The posting
About the Company
General Matter is enriching uranium in America.
Our goal is to design, build, and operate the world’s lowest-cost enrichment services in the United States.
Our mission is to restore America’s ability to produce nuclear fuel—fuel that will power AI, advanced manufacturing, critical industries, and the next generation of nuclear reactors.
Ultimately, our work will help power national ambitions and enable a high-energy society.
We were incubated by Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and are backed by top-tier investors. Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production.
We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency.
Help us build a high-energy society by making the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable.
About This Role
As Facility Supervisor at General Matter, you'll run the day-to-day facilities work at a large multi-building industrial site in Paducah, Kentucky, which is being restored for nuclear-industry process piping and steel fabrication. The site has several manufacturing buildings and several support buildings for offices, storage, utilities and shop services, on roughly 87 acres of grounds and yard.
This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll spend about 60% of your time in the buildings and on the grounds, leading facilities, grounds and custodial crews and overseeing contractors. The other 40% goes to planning work, managing work orders and tracking how the team is performing. You'll report to the Facility Manager and help bring legacy buildings back into service, then keep them safe, clean and ready for production.
You'll regularly walk several large buildings, roofs, utility spaces and the grounds in all weather. PPE is required, and you'll need to climb ladders, work at height and lift up to 50 lbs, with or without reasonable accommodation. You'll also respond to after-hours facility emergencies and take part in an on-call rotation.
If you seek high impact and are excited by fast-paced, intense, Skunkworks-style projects, we encourage you to apply to join our team.
Responsibilities
Crew Leadership
- Lead the crews in the field: run the daily huddle, assign and prioritize work for Facilities Technicians, Grounds & Yard Workers and the custodial team, and stay on site coaching and checking work.
- Help hire and train facilities, grounds and custodial staff; write standard work and keep the training matrix current.
Buildings, Grounds & Maintenance
- Own the facilities work order and preventive maintenance process in the site's maintenance management system; track backlog, PM completion and response time and act on them daily.
- Troubleshoot and coordinate repairs to building electrical, HVAC and make-up air, compressed air, plumbing and water, roofing and building envelope across every manufacturing and support building.
- Maintain roads, rail and truck access, laydown and storage yards, drainage, snow removal and the site perimeter; keep custodial, waste and recycling and pest control services running across all buildings.
- Coordinate with Maintenance on shared assets and production shutdown windows, and support controlled changes to facilities under a nuclear quality and safety program (10 CFR Part 70).
Contractors & Restoration
- Oversee contractors on site: review scope, issue permits with EHS, check safety and quality of the work, and confirm completion before sign-off.
- Support restoration projects led by the Facility Manager, sequencing crew and contractor work so each building is ready ahead of its production or occupancy date.
Safety & Life Safety
- Keep fire protection, egress, emergency lighting and other life-safety systems inspected and documented; respond to after-hours facility emergencies.
- Lead a strong safety culture covering lockout/tagout, working at height and on roofs, confined space, hot work, lifts and powered equipment, PPE and near-miss reporting.
Basic Qualifications
- Evidence of exceptional ability (prior projects, portfolio of work, completed products, etc.).
- 5+ years of hands-on facilities or building maintenance in an industrial or manufacturing setting, including 2+ years supervising or leading a facilities, grounds or custodial crew.
- Working knowledge of building electrical, HVAC, compressed air, plumbing and water, and fire protection and life-safety systems.
- Ability to find the root cause of building system failures and make clear repair-or-replace calls from first principles when you only have partial information.
- Experience overseeing contractors on site, including scope, permits, safety and quality of work.
- Experience running work orders and PMs in a CMMS and using KPIs such as backlog, PM completion and response time.
- Working knowledge of OSHA, NFPA and lockout/tagout requirements.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.
- Must be a U.S. person, as this role requires regular access to export-controlled environments, and able to obtain and maintain the site access authorization required for the role.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Associate degree or trade certification in HVAC, electrical, building maintenance or a related field.
- Experience in a fast-paced engineering or highly technical environment, with a resourceful approach to delivering under tight timelines or budget constraints.
- Facilities experience in a nuclear, defense, chemical or other highly regulated industrial setting.
- Experience on a multi-building campus, rail-served site or heavy-industry yard.
- Experience bringing older industrial buildings back into service.
- Trade licenses or certifications such as EPA 608, journeyman electrician, or facilities credentials (FMP, CFM track).
Equal Opportunity Employer
General Matter is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with General Matter is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Compensation and Benefits
The base salary range for this role is $90,000–$175,000 annually.
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at General Matter. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock options. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, HSA/FSA/Commuter benefits, and various other benefits.
