Lead Facilities- Manufacturing

Job Summary

The Facilities Lead role provides on-site Facilities, Project Management and Facilities Operations, and Maintenance oversight at the Harley-Davidson Motor Company Powertrain Operations (“PTO”) manufacturing site.  This is a fully on-site role located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.  This role will have responsibility for the active oversight and management of Facilities operational support services by outside vendors and will actively collaborate with PTO manufacturing operations personnel related to systems and equipment operations and maintenance management.  Additionally, this role will be responsible for completing project management of facilities projects, including building construction, facilities infrastructure, facilities equipment, cosmetics, and other key construction-related projects as assigned.  

The lead role should be an individual with a Facilities Operations background, ideally with experience in manufacturing, industrial, or production facilities, and with construction Project or Program Management experience.  This role requires an individual who is detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated, and able to be effective in working independently or in a team environment with multiple overlapping priorities and deadlines. 

The role reports to Central Facilities Operations, with secondary day-to-day accountability to Central Facilities Project Management and local PTO Plant Operations leaders.

Job Responsibilities

Facilities Operations 

• Recurring engagement and oversight of third-party vendor personnel and services.
• Provide regular on-site management support of vendor services, evaluating circumstances and providing input and guidance on the scope and expectations of work being performed by vendors. 
• Attain knowledge of all on-site Facilities systems, utilities, and equipment and become the subject matter expert about these systems’ locations, areas served, and equipment condition. 
• Ongoing collaboration with PTO Plant leadership, manufacturing process owners, operations management, logistics management, and production maintenance team.

Project Management

• Annual management of Facilities Capital projects related to infrastructure systems, equipment, building cosmetics, and facility construction.
• Ownership of projects from inception through closeout, including expertise in all project management responsibilities across all project phases.
• Effectively manage all administrative aspects of projects, including but not limited to project communications, meetings, action registers, project schedules, individual project budgets, risk registers, and project close-out documentation. 
• Become a subject matter expert with Harley-Davidson project management principles, policies, and expectations.
• Author and administer Requests for Proposal; engage with outside vendors across all construction disciplines; collaborate with internal and external resources to evaluate multiple solution options; and negotiate with vendors to maximize value for Harley-Davidson.
• Author or collaborate on the writing of business cases to request project funding.

General

• This role will have ongoing collaboration with Central Harley-Davidson Facilities and Project Management Teams.
• The individual in this role is expected to become proficient with all Harley-Davidson operational, safety, security, procurement, financial, IT, and other key cross-functional policies and expectations as they relate to Facilities projects and Facilities maintenance and operations. 
• On occasion, this role will be required to be available during off-hours, weekends, and holidays to oversee critical project works or support plant operations for unique circumstances or urgent response to Facilities systems or infrastructure breakdowns or incidents. 
• This individual will be responsible for other general Facilities maintenance and operations and project tasks as assigned.

Education Requirements

Education Specifications

• Preference for individual with Bachelors degree in Facilities Management, Facilities or Architectural Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Project Management, or a similar field of study. 

Experience Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of Facilities or General Construction Project Management and/or Facilities Management experience required.
• Experience with building engineering and all facets of building operations.
• Strong preference for experience with critical systems within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience with management agreements and construction contract language.
• Excellent computer and systems knowledge: Strong literacy in Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project).
• Experience with financial management, including annual or multi-year accounting and financial tracking, OpEx and CapEx budgeting and forecasting.
• Fundamental or better understanding of Civil Construction and Infrastructure, Architecture, Building Envelope Systems, Building Controls Systems, and Primary Facilities Infrastructure Systems: HVAC, Electrical Distribution, Plumbing, Fire Suppression, Fire Alarm, Compressed Air, Elevators, and others.
• AutoCAD drafting experience. 
• Project Management Professional (PMP), International Facilities Management Association (IFMA), and Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) industry certifications are preferred; other related building engineering, business, or technical training or certifications are preferred.