General Manager - Facilities Operations - Bilingual (English/Spanish)

SI Professional Search

Lincoln, NE

Pay: $180,000+/yr

Shift: Full time

A privately held, multi-site agricultural operating company is seeking an experienced **General Manager** to oversee the financial performance, facilities operations, maintenance strategy, and overall performance of an 11-site operation in Nebraska.

This is not a warehouse, logistics, or distribution operations position. The role is centered on **physical facilities, equipment reliability, preventative maintenance, infrastructure, and keeping operating sites running effectively**.

The General Manager will have full P&L responsibility and will lead the managers responsible for day-to-day operations and repair and maintenance. The successful candidate should be comfortable working around mechanical systems, facility infrastructure, controlled environments, and maintenance teams while also providing senior-level financial and organizational leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the full operating P&L, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and financial performance.
• Oversee facilities and physical asset performance across 11 operating locations.
• Ensure facilities, equipment, and critical operating systems remain reliable and operational.
• Lead preventative maintenance strategy and establish accountability for maintenance execution.
• Oversee repair and maintenance leadership, technicians, vendors, and contractors.
• Ensure effective use of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Establish and monitor maintenance, facility reliability, and operating KPIs.
• Oversee controlled-environment systems such as HVAC, sensors, controls, and related facility infrastructure.
• Ensure appropriate planning and response for equipment failures, outages, and other facility issues.
• Guide capital planning for facility repairs, equipment upgrades, and infrastructure improvements.
• Manage and develop senior operational and maintenance leaders.
• Establish standardized processes and expectations across multiple locations.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, reduce downtime, control costs, and improve asset performance.
• Maintain an active field presence across operating locations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable production, safety, biosecurity, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide executive leadership with clear reporting on financial, facility, maintenance, and operating performance.

The existing GM source specifically assigns responsibility for P&L, facility performance, maintenance strategy, preventative maintenance, CMMS, maintenance KPIs, capital planning, controlled environments, HVAC, sensors, and controls.

Qualifications

• MUST be bilingual with a conversational level of fluency in Spanish and English
• 7+ years of progressive management experience in a multi-site, asset-intensive environment.
• Demonstrated full P&L ownership.
• Strong facilities operations and maintenance experience.
• Experience overseeing preventative maintenance programs.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, HVAC, controls, sensors, or similar facility systems.
• Experience managing maintenance personnel, vendors, contractors, or technical teams.
• Experience with CMMS or comparable maintenance-management systems.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and cost-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to establish KPIs and use operating data to improve performance.
• Experience managing managers or functional leaders.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving orientation.
• Comfortable spending significant time at operating facilities.

Preferred Backgrounds

Experience in one or more of the following is preferred:

• Agricultural operations
• Poultry or livestock operations
• Food production
• Manufacturing
• Industrial facilities
• Plant operations
• Facilities management
• Other multi-site, equipment-intensive operating environments

Important Background Distinction

Candidates whose experience is primarily in **warehouse operations, distribution, logistics, fulfillment, or transportation without meaningful responsibility for facilities, maintenance, equipment, or physical infrastructure are unlikely to be a fit.**

Pay: From $180,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Have you overseen preventative maintenance programs and facility reliability?
• Have you managed maintenance employees, technicians, contractors, or vendors?
• Do you have experience with facility systems such as HVAC, electrical systems, sensors, controls, backup systems, or mechanical equipment?
• How many years of experience do you have managing facilities, plant operations, or another equipment-intensive operating environment?
• Have you had direct responsibility for a full operating P&L?

Language:

• Spanish (Required)
• English (Required)

Work Location: In person