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WhiteWater Express Car Wash · 1 day ago

Director of Facilities Maintenance

DFW Metroplex

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$130K/yr - $150K/yr

7+ years exp

WhiteWater Express Car Wash is a company built on respect, communication, and a passion for people. They are seeking a Director of Facilities Maintenance to lead a team overseeing maintenance operations across their rapidly growing organization, ensuring quality customer experiences and efficient facility management.

Retail

Hiring Manager

Kae Bell

Responsibilities

Lead a team of regional maintenance directors (2 directors today), who in turn oversee maintenance managers (7 managers today) and maintenance technicians (26 positions today): hire, train, set performance goals, and conduct regular site inspections at our 130+ car wash locations

Oversee preventative maintenance program for car wash equipment and facility infrastructure

Oversee repair work and troubleshooting for car wash equipment, including electrical, plumbing, and chemical delivery systems

Create and manage annual facilities budgets, track expenses, and identify cost-saving opportunities through process improvements or vendor negotiations

Coordinate maintenance capital projects, including equipment upgrades and major renovations

Enforce safety protocols, ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations (OSHA, EPA, chemical handling)

Implement quality assurance measures: audit sites for cleanliness, uptime, energy usage, and customer-facing standards

Through partnership with IT, produce and analyze monthly reports and key performance metrics on maintenance ticket closure, downtime, preventative maintenance and key expenses (R&M, travel, payroll)

Serve as escalation point for critical site outages or environmental incidents, leading root-cause analyses and corrective action plans in partnership with the operational vice presidents and regional directors

Qualification

Facilities maintenance leadershipPreventative maintenance programP&L comprehensionTechnical team managementCross-functional collaborationInterviewing skillsCommunicationInterpersonal skills

Required

7+ years of experience leading a technician team (examples include car wash, industrial maintenance, multiunit retail or restaurant maintenance, or oilfield services technicians)

Passionate about cultivating and promoting leaders in the maintenance field

Strong interviewing and recruiting skills

Ability to work cross-functionally with partners in operations as well as in HR and accounting

P&L comprehension, including ability to analyze and manage expense controls

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; confidence in working with executive stakeholders

Ability to manage human resources situations to protect our employees and our company

Ability to travel to our 8 markets multiple times per month