Facilities Supervisor

We are recruiting for a global manufacturer in Newport. The facilities team keeps a complex, high spec manufacturing operation running safely. You will lead the contractors who make that happen.

This is a management role. It is not a hands on maintenance job. You will report to the Facilities & Projects Manager and work closely with manufacturing and other support teams.

What you will do

• Manage sub-contractors on routine, planned and emergency work.


• Control an operational budget of around four million pounds a year, with regular reporting.


• Create permits to work and validate risk assessments and method statements.


• Write scopes of work for quotation and tender.


• Run the facilities work request process for ad hoc jobs across the site.


• Plan and prioritise work to keep downtime low and use resources well.


• Lead small projects such as office refurbishments, from scope to handover.


• Work with other departments to settle competing priorities.


• Make sure every job follows a safe system of work and meets CDM 2015.

What you will bring

• A time served apprenticeship in a mechanical or electrical trade.


• Current experience managing contractors and budgets. You will already be off the tools.


• Hands on knowledge of permits to work, RAMS and safe systems of work.


• Working knowledge of CDM 2015.


• Experience on an industrial, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, hospital or data centre site.


• Good Microsoft Office skills, including Excel and Project.


• Strong attention to detail and the confidence to hold contractors to account.

It would help if you have

• An HNC or HND in mechanical or electrical engineering.


• A NEBOSH General Certificate.


• Knowledge of central plant such as HVAC, chillers, compressed air and utilities.


• Experience of commissioning and decommissioning plant.


• Experience with SAP or a similar system.