Facilities Manager

Job Details

Description

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill is seeking an experienced Facilities Manager with a proven background in restaurant facility management to oversee the maintenance, safety, and efficiency of our facilities. This role involves managing preventive maintenance programs, coordinating service providers, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting restaurant teams with facility-related needs. The Facilities Manager will play a key role in budgeting, vendor management, and collaborating with internal teams to ensure operational excellence across multiple locations.

Pre-requisites

• Interpersonal Skills: Strong ability to interact with all levels of leadership and team members
• Organizational Skills: Excellent organizational, analytical, and negotiation abilities
• Communication: High proficiency in both written and verbal communication
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in restaurant facility management and preventative maintenance
• Education: Bachelor’s in project management or equivalent field experience preferred
• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with CMMS platforms such as Service Channel, Corrigo, or ARC is essential
• Project Management & Budgeting: Experience in project management, budgeting and resource allocation
  
  

Key Responsibilities Include, But Not Limited To

• Oversee and manage preventive maintenance programs across all locations to ensure operational efficiency and longevity of assets
• Continuously explore innovative products, materials, and streamlined processes to reduce costs, save time, and ongoing maintenance efficiency
• Negotiate and coordinate with service providers for secure competitive rates
• Strategically combine service providers for maximum savings and efficiencies
• Collaborate with unit-level teams to evaluate and qualify service vendors
• Oversee system-wide waste grease removal and manage grease trap maintenance programs
• Manage comprehensive asset management program
• Administer the vent hood compliance program
• Work closely with KEC and fire suppression providers to maintain 100% compliance
• Review cleaning photos to ensure compliance with standards, addressing discrepancies as needed
• Provide support and consultation to restaurant management on facility-related issues
• Predict and plan facility-related budgets using analytical data to project equipment replacement needs
• Use analytical data to project equipment replacements
• Assume facility related duties for NROs
• Collaborate with Learning & Development team to ensure safety procedures are communicated and implemented
• Manage fire alarm and fire suppression inspections to comply with relevant regulations and laws
  

Knowledge And Skill Requirements

• Strong computer skills— MS Office
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects on various levels with different and converging timelines
• Ability to understand and make recommendations for strategic budgeting
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders
• Ability to reason and make sound decisions
• Ability to complete all required reports on a timely basis
• Ability to maintain regular attendance in a Charlotte NC based role
• Ability to work with a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand/sit for long periods of time.
• Must have the ability to lift items over 50lbs with or without the use of mechanical aid
• Daily basic physical exertion, such as bending and twisting, lifting, climbing, pulling, pushing, or carrying