Manager, Facilities - China

At Kids2, we’re really good at what we do. And when we’re great at our jobs, we help parents be great at their jobs.
Parenting is demanding, and that’s where we come in. We want to reimagine how brands can make it easier for early stage parents – not by just selling them products, but by providing holistic solutions that transcend borders, categories and aisles.

No matter our title or department, at Kids2, our job is to create more tiny wins for parents, so they can create bright futures for their little ones. That’s a big task!

We’re serious about what we do, AND we love to have fun. Our team is hardworking, entrepreneurial, and passionate about helping families create millions, if not billions of tiny wins.

SUMMARY

The Facility & Equipment Manager is responsible for the maintenance, upkeep, cleaning and security of the buildings, parking, ground, and equipment.  The Facility & Equipment Manager follows best practices to provide a suitable working and manufacturing environment.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

- Installation of all building systems including mechanical, electrical, fire/life safety, plumbing, and waste management of new facilities, new production lines design and installation.

- Direct the maintenance of all building systems including mechanical, electrical, fire/life safety, plumbing, and waste management.

- Maintain the MFE Jiujiang buildings and grounds, direct staff, oversee the upkeep of equipment, utilities and supplies.

- Supervise facility renovation, equipment/tooling repair projects by contractors. Negotiate with outside vendors for supplies, repairs and other measures.

- Key equipment’s management: including the plan and implementation of key equipment’s annual maintenance, equipment upgrading, and bringing in automated equipment.

- Tooling workshop management: injection tooling maintenance an manufacturing, metal and assembly fixture manufacturing and homemade automation.

- Provides leadership and set standards for performance for the maintenance organization; periodically review reports on department performance, quality, cost and key business indicators. Develop and implement improvement plans when needed.

- Assists in the preparation of operating and capital budgets.

- Support the team in identifying, implementing, and supporting an effective Total Preventative Maintenance system to support the business needs.

- Oversight of facility and equipment spare parts procurement and storage, ensuring availability of critical components to facilitate the daily operations and avoid unnecessary down time.

- Manage and train a staff of employees in the general maintenance of buildings, grounds, infrastructures, equipment. Oversee groundskeepers, maintenance workers, and custodial staff.

- Ensure facilities maintenance work follows province and national safety standards, conforming to all specifications, and work orders are tracked and completed within the budgeted guidelines.

- Collaborates with peers to support and deliver improvements to the business supporting a continuous improvement culture within the site. Develop and maintain a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations and develops recommendations accordingly.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

- 5 + years prior facilities management experience

- 10+ years of manufacturing operations experience. Ideally 5 years’ experience with world class manufactures such as Toyota, Danaher, etc. and ideally worked successfully at smaller organizations

- 5+ years of successful leadership experience building strong cross-functional teams.

- Knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing principles with the ability to show concrete ROI through operational efficiencies and waste reductions.

- Experience with Injection Molding, Sewing, Painting, Metal working and assembly operations

- Manufacturing industry experience

- Previous experience with maintenance and exposure to departments:  Inventory Control - Security - Quality - Shipping / Receiving / Production / Human Resources / IT

EDUCATION & SKILLS

- Technical Engineering degree

- Adaptability – be able to adapt to varying time constraints, resource levels and organizational situations

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to facilitate cross-functional dialog at every level of the organization

- Must possess excellent communication skills in written and spoken Mandarin and ideally functional English.

- Analytical Skills: Ability to review information and make decisions based on needs and budget concerns

- Attention to Detail: Assure cleaning, upkeep and safety standards are maintained daily

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

- None required.

COMPUTER/TECHNICAL SKILLS

- Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, and intranet/internet. Ability to use work order system.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

- While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk or hear.

- The team member frequently is required to sit; have flexible use of hands; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

- The team member is occasionally required to stand, walk, and taste or smell.

- The team member must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 - 50 pounds.

- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

- General office environment

We offer competitive pay, flexible hours, and generous benefits. Plus, to keep things fun (because we are all kids at heart), we offer a host of team member activities and philanthropic efforts throughout the year and company-wide awards and recognition for a job well done!

Check out our website at www.kids2.com and our social media pages on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram for more information and open positions in the career section.

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