Facilities Manager

Bowery Farming, the Modern Farming Company, was founded in 2015 with the belief that technology and human ingenuity can grow better food for a better future. Propelled by its proprietary software system, the BoweryOS, Bowery builds smart indoor vertical farms that deliver a wide variety of Protected Produce — in little time, near cities they serve, for a truly local approach. Bowery’s farms are growing the next generation of vibrant and flavorful produce. They’re 100 times more productive on the same footprint of land than traditional agriculture, and grow traceable pesticide-free produce – the purest, best expression of what produce is meant to be – with a fraction of the water and land. About The Role:Bowery Farming is solving the biggest challenges our food system is facing at a systemic level by re-thinking what agriculture looks like in a world with a rapidly increasing population and dwindling resources. This is an opportunity to join a quickly growing team and make a substantial impact at Bowery. We’re looking for someone that can learn, adapt and roll with a fast-paced, ever-changing environment and who isn’t afraid of uncertainty. The Facilities Manager reports to the Director of Facilities and will play a key role in maintaining our buildings as we continue to grow. The leader will possess both people management and design/innovation skills. This role will work in collaboration with the design team to come up with standards for long-term thinking as we continue to build out our farms. Our ability to maintain healthy, efficient facilities will help drive Bowery’s growth into a worldwide network of interconnected farms.

What you’ll do:

• Provide day to day direction to the facilities management team
• Participate in recruitment, management and development of facilities management team
• Support the creation and delivery of operational objectives, facilities services, programs and contracts for farm facility
• Insure that preventative maintenance and demand work orders are completed on time and with high quality
• Drive a culture of safety, quality and accountability
• Participate in budget development, financial variance and operations analysis
• Assure capital projects, operations projects and reconfigurations are managed by facilities team with outstanding customer service
• Develop standards and procedures as business and customer needs evolve
• Partner with support teams on new initiatives, site retrofits, etc
• Manage inventories of consumables and spare parts
• Drive and support special projects and strategic initiatives
• Develop and execute root cause failure analysis, corrective and preventative actions
• Work with legal counsel to manage contracts and day to day operations where applicable
• Establish trust and maintain open, positive relationships with team, customers and vendors
• Conduct regular, formal site condition inspections and develop solutions for systemic needs
• Collaborate with regional and global peers to ensure consistency and best practices across facilities

Who You Are:

• Professional facilities management or engineering experience required - a significant portion of which should demonstrate success in managing diverse teams, complex facilities and rapid growth
• Experience building and managing a team or department within a startup or entrepreneurial setting
• Exceptional communication skills; ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Strong customer service orientation
• Comfortable with legal terms and structures for standard commercial contracts
• Strong in supplier and stakeholder management
• Strong ability to identify and solve ambiguous problems in complex automation and MEP environment
• Ability to travel to other facilities on occasion

Who We Are:

• Bowery is a place where everyone is welcome, included and empowered to reach their full potential
• We live our shared values every day in both big and small ways: opt-in, think wildly different, break barriers together & be kind to the core
• We are a mission-driven team of unconventional thinkers, problem-solvers, optimists and activators
• We share a passion for giving back more to the planet than we take, growing deliciously abundant food without abundant harm
• We are excited to hear from you!

The largest vertical farming company in the U.S., Bowery’s produce is available in almost 800 grocery stores and via e-commerce platforms serving the Tri-state and Mid-Atlantic region, including Amazon Fresh, Albertsons, Giant Food, Hungryroot, Walmart, Weis, Whole Foods Market, and specialty grocers. Based in New York City, Bowery has raised more than $172.5 million from leading investors, including Temasek and GV (formerly Google Ventures), General Catalyst, GGV Capital, First Round Capital, Henry Kravis, Jeff Wilke, and Dara Khosrowshahi, as well as some of the foremost thought leaders in food, including Tom Colicchio, José Andres, and David Barber of Blue Hill.