Job Locations US-IL-Rockford | US-IL-Mount Prospect

Element has an opportunity for a Facilities Manager. This hands-on role requires strong leadership, technical aptitude, and the ability to manage complex facility needs across multiple sites.

Salary: $25- $38/hr DOE

Facility Operations & Maintenance:
* Oversee aspects of building maintenance, including HVAC, electrical systems (Certification preferred), plumbing, Deionized (DI) water systems, Compressed Dry Air (CDA) systems, cooling towers with chilled water loops, and liquid nitrogen supply systems. This includes performing hands-on routine maintenance and repairs as needed, alongside coordinating larger efforts
* Develop and implement preventative maintenance schedules for all facility-related equipment and infrastructure, with a special focus on the unique requirements of environmental test chambers, electrodynamic shakers, and electrical test equipment
* Manage and coordinate repairs, installations, and modifications to facilities and specialized testing equipment infrastructure (e.g., power requirements, cooling, water, etc)
* Work closely with and coordinate maintenance and repair activities with the landlord or property manager for building-related issues

Vendor and Contractor Management:
* Source, negotiate with, and manage external vendors and contractors for facility services, repairs, maintenance, specialized equipment support, and janitorial services
* Oversee contract compliance and ensure work is completed to a high standard, on time, and within budget
Safety and Compliance:
* Maintain compliance with company safety policies and procedures
* Coordinate closely with the Site Safety Leader to ensure timely close-out of facility-related safety actions aimed at improving safety for employees, customers, and vendors

Budget and Resource Management:
* Develop and manage the annual facilities budget, including forecasting expenses, tracking costs, and identifying cost-saving opportunities
* Manage inventory of essential facility supplies and equipment
Space Planning and Management:
* Optimize space utilization across both facilities to support current testing needs and future growth
* Coordinate office and lab reconfigurations, moves, and expansions as required

Project Management:
* Lead and manage facility-related projects, such as equipment installations, renovations, and infrastructure upgrades, from conception to completion

Communication and Collaboration:
* Serve as the primary point of contact for all facility-related matters
* Effectively communicate with internal stakeholders, including laboratory staff, project management, the Site Safety Leader, and other departments, regarding facility issues, projects, and safety updates
* Coordinate effectively with landlords for building, site, and shared service matters

Electrical systems, certification preferred
• Building maintenance
• Mechanical skills
• HVAC
• Plumbing
• Safety conscious
• Forklift
• TPM
• Time Management
• Resource Management
• Facility layout
• Project Management

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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