offer high-quality, farm fresh produce, natural meats, plenty of scoop-your-own bulk goods and much more in a fun, friendly, old-fashioned farmer’s market setting.  Come grow your career in healthy living with a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and teams that pride themselves on empowering others along their journey.

 

 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Sprouts’ management reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

 

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