Facilities Manager

Summary

The Facilities Manager is responsible for the overall operation, appearance, functionality, service delivery, workplace experience, and management of four Kearney-based facilities, including the corporate office buildings that serve as the workspace for corporate employees, the airplane hangar, the e-commerce fulfillment center and the distribution center. This position has primary responsibility for facility operations at all four locations, including work orders, vendors, workplace services, occupancy planning, office projects, and building-system related repairs. This position negotiates third-party vendor contracts, oversees specialty service providers such as lawn care, snow removal, and building repair contractors, and will oversee all repair and/or installation activities across all four locations. The Facilities Manager will ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations and complete reporting and budgeting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by Teammates assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Corporate Facilities Management

• Primary responsibility for all four Kearney facilities, including corporate offices, the airplane hangar, and distribution centers.
• Responsibility for managing related budgets, establishing and maintaining workplace standards and facility programs.

Building Systems Management

• Primary responsibility for all HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire alarm, fire protection, access control, roofing, and building-system service requests across all four locations, including hangar doors and distribution center dock doors, levelers, and lighting.
• Serves as consultant to the Facilities Engineering Manager regarding internal maintenance resources and technical solutions. Engages external vendors when necessary.

Workplace Experience

• Manage office moves, furniture acquisition and destruction, maintain conference rooms.
• Responsible for occupancy planning and employee-facing facility services.

Vendor Management

• Manage janitorial, lawn care and landscaping, snow and ice removal, security, pest control, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and specialty building repair contractors across all four locations. Schedule and inspect vendor work, verify completion against contract scope and service levels, and ensure seasonal services such as snow removal are contracted and ready before each season.

Safety and Compliance

• Coordinate emergency preparedness, life-safety inspections, and workplace compliance activities across office, hangar, and distribution center environments.

Leadership and Administrative Management

• Manage and provide coaching to Maintenance Technicians and third-party subcontractors as necessary.
• Maintain professional communication and work closely with internal management teams and external business contacts regarding maintenance for all four facilities.
• Monitor department expenses and control the department budget.
• Negotiate third-party vendor contracts, ensure agreed-upon terms are followed, and oversee contracted labor.

Facilities and Equipment Maintenance Operations

• Develop maintenance schedules for preventive maintenance and safety checks on all equipment, and plan and oversee all repair and installation activities.
• Plan the installation of new electrical, plumbing, and data cable services.

Safety, Compliance and Quality Assurance

• Conduct department safety training and maintain records of completed training.
• Ensure all health and safety regulations are followed.
• Provide training to teammates on powered material handling and man-lift equipment.
• Ensure required quality assurance measures for all four facilities are performed.
• Maintain compliance records and documentation related to equipment inspections, and repairs.

General

• General Tasks not specific to categories listed above.
• Fulfill mission statement by performing job duties with a high level of customer service while contributing to a positive team spirit.
• Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable state and federal laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training Teammates; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining Teammates; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelors degree from four-year College or University; five to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Key Competencies

• Ability to ensure operational efficiency, functionality, and workplace readiness across diverse environments.
• Knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, access control, and other critical building systems.
• Ability to coordinate repairs, preventative maintenance, and capital improvements.
• Experience negotiating service agreements, managing contractor relationships, monitoring service-level compliance, and controlling outsourced maintenance costs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage training programs, compliance documentation, and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Experience ensuring OSHA, workplace safety, equipment inspection, and emergency preparedness requirements are met.
• Experience supervising maintenance technicians and contractors, assigning work, coaching teammates, managing performance, and building a culture of accountability and service.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the Teammate is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Teammate is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The Teammate must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Ability to operate a motor vehicle and complete errands based on business needs.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the Teammate regularly works in an office setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Buckle is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified Teammates from the available workforce in the communities we serve.

Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Buckle, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination and retaliation because of veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, national origin or ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law. For state specific information, refer to the Teammate Center.

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