Facilities Technician/ Engineer

Facilities Technician/ Engineer

£36k

Woking

Experienced Facilities Technician is urgently required to join a specialist engineering and manufacturing business near Woking. We are looking for someone with a background within managing the upkeep, repair and maintenance of all facilities and equipment on site. You will supervise a junior facilities Technician and also liaise with internal departments and external contractors.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day upkeep, maintenance, safety and presentation of all facilities and grounds. This is a hands on role requiring you to partake and plan a wide range of maintenance and repair activities whilst managing external contractors on site.

We are looking for a flexible and skilled Facilities engineer who can support a wide range of maintenance activities, whilst being a positive, enthusiastic person on site. Personality will be key to this role as it will be working with multiple departments within the organisation.

The Role:

• Take ownership of the overall condition, appearance and functionality of the interior and exterior of the facility.
• Carry out hands on maintenance, repair and improvement works across the site, including building fabric, fixtures, fittings and general facilities infrastructure.
• Respond to day to day maintenance issues, personally undertaking repairs where appropriate.
• Conduct routine inspections of buildings, grounds and facilities to identify maintenance requirements.
• Oversee the program of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) delivered by the external maintenance contractor.
• Review and coordinate maintenance activities, securing quotations and approvals.
• Monitor contractor performance and ensure all works are completed to specification.
• Supervise and provide day to day supervision, guidance and work allocation to the Maintenance & Facilities Assistant.
• Health, Safety & Compliance
• Ensure scheduled inspections are completed and documented

The Person:

• Practical maintenance experience within a medium sized manufacturing, industrial, commercial or facilities environment.
• Strong hands on skills across general building maintenance and repair.
• Experience supervising staff or coordinating maintenance teams.
• Experience managing contractors and service providers.
• Good understanding of health and safety responsibilities within a facilities environment.
• Able to prioritise workloads and balance hands on maintenance activities with contractor and facilities coordination responsibilities.
• Competent in maintaining records, raising purchase orders and managing maintenance documentation.

Contact: Nathan Woakes

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.