(01) FACILITIES SUPERVISOR, BAYELSA STATE

Facilities Supervisor, Bayelsa State

Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

About Zipline

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products. 

Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.

Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.

We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.

About You and The Role  

As a Facilities Supervisor, you will play a hands-on role in maintaining the site, ensuring daily facility operations run smoothly, and supporting the comfort and mobility of staff and visitors. You will actively perform facility checks, minor maintenance, and workspace organization. In addition to your operational tasks, you will oversee the drivers, coordinate staff and service movements, manage visitor accommodation, and ensure a comfortable, safe, and well-maintained environment for everyone at the nest. You will also support people leadership through task-level coordination, providing feedback, participating in hiring, conducting informal one-on-ones, and contributing to performance snapshots.

This position will be based in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and execute proactive facilities strategies that align with operational growth plans; this includes forecasting infrastructure needs, planning maintenance schedules, and collaborating cross-functionally with operations, safety, and engineering teams to ensure the nest remains fully functional, scalable, and compliant with quality and safety standards.
• Perform daily facility checks, monitor infrastructure (power, water, workspace), and ensure site readiness.
• Oversee site cleanliness, minor maintenance tasks, and workspace organization.
• Coordinate driver schedules and manage vehicle availability to support staff and service movements.
• Organize and monitor transportation logistics for staff, visitors, and essential services.
• Manage house accommodation arrangements for visiting staff and ensure a comfortable stay.
• Supervise support staff and drivers, providing task-level guidance and daily operational support.
• Participate in the hiring and onboarding of drivers and support staff.
• Conduct regular one-on-ones, offer on-the-job coaching, and contribute to performance snapshots.
• Quickly address and escalate facility, transportation, or comfort-related issues to the Nest Operations Lead.
• Support safety initiatives and ensure the entire facility complies with health, safety, and operational standards.

What You’ll Bring 

• Minimum of a diploma/HND/tertiary certificate 
• Prior experience in facilities management and administration (maintenance planning and scheduling, team management and leadership)
• Strong data gathering and analytics and reporting skills. Able to work with computing systems (G Suite, Microsoft Office Suite etc.)
• Licensed Driver who is able to drive a manual vehicle

WHAT ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW  

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!

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Genuine Zipline employees or representatives will never ask you for money or payment in exchange for employment opportunities or other related services. Any such offer of employment or any other service in exchange for fees that claims to be from us is deceitful and part of a fraud.

If you believe you have been targeted by a fraudulent party, we ask that you immediately get in touch with us via email at security@flyzipline.com upon receiving a suspicious offer or claim.

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