Facilities Manager (Prince George, VA)
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At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.
** On-site at our Prince George, VA facility. ** This role is to support a new factory startup in Prince George, VA (onsite) manufacturing large form-factor equipment. The product will be large (shipping container size), heavy (50+ tons), and complex. This position will be part of the core factory startup and onboarding team responsible for building the operations and manufacturing staff, fitting out the building, and creating the process flow/work instructions/etc.
from the ground up. Skills to include: panel and point to point wire assembly, Medium Voltage, Low Voltage, and High Power Electronic assemblies. How will you make an impact? Manages the design, planning, construction and maintenance of facilities equipment, machinery, buildings, and other facilities. Plans, budgets, and schedules facility modifications, including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs.
Designs and develops site policies relevant to the facilities department. Oversee the coordination of building space allocation and layout, communication services and facilities expansion. Manages all facilities up-time requirements, building management systems, and facilities maintenance system. May have responsibility for establishing and overseeing health and safety standards. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
What will you do? Recruitment and Retention: Recruit, interview and hire for the Environmental, Health, Facilities and Safety team. Communicate criteria to recruiters for the Environmental, Health, Facilities and Safety team. Coach Facilities and staff in the interviewing/hiring process if required. Monitor team member turnover; identify key factors that can be improved; make improvements. What will you do?
Lead and manage a team of facilities and manufacturing engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Develop and execute strategic plans for facility layout, design, and infrastructure development to accommodate large-factor assembly operations and future growth. Oversee the design, procurement, installation, and optimization of large-scale assembly equipment, tooling, and automation systems.
Enable facilities for future warehouse automation, material handling systems, or industrial robotics. Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to ensure seamless integration of new processes and technologies. Drive continuous improvement initiatives in assembly processes, focusing on cost reduction, quality enhancement, and cycle time optimization.
Manage capital projects, including budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation, ensuring on-time and within-budget completion. Ensure compliance with all relevant safety, environmental, and regulatory standards for facilities and manufacturing operations. Develop and implement preventative maintenance programs for facilities and large assembly equipment. Provide technical expertise and guidance to resolve complex engineering challenges related to facilities and assembly processes.
Support the evaluation and selection of new manufacturing technologies and automation solutions. Employee and Team Development: Identify individual and team strengths and development needs on an ongoing basis. Create and/or validate training curriculum in area of responsibility Programs, Safety & Healt