Lead Operating Engineer, AM Shift - Pickford
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Job Description
Department: Facilities
Reports to: Manager, Facilities
Job Type: Full-time – Regular
Job Classification: Hourly (Non-exempt)
Workplace Location: Los Angeles – Pickford
Summary/Objective:
The Lead Operating Engineer will manage a range of mission-critical responsibilities, including the maintenance and operation of the mechanical, electrical, and life-safety systems. You will oversee the process that ensures the building’s mechanical problems are identified and repaired quickly to ensure delivery of quality service and that internal customers’ requirements are met. You will also assist the manager with ordering materials and tools and keeping track of stock. You must have expert journeyman-level knowledge and hands-on operational and maintenance experience for infrastructure electrical, mechanical, and fire-life safety systems.
Essential Functions of the Job:
- Maintain the mechanical, electrical, and life-safety systems within the facility.
- Operate, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in mechanical, electrical, and life-safety systems.
- Assist the Manager of Facilities with overseeing and directing shift engineers on daily and preventive maintenance duties.
- Operate the BMS system, troubleshoot issues, and perform control maintenance.
- Track and complete preventive and predictive maintenance schedules on schedule and as required in coordination with the facilities team and vendors.
- Ensure the building’s equipment is operating efficiently, including analyzing existing operating conditions to improve overall efficiency and cost reduction.
- Undertake plumbing and minor building repairs and assist other departments within the facility.
- Assist the Manager of Facilities in the technical writing of MOPs and SOPs for preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
- Work with the work order database maintenance to resolve issues based on agreed-upon priorities.
- Be responsible for incident management and report writing.
- Analyze and solve problems in a timely matter and reduce any critical impact on the facility.
- An associate degree in engineering or two years of lead experience in the field.
- 5+ years of experience maintaining and troubleshooting large commercial and industrial systems.
- Journeyman-level expertise in a mission-critical environment and technical ability and innovative thinking across building functions with emphasis on mechanical, electrical, and fire life safety systems. Similar experience with plumbing is a big plus.
- Expertise in industrial safety regulations and best practices (lockout/tagout, PPE, arc flash protection, Cal-OSHA, EPA).
- Experience with CMMS systems (trouble ticket management, maintenance activities, and infrastructure projects for work order completion processes).
- Experience writing MOPs, SOPs, and reports.
- Experience in museums, large hotels, data centers, hospitals, or similar work environments is preferred.
- Experience with BMS control logic (Automated Logic and Alerton) is strongly preferred.
- Intermediate working proficiency with MS Office suite.
- Expertise with safe operation and maintenance with several hands, power, and machine tools (drills, saws, presses, meters).
- Commitment to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion.
- Available to work off-hours should emergencies arise.
Compensation: The expected base hourly rate for this role is $40.00. The actual base pay offered will be determined by factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and other factors permitted by law.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 15 days of PTO, plus company-paid holidays.
- Additional time off including summer hours, winter hours, and a cultural floating holiday.
- Paid sick leave.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401k retirement plan with a company match
- Clean Air Commuter Program
- Employee Assistance Program through CompPsych Guidance Resources.
- Wellness benefits through Cigna Healthcare.
- Free access to 16,000+ online courses through LinkedIn Learning
- Free Academy membership screenings
- Free tickets and screenings at the Academy Museum
- Employee discounts through LifeMart and Working Advantage
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- Location:
- Los Angeles
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Engineering