Facilities and Track Maintenance Manager

Who we are:

Our DNA is rooted in automotive design, engineering and testing. We're driven by our dedication to providing the best service there is and by the pride that comes with having earned the trust of the premier names in the industry. We trace our heritage back over 70 years, from the automotive engineering centers in Detroit to the hot weather proving grounds in the Southwest and on to the high tech sophistication of the latest advanced driver-assistance systems being developed by automotive and technology companies worldwide.

What we do:

Technical Professionals Group provides validation, durability, mileage accumulation and quality testing services for vehicle and mechanized equipment projects and programs in the engineering, R&D, quality control and quality assurance sectors of the automotive industry.

What we are looking for:

TPG is seeking a motivated, dependable, and safe Facilities and Track Maintenance Manager to support an automotive testing company in Wittmann, AZ. This position will assist in maintaining 12,000 acres of beautiful Sonoran Desert, 80 miles of asphalt and dirt driving tracks. You must keep safety as number one, show the ability and willingness to learn, and be detail oriented.

Essential Job Duties

• Assist with coordination of facilities team and track maintenance team

• Coordinate training for new and existing facilities and track maintenance team

• Conduct general facility and grounds maintenance for the Arizona Mobility Test Center

• Oversee proving ground track maintenance and Assist technicians with facilities and buildings as needed.

• Maintain equipment, tools and ensure they are always safe and usable in accordance with company health and safety regulations

• Fill in when needed to operate loaders, backhoe, bulldozers, grader, sweeper, water truck, etc.

• Uses equipment to prepare building sites for exterior maintenance and improvements on proving ground tracks, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks and buildings, etc.

• Other duties as assigned or required

• Oversee onsite projects for local code compliance.

• Ability to troubleshoot electrical controls, mechanical and plumbing issues to resolution.

• Maintain facilities work order system, assign work orders and follow through to completion.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Be highly organized, dedicated to assignments and committed to safety

• Basic to intermediate computer skills

• Able to work cooperatively in diverse and challenging environment

• Extensive Electrical knowledge of electrical distribution and heavy machinery operation and capabilities, preferred but not required

• Have good command of the English language with good written and verbal communication skills

• Spanish speaking (plus)

Education & Job Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED

• Valid Driver's License

• A clean motor vehicle driving record is necessary

• Prior experience with heavy equipment operation and maintenance of this equipment

• Prior experience with light construction and general building maintenance

Physical and Environmental Job Requirements

• Standing, bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, pushing, pulling, carrying and moving items of up to 30 lbs. and more

• Continuous exposure to extreme heat, extreme cold, extreme noise, and working outdoors.

• Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree.

• Exerting up to 50 pounds or more of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, to communicate to employees/visitors as well as function safely around heavy rolling equipment.

• Must be able to perform all job functions which include, but may not be limited to, pushing, turning, and/or pulling of controls

• Ability to perform essential job functions in an environment with varied noise levels

Important Items:Safety Sensitive position requiring all persons assigned to activity be drug free.