Why join us?
Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of HermanMiller means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows HermanMiller to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
GENERAL PURPOSE
- Manages Facilities infrastructure and teams at assigned site(s) to achieve operational objectives, e.g., safety, quality, reliability, cost, continuous improvement, and employee morale.
Essential Functions
- Applies sound project management and engineering principles.
- Coaches employees on facilitating and managing change.
- Develop a proactive culture to ensure a safe working environment for all employees and contractors.
- Responsible for the team's safety program, safety policies/procedures, and compliance with all state and federal legislation.
- Develops, monitors, and reports on annual department operating budgets (expense and capital).
- Ensures complete and cost-effective compliance with all current governmental regulations (EPA, DNR, OSHA, DEQ) and engineering codes and effectively insures efforts to anticipate future regulations.
- May manage skilled trades program within the department to ensure compliance and effectiveness.
- Provides leadership and insight into new or emerging engineering concepts and technologies.
- Responsible for employee selection and training.
- Analyzes work force skill sets or trades and adjusts or balances to support changing work requirements.
- Assists employees in developing new skills that will allow them to increase their contribution to the business and improve the processes of the operation.
- Supports and/or develops programs/initiatives (PM,TPM,...) to ensure 100% uptime of production equipment.
- Supports multiple projects in various phases, simultaneously drawing on internal and external networks to achieve results.
- Works closely with site leadership teams to provide cost-effective services that enable them to achieve their goals.
- Serves as a subject matter expert for the Energy Center.
- Oversees the day-to-day operations, including staffing
- Investigate and implement energy savings opportunities
- Provides Maintenance and engineering support for air ZMS compressors
- Manages utility billing process for West Michigan, which includes
- Coordinating EAR, signing off on all PO’s, and tracking overall spend
- Maintains asset tracking for South Campus
- Plans and manages South Campus capital spending for Facilities and the Energy Center
- Includes: Zeeland, GSO, MWDC, Design Yard, Marigold
- Shared responsibility with North Campus support depending on project load.
- This position will be accountable for
- Roofing
- The HVAC system
- Dust Collector system design
- Building Management Systems
- Sewer and Storm water drains
- Plant, office, and parking lot lighting
- Fire suppression system design and compliance
- Plant air compressors
- Water supply
- Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
Skills And Abilities
- Bachelor's degree in Operations Management Engineering or other technical discipline; a Building / Mechanical Contractor License or equivalent professional experience required.
- Minimum of 8 years experience in facilities, engineering, or maintenance roles, including two years in a leadership capacity.
- Technically competent with mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems and equipment.
- Must have an awareness of governmental regulations in safety, environmental, and emergency response.
- Knowledge of and experience with Lean Manufacturing methodologies (e.g., HMPS).
- Ability to demonstrate coaching skills and change management skills.
- Adept at resolving conflict in a team environment.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and understand issues and make appropriate decisions.
- Must be an effective team leader, able to set team goals and commitments and hold team members accountable for their assigned tasks.
- Must be able to assess priorities and determine course of action with minimal day-to-day supervision and be able to anticipate, recognize, and respond effectively to changes that affect project plans.
- Experience with change management principles and demonstrated ability to drive and manage the change process, from strategic planning through implementation and follow-through.
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Demonstrated ability to use information technology
- Competence to handle multiple tasks or projects in an environment with high degree of pressure and with frequently changing priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively at both the strategic and hands-on levels. Must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without accommodation.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.
Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire everyone. HermanMiller is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.
MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at careers_help@millerknoll.com.