Facilities Coordinator

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Posted: 09-Apr-24

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Salary: Open

Internal Number: 224621

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Facilities Coordinator for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. The Facilities Coordinator will report to the Senior Manager of Production Planning and Facilities. This position will be full-time and based at the Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) in Bridgeton (Cumberland County), NJ. This individual is the Facility Coordinator of the FIC facility and is responsible for both building and equipment maintenance for the entire 23,000 s.f. facility and the associated property, equipment setup daily, equipment oversight on an ongoing basis, operational research and development testing and troubleshooting for client activities, preventive maintenance, and other duties as assigned.
Among the key duties of the position are the following:

• Plans and coordinates such general facility maintenance duties as the examination, dismantling, repair, reassembly and maintenance of various types of food production equipment, including refrigeration units, heating systems, pumps, equipment, boilers, filters, etc.
• Inspects, repairs, and/or replaces used and defective parts; adjusts, lubricates and cleans functional parts; uses a variety of hand and power tools, welding and burning equipment, electrical testing equipment and measuring devices.
• May be required to perform general painting, carpentry, locksmithing, masonry and electrical duties.
• Performs preventive maintenance and repair duties; cleans shop work areas.
• Detects faulty operation of equipment.
• Reports any questionable conditions to supervisor; and will perform related duties as required.
• Conducts inventory of equipment, materials, and supplies, and advise management when to reorder stock. He/she will be responsible for estimating work time, writing up lists of appropriate and needed materials, and providing such materials for him/herself or the group. Including warehouse inventory thru the FMX system or other inventory software.
• This individual is expected to be very proactive, and to setup and run equipment for every client production run to ensure that client production begins as effortlessly as possible, on a timely basis, and with minimal disruptions, and is expected to interact on a regular basis with FIC clients and serve as a positive and proactive representative of the FIC team.
• Works independently and as part of the operations and R&D team, and is the primary contact for trouble calls, issues work orders and/or conducts the actual maintenance needs as necessary and coordinates the work of journey tradespersons and maintains preventive maintenance records.
• He/she is responsible for the repair and maintenance of university facilities, grounds, supplies and materials, and prioritizing and estimating of work.
• He/she will notify supervisor of any emergent problems discovered through performance of assigned duties, and inputs data as required to fulfill job responsibilities using current technology and generate and complete automated work orders or service orders.
• The Senior Manager of Production Planning and Facilities and the Facilities Coordinator must collaborate with IP&O on building asset condition and concerns. This includes reporting any mechanical concerns, disruptions or required repairs to building mechanical systems to the IP&O Operations staff.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Also requires two years of relevant experience.
• Successful completion of an approved training program or of a certified apprenticeship program in the trade, plus a minimum of two years experience and proven competency performing complex and varied mechanical/electrical maintenance and repair work on industrial-type motors and pumps may be substituted for the above experience.

City: Bridgeton

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• It is preferred that the applicant be able to operate a food manufacturing bottling line, low-pressure white-seal boiler and forklift and have appropriate certifications and licenses for this and/or be willing to obtain these.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and read and comprehend technical manuals and blueprints.
• Must be able to perform duties in hot/moist environment.

Salary: $63,000-$65,0000

Posting Number: 24ST0743

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
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