Coordinator, Facilities Maintenance

Join the Black Cultural Zone CDC as a Coordinator, Facilities Maintenance!

Are you a hands-on facilities professional who takes pride in keeping spaces safe, clean, functional, and welcoming? The Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation (BCZ CDC) is seeking a Coordinator, Facilities Maintenance to serve as the on-site lead for facility readiness across 8321 International, 2750 73rd Ave, BCZ hubs, and other designated sites. This role helps ensure that the spaces where East Oakland residents, businesses, partners, and guests gather are prepared for daily operations, programs, events, and community life.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As the Coordinator, Facilities Maintenance, you will:

• Lead day-to-day facility readiness and on-site coverage so that BCZ hubs and designated sites are clean, safe, accessible, well-stocked, and ready for meetings, programs, events, and community use
• Complete opening and closing procedures, including building access, alarms, lighting, room readiness, safety walkthroughs, and end-of-day checks
• Coordinate daily, weekly, and event-based cleaning and maintenance, including supply coordination, work orders, vendor follow-up, quality checks, and timely issue escalation
• Conduct basic HVAC, lighting, restroom, plumbing, trash, access, cleanliness, and safety checks; identify issues early and route specialized repairs to the appropriate vendors, property contacts, or operations leads
• Develop, update, and implement policies, procedures, practices, and checklists for facility operations, furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E), room setup, supply management, site readiness, and operational safety
• Partner with Warehouse, Operations, IT, Experience, Events, Catering, and site-based teams to prepare spaces, support event-day check-ins, resolve facility issues, and complete post-event resets
• Train and schedule facility staff; support cross-training, maintain consistent shift coverage, and lead facility briefings, staff check-ins, and after-action reviews
• Track work-order completion, cleaning quality, supplies, site coverage, building issues, recurring maintenance trends, and daily or weekly facility checklists
• Model and promote BCZ’s C.R.E.A.T.E. values and collaborative-hierarchy principles in all team and community-facing work

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate:

• Has at least two years of experience in facilities coordination, building operations, maintenance coordination, site operations, hospitality operations, event-site support, or a related field
• Brings experience with vendor management, work-order systems, basic building maintenance, OSHA safety practices, and/or event-site coordination
• Can lead site readiness, train and schedule staff, communicate expectations, and coordinate reliable coverage across multiple facilities and events
• Is able to write and maintain operational procedures, checklists, facility logs, schedules, work orders, and reports, and use scheduling, inventory, communication, and shared-documentation tools
• Can stand, walk, bend, reach, lift, carry, and move supplies, furniture, equipment, and event materials up to 50 pounds; complete indoor and outdoor site walkthroughs; and support room setup and post-event reset
• Is available for the mandatory 32-hour, Tuesday–Friday on-site schedule, including two full days at 8321 International and two full days at 2750 73rd Ave, plus occasional evening and weekend coverage as needed
• Can pass a background check and/or Live Scan and holds a valid California driver’s license and current auto insurance when driving is required for site support or facility errands
• Holds or is willing to obtain Cal OSHA 30, CPR/First Aid, and BCZ University Internal Certification related to Facility Operations, Site Readiness, or Operations and Logistics
• Brings respect, cultural competency, sound judgment, and a collaborative spirit to the East Oakland community

OUR CULTURE AND BENEFITS

At Black Cultural Zone CDC, we believe in a collaborative organizational culture guided by our C.R.E.A.T.E. values — Collaboration, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Trust, and Empowerment.

Status:Part-Time, Non-Exempt / Hourly — 32 hours per week

Schedule:Tuesday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; some evenings and weekends as needed for events and facility coverage

Location:On-site — 8321 International (two days per week) and 2750 73rd Ave. (two days per week), with support for BCZ hubs and other designated sites as assigned

Compensation:$32.00–$35.00 per hour

Culture:Join a team dedicated to the Sankofa Journey Approach — learning from the past to build a thriving future.

If you are ready to bring your facilities expertise, safety mindset, and care for the community to a team creating safe, welcoming, and vibrant spaces for the Black Cultural Zone, we encourage you to apply!

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