Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

Mission Solar Energy San Antonio, TX

Mission Solar Energy is growing, and we're looking for a hands-on Facilities Maintenance Supervisor to lead our talented maintenance team and keep our operations running efficiently. If you're a strong communicator, a natural problem-solver, and someone who enjoys improving systems and developing people, this is an excellent opportunity to take the next step in your career.

*Please note that relocation is not available for this position*

What You'll Do

As the Facilities Maintenance Supervisor, you'll oversee day-to-day facility operations and guide a team of maintenance technicians. You will ensure all building systemsfrom HVAC to electrical to safety systemsare operating reliably and safely. Your leadership will directly influence our productivity, safety, and overall facility performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot, repair and make modifications to HVAC System
• Adhere to all city, state, and federal regulatory statues
• Maintain maintenance records as required by City, State, and EPA regulations
• Order and maintain parts needed to repair and maintain HVAC Equipment
• Responsible for servicing HVAC equipment at plant location to ensure proper maintenance and operations of the equipment.
• Performs repairs, overhauls, and startups of commercial HVAC systems
• Understands and has mastered the refrigeration cycles to include: identifying components in advanced refrigeration circuits, understanding how each component works, diagnosing and correcting problems in the refrigeration circuit, using manifold gauge set, pressure/temperature chart and temperature measuring devices for routine maintenance and to troubleshoot.
• Understands refrigeration recovery, evacuation and charging, understands the installation and sizing of refrigerant piping.
• Understands and has mastered the heating cycle to include: identifying components in heating system, understanding how each component works, diagnosing problems in the heating system using a gas pressure test and other devices for routine maintenance and to troubleshoot and repair.
• Understands and has mastered electron theory, how electricity travels, AC and DC currents, single phase and three phase circuits, and series and parallel circuits. Ability to read wiring advanced wiring diagrams.
• Knowledge of Ohms Law. Ability to use multimeters to read voltage, current and resistance values. Must be able to troubleshoot advanced electrical circuits.
• Understands and has mastered the fundamentals of temperature and humidity measurement and control in air conditioning units. Understands the process of treating air so as to simultaneously control its temperature, humidity, cleanliness and distribution. Ability to use a psychometric chart to determine the results of mixing air having various properties.
• Understands and has mastered all types of HVAC systems and how each component within the system operates in conjunction with the other components and how that impacts the overall operations of the system as a whole.
• These systems include but are not limited to air cooled, water cooled, hot water systems, chilled water systems, VAV systems, steam heating systems and building automation control systems.
• Performs the maintenance and preventative maintenance care of all facility/utilities processing tools.
• Preforms preventive and corrective maintenance of all facility systems and tools.
• Preforms schedule, tasks for all preventative maintenance to minimize production loss time and maximize preventative maintenance effectiveness.
• Responsible for facility/utilities related quality control and/or quality improvements.
• Helps create facility equipment corrective maintenance troubleshooting guides and procedures.
• Supports maintenance portion of any facility equipment startups, shutdowns, upgrades, and changes.
• Drives overall cost of ownership maintenance improvement methodologies for equipment.
• Helps manages facility/utility consumables, spares, and related support services for assigned tools.
• Ensures a clean and safe facility owned work areas using the 5S manufacturing methodology.
• Helps establishes and reports on facility/utility performance metrics, spares and consumable usage, and component life times on assigned tools.
• Maintains accurate records and logs on all facility/utility's maintenance activities.
• Ensures good communication between and across all facility shifts and/or days of the week.
• Other duties as needed and assigned

What You Bring

Education & Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; a two-year degree or college coursework preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of facilities maintenance experience.
• 35 years of supervisory or team lead experience required.
• Experience with systems such as scrubbed exhaust, wastewater treatment, PCW chillers, air handlers, EHS, and life-safety systems is highly preferred.
• Experience developing maintenance procedures and technical specifications.

Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent reading, writing, arithmetic, and communication skills required.
• Good knowledge of all critical central utility equipment operations including boilers and related distribution, chilled water systems and related distribution, specialty chiller systems, cooling tower operations, electrical switch gear operation, air compressor systems and related distribution, and emergency power generator operation and transfer station controls.
• Able to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings and diagrams.
• Multi-skilled in general facility related maintenance and construction disciplines.
• Basic electrical distribution, lighting maintenance, plumbing & pipefitting, HVAC maintenance and repair, refrigeration, front end building automation systems.
• Basic environmental regulation knowledge.
• Proficient with software applications such as Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to creatively develop and implement maintenance solutions to improve equipment or facility performance.
• Ability to multi-task as well as manage daily, weekly, and monthly required maintenance performance targets or deliverables effectively.
• Creates an environment of high productivity and enthusiasm across all shift team members to excel or exceed operation or company specified targets.
• Able to work with minimal supervision or guidance.
• Overtime and weekend work may be required.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently lift, carry, move and position objects weighing up to 51 pounds unassisted, when performing essential job functions.
• Extended time standing or walking on hard production floor with confined spaces, multiple turns, or rooms.
• Bend, stoop, crouch, ascend, and descend on a regular basis when performing essential job functions.
• Constantly observe, assess, inspect, detect, convey, and exchange information when performing essential job functions.
• Must not be afraid of heights and can work off ladders in a safely manner.

Why You'll Love Working Here

At Mission Solar Energy, you'll join a team committed to innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement. We offer:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
• A supportive, safety-focused work culture
• Opportunities for leadership growth and professional development
• The chance to help power a cleaner, renewable future

If you're ready to lead a high-impact team and help drive facility excellence, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

• EPA Lead-Safe Cert.
• HVAC Tech Lic

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