Critical Facilities Engineer: Data Center Operations

Equinix, Inc.; Slough; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinix is seeking a Maintenance Technician in Slough to help maintain critical facility infrastructure and support day-to-day operations. You will perform semi-routine preventive checks, assist with repairs, and coordinate with vendors to ensure work aligns with Equinix standards.

Working on-site, you will monitor building systems, support incident response, and collaborate with senior staff on projects and equipment upkeep, ensuring reliability and safety for customers and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a high school diploma and 1-2 years of equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Facility/Infrastructure Maintenance
• Performs semi-routine preventative maintence checks on-site to non-critical, facility components.
• Performs semi-routine repairs, maintenance and installations to non-critical facility components.
• Monitors the Building Monitoring System (BMS) and responds timely to semi-routine alarms according to standard operating procedures.
• Assists more senior staff in higher facility repairs and corrective maintenance measures.
• Operates plumbing, fire suppression, and safety systems, under the supervision of more senior technical staff.
• Normally follows established procedures on routine work, requires instructions only on new assignments.
• Coordinators with vendors to ensure maintenance activities are carried out as per Equinix's requirements.
• Supports the work order approval process for service providers on routine maintenance work, for tracking: briefing at the start of work, work during the day workday/shift and final review of the work carried out.
• Ensures vendor maintenance activities are carried out as per Equinix's standard operating procedures.
• Performs semi-routine site logs for permits, such as Maintenance Operation Protocol (MOPs) and scripts.
• Uses acquired job skills in following operating procedures to support on‑site administration.
• Completes semi-routine work requests and circuit installations.
• Follows established procedures with troubleshooting and maintaining office equipment (if necessary); supports auxiliary equipment and machines.
• Assists more senior staff with responding on‑site incidents and acts as directed.
• Collaborates with others to resolve semi‑routine facility incidents.
• Provides assistance to more senior staff on infrastructure projects.
• Informs stakeholders of inventory needs to maintain stock levels of parts and equipment.

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Equinix is seeking a Maintenance Technician in Slough to help maintain critical facility infrastructure and support day-to-day operations. You will perform semi-routine preventive checks, assist with repairs, and coordinate with vendors to ensure work aligns with Equinix standards.

Working on-site, you will monitor building systems, support incident response, and collaborate with senior staff on projects and equipment upkeep, ensuring reliability and safety for customers and colleagues.