Maintenance, Facilities & Tooling Manager

Why join us?

Geiger furnishes the modern office with beautiful solutions for private offices, conference rooms, collaborative spaces, and more. Geiger designs play an important role in creating environments where people want to be—spaces that stimulate creative and analytical thinking, strengthen organizational culture, and communicate trust to clients and visitors.

Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of Geiger means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows Geiger to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

GENERAL PURPOSE
Provide strategic and hands-on leadership for Facilities, Grounds, Custodial, Production Maintenance, and/or Tooling Teams at Hildebran location. Drive operational excellence in safety, quality, reliability, cost management, continuous improvement, and employee engagement. Ensure optimal performance of equipment, infrastructure, and resources to support manufacturing operations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead, develop, and coach teams using lean manufacturing principles to drive continuous improvement.

• Build a proactive, solutions-focused culture that supports operational goals and adapts to changing business needs.

• Partner with site leadership teams to provide cost-effective services that enable them to achieve production, quality, and delivery objectives.

• Manage skilled trades programs to ensure compliance, effectiveness, and alignment with operational requirements.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure a safe work environment for employees and contractors by developing, implementing, and monitoring safety programs, policies, and procedures.

• Maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations (EPA, DNR, OSHA, DEQ) and relevant engineering codes.

• Anticipate and prepare for emerging regulations and industry standards.

Operations & Maintenance Management

• Oversee preventive maintenance (PM) and total productive maintenance (TPM) programs to achieve 100% uptime of production equipment.

• Provide technical oversight for mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems, ensuring reliability and performance.

• Support multiple projects in various stages simultaneously, leveraging internal and external resources to achieve results.

Financial & Resource Management

• Develop, monitor, and manage annual departmental operating and capital budgets.

• Analyze workforce skill sets and adjust staffing or training to meet evolving operational needs.

• Support employee skill development to increase contributions to the business and improve operational processes.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Apply sound project management and engineering principles to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

• Introduce and evaluate emerging engineering concepts and technologies for potential implementation.

• Lead change management initiatives from strategic planning through execution and sustainment.

Additional Duties

• Perform additional responsibilities as requested to support business objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field; or a Building/Mechanical Contractor License with equivalent professional experience.

Minimum of 8 years of experience in operations, engineering, or maintenance roles, including at least 2 years in a leadership capacity.

Skills and Abilities

Strong technical competence with mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems.

Working knowledge of safety, environmental, and emergency response regulations.

Knowledge of and experience with Lean Manufacturing methodologies

Proven leadership, coaching, and change management skills.

Conflict resolution ability in a team environment.

Strong decision-making skills with the ability t