Facilities Manager, TEMP

Job Description:

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: 

• Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.

• Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.

• Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.

• Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

Job Title:  Facilities Manager (Temp), East Coast

A little bit about our team:

You will be reporting to US Facilities leadership and working with the Facilities team members and the greater Workplace Experience team in New York.City. You will help manage our East Coast facilities operations. Our team is designed to imagine, create, and maintain innovative and safe workplaces to accommodate the needs of our dynamic business and global footprint.

Your role:

You will work closely with your manager to lead and guide our team consisting of maintenance team, receptionists, mailroom, and building/office services contractors to support building operations, workplace strategy, hospitality, and events. You will have the opportunity to support, lead, develop, and implement standards. 

Here you’ll get to: 

• Facilities Operations – manage and support facilities management, building operations, maintenance, mailroom, and reception team.

• Workplace Strategy – Support and implement evolving workplace experience strategies.

• Special Events – Work with the Hospitality and Events team, executives, corporate communication teams, production teams, etc. to deliver events and performances throughout Warner Music Group’s event space in the US East Coast market.

Facilities Operations Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing and delivering day-to-day facilities functions and implementing standardized policies and safety procedures, with a focus primarily on the East Coast market.

• Manage and directly or indirectly lead a highly driven group of facilities staff; Utilize a proactive approach with emphasis on attention to detail at all levels of building operations.

• Deliver established building readiness processes and procedures, ensuring all workspaces, conference rooms, pantries, event spaces, studios, and writer’s rooms are occupant ready.

• Establish and maintain relationships with vendors and contractors.

• Working closely with Facilities operations team and vendors, maintain operations of building systems equipment; ensure routine preventative maintenance.

• Ensure KPI tracking and reporting are current and accurate.

• Directly manage, support, and supervise all facility-related items (engineering/maintenance trades, janitorial, property issues, etc.) for studios, production offices, and main buildings.

• Responsible for the supervision, training, and development of the facilities staff -- receptionists, maintenance, and mailroom -- at the office location including performance, scheduling, support, and guidance as needed.

• Work with building management where needed to ensure all aspects of building services, to include services related to engineering, parking, landscaping, janitorial, etc are accurate and timely.

• Perform daily walkthroughs of offices to ensure all standards are met.

• Directly supervise or support in the supervision of mailroom operation and contractors.

• Review, code, and approve all department related invoices.

• Participate in project meetings as well as monitor the construction progress and ensure timely completion of punch list it