Facilities Manager

Description

Come Join Our Fine Fettle Family!

About the Company:

Fine Fettle is a family owned, locally run multi-state cannabis company with operations across Connecticut, Georgia, and Massachusetts. As a leading cannabis retailer, our mission is to create comfort in cannabis while enabling customers and patients to realize cannabis' full potential to improve their lives. We are dedicated to providing exemplary products and superior customer experiences. We believe that we can truly make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers by utilizing our expertise to educate them about the plant and provide them with the right products to enhance their health and wellbeing. We help customers incorporate cannabis into their lives in ways that optimally fit their individual needs. To support this mission, we are seeking driven, dedicated, and collaborative individuals who are passionate about contributing to our continued growth within the dynamic cannabis industry.

About the Role:

Fine Fettle is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Facilities Manager to oversee the management and maintenance of our cutting-edge, 118,000 square foot production facility in Macon, GA while also supporting our retail locations throughout the state. This role is essential to ensuring our facilities, grounds, and equipment are well-maintained, safe, and fully operational.

The Facilities Manager will be responsible for coordinating and executing preventative maintenance activities, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with applicable safety and regulatory standards. In addition to supporting the Production Facility, this position will regularly travel to Fine Fettle retail locations throughout Georgia to perform minor maintenance and repair tasks, assess facility needs, and help ensure each location remains in optimal working condition.

Working closely with the Director of Facilities, the Facilities Manager will also assist in managing and maintaining preventative maintenance schedules across our retail locations, proactively identifying maintenance needs and helping coordinate timely repairs, service, and vendor support.

This role reports directly to the Director of Facilities and is ideal for someone who is hands-on, organized, proactive, and comfortable balancing day-to-day maintenance needs with ongoing facility planning across multiple locations.

Primary Responsibilities Include, but Are Not Limited To:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the facility, ensuring optimal functionality and safety.
• Develop and manage maintenance schedules for equipment, systems, and infrastructure.
• Coordinate and supervise all repairs, renovations, installs and upgrades to the facility.
• Support commissioning and maintenance of all equipment in the facility.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and service providers, negotiating contracts and ensuring quality service.
• Monitor facility budgets, controlling costs while maintaining high standards.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant safety regulations and company policies.
• Coordinate with leadership to ensure timely repairs in accordance to production schedules.
• Ensure that the facility and surrounding grounds are clean, organized, and well-maintained, including managing janitorial services and landscaping.
• Operate and maintain forklifts and other heavy equipment as needed for facility operations, ensuring safe and efficient use.
• The Facilities Manager will support maintenance needs across Fine Fettle's Georgia retail locations.
• Respond promptly to facility-related emergencies and implement effective solutions, including working outside of normal scheduled hours when necessary.
• The Facilities Manager will oversee maintenance requests and minor projects across Fine Fettle's Georgia retail locations.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven experience in facilities management, preferably in a large commercial or industrial setting.
• Strong knowledge of building systems, including HVAC, lighting technologies, layout/design, electrical, plumbing, and security.
• A minimum of two years' experience in a facilities management position.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Familiarity with safety regulations and best practices in facility management.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with internal teams and external vendors.
• Proactive problem-solver with the ability to anticipate and address facility needs.
• Competency with technology; Must be able to use computers/smartphones, and applications like Google Docs, Excel, etc.
• Ability to lift up to 50 Pounds consistently, and must be able to bend, squat, reach, kneel, walk, etc.
• Committed to maintaining a safe and compliant work environment.
• A solution-driven attitude, good analytical skills, and great attention-to-detail.
• Familiarity with state and federal cannabis laws and a willingness to spend time researching regulations and building expertise.
• Resourceful and cost-conscious, always seeking ways to optimize facility operations.
• Familiarity with harvesting and post-harvest activities like Drying, Curing, Trimming, Packaging, etc.
• Willingness to be the one doing the work, not just directing others.
• Cleanliness, GMP familiarity.
• Ability to pass a Federal Background Check with no felony convictions.

Critical Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organization skills
• High attention to detail
• Transparency in work and candor in communication

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

• Normal Production environment
• May be exposed to extreme temperatures
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds without assistance
• Frequent bending and moving from sitting to standing and reverse

Benefits:

• Competitive pay with opportunities for growth, development, and advancement.
• Comprehensive benefit packages that offer medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Paid time off, including holidays and vacation days.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Matching Contributions.
• Generous Employee Discount.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment at a growing company.

Americans With Disabilities Statement:

Must be able to perform all essential functions of this position with reasonable accommodation. If you need accommodation during the application and/or hiring process, please reach out to our HR Department.

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the communities we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veterans' status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.