18 Month FTC - Assistant Facilities Manager

Lonza; Slough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Facilities Support Assistant to join their dedicated team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the maintenance of outstanding facilities while supporting the Facilities Manager. You will engage with service providers to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and promote safety standards across the site. This position is perfect for someone passionate about driving quality and efficiency in facilities management, with a customer-focused mindset. Join a company that values creativity and innovation in solving complex challenges and making a positive impact on lives worldwide.

Qualifications

• Experience in Facilities Management on large sites with 500+ employees.
• Strong focus on customer service and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support Facilities Manager in day-to-day operations and service delivery.
• Monitor performance metrics and propose improvements.

Skills

Customer-focused approach

Safety compliance

Quality systems (CAPA, Change Control)

Education

HNC or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering

Facilities-related topics

Job description

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

The role:

The Facilities Support Assistant position at Lonza AG offers an outstanding opportunity to be part of a world-class team dedicated to maintaining outstanding facilities. You will be responsible for supporting the Facilities Manager on the delivery of the day-to-day Facilities Operations for the Lonza Biologics Slough Site. Working closely with our Contract Service Provider under the supervision of the Facilities Manager to ensure that they complete their contractual agreements.

Please note that you will be deputised for On Call and as the Facilities Manager for both the Slough and Cambridge sites!

Key responsibilities:

• Review Service Provider job requests and propose/monitor improvements against jobs raised.
• Collaborate with all levels of the site to deliver a high-class service.
• Own and support others in the delivery of quality systems such as CAPA, Change Control, Deviation, Risk Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, and other Quality Systems.
• Act as a role model and support compliance with high safety standards through the Facilities function.
• Support and actively promote safety improvement programs.
• Participate in activities that drive a culture change to reduce errors and incidents.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and better working methods to ensure value for money.
• Establish and monitor critical metrics to ensure the Service Provider's performance is recorded and reviewed. Take necessary actions to address performance gaps when identified.

Key requirements:

• Candidates should have a customer-focused approach when dealing with collaborators.
• HNC or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or Facilities-related topics.
• Proven experience in the Facilities Management sector, specifically working on large sites accommodating at least 500 employees.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.