Facilities Manager

Our client, a leading logistics and warehousing company based in Coalville, is looking for a Facilities Manager to join their team. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills, an innovative approach, and experience working in an automated warehouse operation.

Our client, a leading logistics and warehousing company based in Coalville, is looking for a Facilities Manager to join their team. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills, an innovative approach, and experience working in a warehouse operation.

The key responsibilities of the Facilities Manager based in Coalville are as follows.

• Oversee a team of resident maintenance technicians to consistently and effectively meet contractual KPIs within set time lines and budget constraints.
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and continuous development to the team while instilling core values and behaviours, ensuring they deliver with consistency and punctuality.
• Support the identification and implementation of opportunities for Continuous Improvement and offer performance feedback.
• Manage the Health and Safety calendar, conduct risk assessments, and establish safe work procedures to integrate H&S standards into maintenance tasks, modifications, and new equipment.
• Supervise the maintenance calendar to ensure that all standard maintenance procedures (SOPs) meet ISO 55000 standards, enhancing plant performance and reliability.
• Contribute to site performance audits and challenge current maintenance strategies to maintain maximum value.
• Prioritise and plan facilities maintenance while minimising disruption to meet business needs.
• Manage legislative requirements related to maintenance, including refrigeration systems, sprinklers, and lifting equipment.
• Oversee engineering staff and non-staff budgets, seeking opportunities for cost savings.
• Conduct Personal Reviews (PRs) and Individual Training Needs Analyses (ITNAs) for team members.
• Manage the staff rota to ensure consistent site engineering coverage while considering costs.
• Achieve performance KPIs.
• Ensure comprehensive use of Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for Safety Critical Maintenance, accurate spare parts management, and scheduled maintenance.
• Review End of Shift Reports (EOS), investigate fault times and incidents, and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to reduce the risk of re-occurrence.
• Maintain all documentation related to safety and asset management in compliance with ISO 55000.
• Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety regulations, including COSHH, LOLER, PUWER, Electrical Inspection & Testing, and other legislative requirements.

The successful candidate will have the following experience, skills and qualifications for the role.

• Excellent problem-solving and leadership qualities.
• Adaptability to work in a fast-paced environment and be adaptable to change.
• Planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent stakeholder communication at all levels of the plant
• Understanding of Mechanical, Electrical & Electronic technical manuals & drawings.
• Understands budgets P&L management.
• Automation experience within a similar role.
• Level 3 in an Engineering subject
• IOSH managing safely/NEBOSH
• Experience in Facilities Maintenance
• Experience in MHE Maintenance
• Knowledge of warehouse operations
• Previously led a facilities maintenance department

£45,000 - £50,000

Company Pension

Employee Discount

Excellent training and development opportunities

Additional Benefits

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this permanent vacancy.