
Facilities Operations Manager
Aramark
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Memphis • Tennessee • United States
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Salary
💰 $75,000 - $90,000 per year
About the role
- Lead all custodial services across campus, ensuring buildings meet higher-education cleanliness, safety, and presentation standards
- Manage staffing plans, schedules, and coverage aligned to academic calendars, residence life, and campus events
- Plan and execute summer residence hall turnover (“flip”), deep cleaning, and intersession projects
- Conduct routine inspections and audits; resolve deficiencies quickly and professionally
- Manage, coach, and hold accountable frontline custodial staff and supervisors
- Oversee hiring, training, performance management, and corrective action
- Oversee the grounds and athletic fields program
- Manage vendor performance, schedules, and service delivery to meet campus expectations
- Oversee payroll, inventory, budgeting, and cost controls
- Serve as the primary facilities operations contact for university administration, housing, athletics, and facilities leadership
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience managing facilities or custodial operations in a higher education environment
- Experience must be within a college or university campus setting
- Proven experience leading frontline teams and supervisors
- Demonstrated success managing custodial programs, staffing models and schedules, quality standards and inspections, seasonal campus projects
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Retirement savings plans like 401(k)
- Paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
facilities managementcustodial operationsstaffing modelsschedulingquality standardsinspectionsbudgetingcost controlsvendor managementperformance management
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingaccountabilitycommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsteam managementinterpersonal skillstime managementproject management