Facilities Maintenance Manager

Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

Location: Telford
Salary: £49,500 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Working Pattern: Days, Monday – Friday
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Job Description

We are recruiting for an experienced Facilities Maintenance Supervisor to join an established automotive manufacturing facility in Telford.

Reporting to the Maintenance and Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for site facilities maintenance, essential services, maintenance projects and contractor management. You will lead a team of skilled engineers and fabricators, ensuring they have the training, resources and equipment needed to work safely, efficiently and within budget.

This role would suit someone with a strong background in facilities management, engineering projects and services installation, alongside proven experience leading technical teams in a demanding manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Facilities Management and Health & Safety

• Oversee facilities maintenance and site services to ensure equipment, buildings and infrastructure remain safe, reliable and compliant.
• Promote health, safety and environmental policies across the department and wider site.
• Ensure static and dynamic risk assessments are completed and appropriate safe systems of work are followed.
• Manage contractors and ensure all work is carried out safely and in line with site procedures.
• Respond promptly to accidents, near misses, environmental issues and internal safety actions, ensuring these are investigated and closed out.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and support internal and external audits.
• Promote a strong 5S culture across the maintenance and facilities function.

Maintenance Planning and Quality

• Ensure facilities corrective, improvement and preventative maintenance schedules are completed as planned.
• Monitor maintenance activities, identify deviations from schedule and implement clear recovery plans.
• Manage and reduce corrective and preventative maintenance backlogs.
• Maintain high standards of facilities reliability, safety and service delivery.
• Ensure maintenance activities are completed to the required quality standards and minimise disruption to production.

Project and Service Management

• Lead and support large-scale facilities and engineering projects, coordinating with relevant departments and stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within agreed budgets.
• Manage project scopes, specifications, quotations, justification documents, timing plans and capital expenditure requirements.
• Oversee service installations involving electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, water, gas and other engineering services.
• Ensure the team has the skills, tools, equipment and support needed to deliver work effectively.
• Escalate emergency facilities issues in line with site procedures.
• Develop, monitor and present relevant KPIs to measure performance and identify improvement opportunities.

Budget and Cost Control

• Develop and manage the facilities team's budget.
• Monitor expenditure and identify opportunities to reduce costs without compromising safety, quality or reliability.
• Promote a right-first-time approach to maintenance and project delivery.
• Ensure resources are used efficiently and projects remain within agreed financial limits.

Team Leadership and Development

• Lead and support Project and Facilities Engineers and Fabricators.
• Manage attendance, return-to-work processes, timekeeping and overtime authorisation.
• Identify skills gaps and training requirements, maintaining accurate team training matrices.
• Coach and mentor team members to build technical capability and develop a high-performing facilities department.
• Ensure team members have the appropriate training, equipment and resources to carry out their responsibilities safely.
• Promote teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement.

Key Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Experience managing facilities and engineering services within a safety-critical or demanding industrial environment.
• Experience overseeing a broad range of site facilities, such as fire alarm systems, boilers, offices, changing rooms, high- and low-voltage electrical systems, cooling towers, water systems, compressors, lighting, drainage, cleaning, building fabric, air conditioning, air handling systems and cranes.
• Proven experience managing engineering or facilities projects, including project scopes, quotations, cost justifications, schedules, capital expenditure and contractor control.
• Experience managing service installations involving electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, water, gas or related engineering systems.
• Previous experience leading or supervising skilled engineers, fabricators and apprentices.
• Broad engineering knowledge across electrical, mechanical and hydraulic disciplines.
• Strong leadership, coaching and people management skills.
• Excellent organisational and planning abilities.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental requirements.
• The ability to manage competing priorities, budgets and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable Experience & Qualifications

The following would be advantageous:

• Experience within an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a significant Tier 1 automotive supplier.
• IOSH Managing Safely or an equivalent health and safety qualification.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 standards.
• Experience using a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), particularly Agility.
• Knowledge of Reliability-Centred Maintenance (RCM) principles.
• Experience developing failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)-led preventative maintenance programmes.
• Experience improving facilities reliability, maintenance performance and service delivery within a manufacturing environment.

Personal Attributes

The ideal candidate will be:

• A hands-on problem solver with strong technical and interpersonal skills.
• A confident leader who can motivate, coach and develop skilled technical teams.
• A strategic and critical thinker who takes a proactive approach to resolving issues.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage projects and priorities effectively.
• A strong communicator, both verbally and in writing.
• Confident influencing stakeholders and working collaboratively across departments.
• Comfortable working under pressure and delivering projects to tight deadlines.
• Focused on safety, quality, cost control and continuous improvement.
• Proactive, flexible and committed to achieving team and business objectives.
• Willing to undertake occasional overseas travel when required.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Working Environment

The role is based within an industrial manufacturing facility, where conditions may include exposure to heat, cold, dust, hot objects and elevated noise levels. Full health and safety training and appropriate personal protective equipment will be provided.

Salary & Benefits

• £49,500 per annum.
• 37.5 hours per week.
• Day-based working pattern.
• Full-time, permanent position.
• Opportunity to lead facilities, maintenance projects and site services within an established automotive manufacturing environment.
• Responsibility for developing a skilled technical team and delivering site-wide improvement projects.

PERM2

Pay: £49,800.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Experience:

• Facilities management: 3 years (required)
• Project management: 3 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• IATF 16949 / ISO 14001 (preferred)

Work Location: In person