Job description

Job Description

Temple Facilities Services Division is responsible for maintaining all temples around the world. The Temple Facilities Maintenance Specialist (TFMS) position is critical to the management and general business operations of the department. The incumbent is responsible for implementation, providing initial and ongoing training, and maintaining the key technical infrastructure/system needed to maintain temples to Temple Department and First Presidency standard. The TFMS plays a key role as the subject matter expert on preventative maintenance process and best practices and provides critical support to priesthood leaders by providing well maintained temples and other facilities for their use to help bring souls unto Christ. The position also provides consultative services to Area Temple Facilities Managers (ATFMs) and Temple Facilities Managers (TFMs), and others responsible for temples worldwide.

Responsibilities

Is a seasoned professional providing expert-level consultation to all Area Temple Facilities Managers and Temple Facilities Managers to at least 50 temples locations world-wide.

Primary Duties Include

Advise on optimal organization set-up/efficiency, inventory control, material storage, workplace safety practices, and employee development programs

Act as a headquarter consultant and subject matter expert for the Temple Facility Management System (TFMS) software program, best maintenance practices.

Directly supervise several interns and missionaries in collection and auditing of data

Interpret, monitor, and advise on all TFMS program data for each temple site

Conduct all associated training for the TFMS program to TFMs and their staffs

Identify improvement opportunities, provide technical assistance, and conduct trainings as part of the implementation and in support of annual plans

Monitor energy improvement opportunities and utility performance

Develop methods to extend the life expectancy of site and building systems

Research emerging methodologies, tools, and standards that increase the longevity of building systems

Responsibility for bi-annual certification training of local and area temple facility managers and their staffs

Responsible for the implementation of new products and processes as deemed essential by Headquarters

Assist ATFMs in obtaining resources needed to maintain temples at extremely high standards

Assist management in assessing and tracking actual workforce capacity

Be an example of and teach the guiding principles of the Temple Facilities Services Division within the Special Projects Department, which are: 1) Alignment with First Presidency Direction, 2) Maintaining a Sense of the Sacred, 3) Collaboration and Unity, and 4) Service Excellence.

Required

QUALIFICATIONS

Possess a current Temple Recommend
College B.S. degree in engineering, facilities or construction management, with strong leadership, managerial, and interpersonal skills.
10 years' experience managing maintenance of complex systems in Industrial Plant or Large Commercial Facilities operations
5 years in a temple environment or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Technical and organizational abilities to direct complex physical plant operation.
Solid background and/or work experience in following areas: Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing disciplines; servicing & operational experience with boilers & chillers, motor controls, air handler systems, audiovisual/electronic systems, blue-prints and specifications.
Experience implementing and managing Preventive Maintenance software.
Available to travel to Domestic & International locations up to 25% of time.
Position is based in South America. If you do not currently live in South America please do not apply
Candidate can live in any country of South America but must live near a major airport
10-25% international travel required
May work from a home office or Area Office or a combination of the two
Must speak English, Spanish and Portuguese

Preferred

Experience as a Temple Facility Manager 2nd Language (Spanish-preferred)

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

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