Maintenance and Facilities Manager

We are partnering with a multi site food manufacturing business to appoint a Group Maintenance &Facilities Manager. This senior role carries responsibility for facilities, maintenance, utilities and infrastructure across multiple production sites within a high care, compliance driven environment.

The successful individual will provide strong operational leadership, ensuring safe, reliable and compliant facilities while supporting capital investment, cost control and continuous improvement across the group.

Responsibilities

• Lead all facilities, maintenance and utilities activities across multiple manufacturing sites
• Implement and maintain group standards for facilities management, compliance and contractor control
• Oversee PPM and asset reliability programmes, reducing downtime and operational risk
• Manage critical utilities including refrigeration, HVAC, boilers, electrical and water systems
• Ensure compliance with BRCGS, food safety, health & safety and statutory requirements
• Control contractors, approvals, permits and RAMS
• Lead CAPEX projects covering infrastructure upgrades, line installations and energy initiatives
• Manage facilities budgets, utilities spend and performance reporting
• Support audits, inspections and senior stakeholder engagement

Skills

• Senior facilities, maintenance or engineering leadership experience within food manufacturing or FMCG
• Multi site responsibility experience strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of manufacturing utilities and infrastructure
• Proven contractor, compliance and audit management capability
• Commercially minded, organised and comfortable operating at senior level

Reward

• Competitive senior level salary package
• High impact group role with long term stability
• Opportunity to shape facilities standards across a multi site operation
• Strong capital investment pipeline and support from senior leadership