Facilities Lead

EHS Facilities & Security Lead

The Facilities & Security Lead coordinates the day-to-day administration and execution of facility services, AFCO activities, and physical security for the Houston campus. The position serves as the primary point of contact for facility work requests, building and grounds issues, contracted services, site access, security systems, and assigned improvement projects. This role works under the direction of the Director of EHS and partners with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, IT, Purchasing, Human Resources, and external service providers to maintain safe, secure, reliable, and professional facilities that support continuous manufacturing operations.

• Coordinate daily facility operations across campus buildings, offices, common areas, grounds, parking areas, and non-production infrastructure.

• Administer the facility work-order process, including intake, prioritization, assignment, status tracking, escalation, verification of completion, and communication with requestors.

• Serve as the site lead for AFCO activities; coordinating scope, schedule, access, documentation, invoicing, and performance of assigned AFCO personnel and services.

• Oversee contracted security operations, post coverage, guard performance, visitor controls, gate operations, patrol expectations, incident reporting, and escalation protocols.

• Coordinate badge access, keys, locks, doors, gates, cameras, alarms, and other physical-security systems with EHS, HR, IT, and approved vendors.

• Coordinate janitorial, landscaping, pest control, waste, vending, office moves, furniture, signage, minor building repairs, and other assigned facility services.

• Conduct routine facility and security inspections; document deficiencies and ensure corrective actions are assigned and completed.

• Coordinate vendors and contractors, including quotations, purchase requests, scheduling, site access, safety orientation, work permits, and quality verification.

• Support facility projects and capital improvements by assisting with scope development, contractor coordination, schedule tracking, budget monitoring, and turnover documentation.

• Maintain facility, AFCO, and security records, service agreements, inspection reports, drawings, inventories, logs, and performance metrics.

• Support emergency response, severe-weather preparation, utility interruptions, security incidents, and business-continuity activities.

• Ensure facility and security activities comply with company policies, contractor-safety requirements, applicable codes, and EHS expectations.

• Provide routine updates to the Director of EHS regarding open work orders, project status, contractor performance, security concerns, costs, and emerging risks.

• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

• Working knowledge of commercial or industrial building systems, facility services, work-order management, and contractor coordination.

• Knowledge of physical-security practices, access-control systems, visitor management, CCTV, key control, and incident escalation.

• Ability to assess priorities, coordinate multiple requests, and follow issues through completion in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

• Strong communication, customer-service, organization, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to read basic scopes of work, quotations, invoices, drawings, and service agreements.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, electronic work-order systems, and basic reporting tools.

• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and coordinate across departments and shifts.

• Basic knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, life-safety, contractor-safety, and building-code requirements preferred.

High school diploma or GED required. Associate or bachelor’s degree in facilities management, business, construction, security, engineering technology, or a related field preferred.

Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in facilities, industrial services, construction coordination, maintenance planning, security operations, or a related field. Manufacturing experience and prior oversight of contractors or security providers preferred.

Combination of office and industrial-manufacturing environments. Regular walking throughout a large campus; exposure to noise, heat, weather, dust, vehicles, and active production areas. Must be able to wear required PPE and occasionally lift up to 35 pounds. TRAVEL: Limited; generally less than 10%.

1st shift; additional hours, weekends, or call-in support may be required for emergencies, outages, projects, or security events.

Reports directly to the Director of Environmental, Health & Safety. This position provides functional coordination and oversight of AFCO and contracted security services but does not independently alter contract terms or company policy without approval. The position is expected to maintain responsive service, accurate records, and clear accountability for facility and security actions.