Engineering Site Facilities Manager

Manpower, Inc.; Uldale; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower, Inc. is recruiting a Site Facilities Manager for a manufacturing site in Workington.

You will oversee site services, utilities, buildings and infrastructure, and lead the site services team to ensure safety, compliance and reliability. Working closely with Engineering and Production, you will drive continuous improvement, energy efficiency and cost control, while maintaining records and CMMS accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience in a facilities, site services or operational role within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading or managing teams, contractors and external service providers.
• Good understanding of site utilities, buildings, infrastructure and engineering services.
• Knowledge of legislation and statutory compliance requirements, with the ability to maintain safe operations.
• Understanding of planned maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site facilities and engineering services to meet statutory, regulatory and safety requirements.
• Manage utilities distribution (refrigeration, water, compressed air, electricity)
• Maintain buildings/infrastructure to food safety, health and safety standards.
• Lead and coordinate internal teams and contractors; promote safe practices.
• Support Engineering/Production to maximise asset availability and performance.
• Develop and maintain preventative/predictive maintenance programmes.

Skills

Facilities management

Team leadership

Contractor management

CMMS / Computerised Maintenance

SAP familiarity

Problem solving

Communication

Education

IOSH General Certificate

Time-served engineering background

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

The opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Site Facilities Manager to oversee site services, utilities, buildings and infrastructure at a manufacturing site in Workington. This is a key leadership role with responsibility for statutory compliance, reliable delivery of essential utilities, effective facilities maintenance, and the management of engineering stores and site services teams.

Working closely with Engineering and Production colleagues, you will help maintain a safe, compliant and efficient site while identifying opportunities to improve reliability, reduce waste and energy use, and drive continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure site facilities and engineering services meet relevant statutory, regulatory and safety requirements, including lifting equipment, Legionella controls and insurance inspections.
• Oversee the safe, reliable and efficient supply and distribution of site utilities, including refrigeration, water, compressed air and electricity.
• Ensure buildings and infrastructure are maintained to meet applicable food safety, health, safety and environmental standards.
• Manage engineering stores and maintain effective stock and stores management practices.
• Lead and coordinate internal teams, external service providers and contractors, promoting safe working practices and strong contractor relationships.
• Support Engineering and Production teams to maximise asset availability, reliability and operational performance.
• Develop and maintain planned preventative and predictive maintenance programmes for site assets.
• Ensure maintenance records and the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) are accurate and up to date.
• Coordinate daily and weekly maintenance activities, review equipment downtime and contribute to root-cause failure analysis.
• Promote health, safety, hygiene, quality and waste-reduction initiatives across site services.
• Identify and deliver continuous improvement and energy-efficiency initiatives, including maintaining building energy performance standards.
• Manage the facilities/engineering services budget and support the development and training of the site services team.

About you

• Experience in a facilities, site services or operational engineering role within a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience leading or managing teams, contractors and external service providers.
• Good understanding of site utilities, buildings, infrastructure and engineering services.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory compliance requirements, with the ability to maintain safe and compliant operations.
• Understanding of planned preventative maintenance, engineering best practice, reliability and continuous improvement.
• Strong problem-solving, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to motivate others and work effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Confident using computer systems, ideally including SAP and an engineering CMMS.

Qualifications

• IOSH General Certificate.
• Time-served engineering background and experience in a production engineering environment would be advantageous.