Facilities Manager

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About the Role

The Facilities Manager is responsible for leading facilities operations across Auburn Hills, Rochester Hills, and Southfield, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant workplaces that support business continuity and employee productivity. This role is expected to be visible and available across all three locations, including regular travel between sites to support operational needs, employees, leaders, projects, and urgent facility matters. The role provides direct leadership to facilities staff, coordinates site services and vendors, manages budgets and projects, and drives consistent standards across locations. The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership, operational discipline, sound judgment, and a proactive approach to leading in a dynamic, multi-site environment.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead facilities operations across three Southeast Michigan sites, ensuring consistent service levels, safe working conditions, and efficient day-to-day site performance.
• Maintain regular presence and availability across Auburn Hills, Rochester Hills, and Southfield, including travel between sites as needed to address priorities, provide leadership support, and ensure operational continuity.
• Manage, coach, and develop facilities employees, including assigning priorities, monitoring performance, supporting development, and fostering accountability and teamwork.
• Provide visible, hands-on leadership in a dynamic facilities environment by setting clear priorities, communicating expectations, removing barriers, and ensuring the team can respond effectively to changing site needs.
• Oversee maintenance and operation of building systems across sites, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical systems, grounds, and general building infrastructure.
• Establish and execute preventive maintenance programs to minimize downtime, extend asset life, and improve site reliability.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety requirements, applicable regulations, and internal audit actions across all assigned locations.
• Support employees and site leaders by resolving facility-related issues promptly, coordinating workspace needs, and maintaining a functional, professional work environment.
• Supervise and coordinate internal staff, contractors, and service providers to deliver maintenance, repairs, inspections, janitorial services, security, and other site support services.
• Manage vendor relationships, service agreements, and contractor performance to ensure quality, responsiveness, and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop and manage operating and capital budgets for facilities activities across multiple sites, including cost tracking, forecasting, and support for capital improvement planning.
• Prepare estimates, business cases, and proposals for repairs, upgrades, relocations, and facility improvement initiatives.
• Conduct regular site inspections, safety reviews, and risk assessments, and drive corrective actions to maintain secure and compliant facilities.
• Coordinate facility projects across sites, including renovations, moves, expansions, and infrastructure upgrades, while aligning timelines, resources, and stakeholder communication.
• Monitor project execution and operational performance metrics, resolve issues proactively, and drive continuous improvement in service delivery across all locations.
• Follows and complies with all Operational Procedures and Policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook, & Quality and Environment programs (i.e., IATF16949, ISO14001)
• Adapt to evolving business needs by supporting cross-functional initiatives, balancing site priorities, and building strong relationships with employees, leaders, vendors, and external partners.
• Balance competing priorities across multiple facilities, make timely decisions, escalate risks appropriately, and maintain strong communication with site leadership to support business needs and employee experience.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent (required); Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, or related field (preferred).

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in facilities management, maintenance, or a related role.
• Leadership and team management skills. Demonstrated ability with managing multi-site facilities. Knowledge of safety, environmental, and maintenance standards.  Budgeting and vendor management experience.
•      Strong communication skills with the ability to partner effectively with site leadership, employees, vendors, and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.
•      Experience supporting engineering, technical, or product development environments, with an understanding of the need to maintain reliable, responsive facilities support for specialized teams and workspaces.

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

Under conditions defined by applicable law, you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.