Associate Facilities Manager
$98,400–$105,000 year
HybridIrvine, California, United States
Job Summary
Manage assigned restaurant repair, maintenance, and renovation projects from planning through completion, prioritizing work orders via ServiceChannel and coordinating with vendors and Operations teams. Conduct facility inspections, troubleshoot building systems, and establish preventative maintenance programs while evaluating repair-versus-replacement decisions within budget. Support new restaurant turnover, remodel execution, and warranty management, ensuring compliance with brand standards and safety codes. Travel up to 25% by personal vehicle to site locations, with occasional after-hours coverage required. This role supports Habit Burger Grill's restaurant portfolio to maintain asset condition and operational efficiency.
Required Qualifications
- Valid driver's license and reliable personal vehicle available for regular business use
- Ability to travel by personal vehicle and air up to approximately 25%
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including occasional early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and after-hours emergencies
- Ability to safely navigate restaurant, construction, back-of-house, mechanical, exterior, and rooftop environments and perform field inspections using required personal protective equipment
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders, perform roof inspections when properly trained and conditions permit, and stand, walk, bend, reach, and inspect equipment and facility components during site visits
- Employment eligibility to work with Yum! in the U.S.
Desired Qualifications
- Three or more years of facilities management, repair and maintenance, construction, restaurant operations, or related experience
- Multi-unit restaurant or retail facilities experience
- Experience managing third-party service providers, contractors, and repair and maintenance programs
- CMMS/work-order platform experience
- ServiceChannel experience
- RFMA/CRFP or other relevant facilities certification
- Working knowledge of HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, roofing, kitchen equipment, and general building systems
- Familiarity with OSHA, ADA, NFPA, life-safety, building, and fire code requirements
- Ability to read and interpret construction documents, building plans, scopes of work, specifications, proposals, and facility reports
- Strong vendor-management, negotiation, organizational, troubleshooting, project-management, written communication, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and exercise sound judgment
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, and SharePoint
- Ability to effectively use ServiceChannel, digital inspection tools, mobile applications, spreadsheets, and other facilities technologies
- Demonstrated customer focus, ownership, accountability, cost consciousness, attention to detail, and sense of urgency
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