Operations Specialist

Job Title: Operations Specialist

Location: Palo Alto CA 94304

Duration: 5 Months

Pay rate: $36.00/hr. on W2

Schedule: Morning/Regular; 8am - 5pm or 9am 6pm

Duties include:

• Serve as property operations / maintenance point of contact for facilities issues in assigned building(s) unit(s) lab(s); initiate work requests monitor completion; coordinate and monitor routine maintenance services completion (trash utilities custodial pest control long term preservation inspections grounds landscapes alarms systems & equipment); perform condition assessments on appearance equipment or troubleshooting (formulated by another group FSM); implement preventive maintenance plan; coordinate & integrate utility usage/optimization(monitor usage gather info provide recommendations follow-up shutdown requirements); coordinate contract work third party vendors; identify recommend & implement building operations & process modifications to the facility for increased productivity and/or cost reduction; coordinate maintenance logistics (to avoid faculty conflicts events).
• Handle property administration by completing tagging data entry and inventory; completing purchase orders receiving; and completing record keeping tracking information gathering and support for space allocation decision makers.
• Implement facility security programs by distributing keys providing building access monitoring access records assessing security infrastructure needs (security cameras interlocks alarms); and assessing and changing access schedules.
• Complete project coordination by performing the assigned tasks within department projects; acting as a project coordinator/liaison; and overseeing and executing projects (limited to small local projects) including their organization scheduling budgeting and implementation.
• Serve as safety management coordinator by correcting identified safety issues; tracking chemical inventory disposal hazardous waste; communicating and implementing disposal procedures in laboratory settings; conducting safety training and/or new employee facility orientation; and participating in emergency preparedness recovery and business continuity coordination.
• Coordinate space management and planning activities including move coordination; space inventory; space allocation tracking; specifying set-ups; maximizing space utilization; providing input into facilities renewal model; and capital plan implementation (as assigned).