Equipment Engineering and Facilities Manager

Paragraf; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking an Equipment Engineering and Facilities Manager to lead a team in maximizing equipment uptime and performance. This role involves overseeing facilities management, implementing preventative maintenance programs, and managing the scale-up of facilities and equipment. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, experience in semiconductor cleanroom environments, and a passion for continuous improvement. Join this forward-thinking company and contribute to the transformation of electronics through high-purity graphene products, making a significant impact in the technology sector.

Benefits

Group Personal Pension Plan

Private Health Insurance

Share Options Scheme

Death in Service Benefit

25 Days Holiday

Personal Development Plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Vehicle Lease Scheme

Payroll Giving Scheme

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in a relevant technical/engineering discipline.
• Significant experience in high-tech manufacturing or R&D environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to ensure equipment and facilities operate at best-in-class performance.
• Oversee hard and soft facilities management across sites.

Skills

Hard Facilities Management

Operational Equipment Effectiveness

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Technical/Engineering Discipline

Chartered Engineer

IWFM Level 4 Facilities Management Certificate

NEBOSH / IOSH H&S Management Certificate

Job description

Equipment Engineering and Facilities Manager

Paragraf Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom

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Paragraf's patented contamination-free deposition technology delivers game-changing opportunities for the commercialisation of graphene by allowing us to manufacture high-purity 2D graphene sheets at scale.

Paragraf is the first company in the world to mass produce graphene-based electronic devices using standard semiconductor processes. We not only specialise in the manufacture of high-purity graphene but also its seamless integration into ready to use products that can be quickly adopted by our customers and partners to support the advancement of their technologies.

At Paragraf we are committed to materially transforming electronics through the development of high-purity graphene products that will facilitate massive improvements in the performance of technologies across all aspects of life.

This role will support our R&D and Production operations by leading the team responsible for maximising uptime and performance of critical process equipment, facilities infrastructure, and specialist building services. To project manage Paragraf's facility scale-up plans, including new process equipment and infrastructure projects. Tackle both hard and soft facilities management challenges that arise across Paragraf's sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Engineers and Technicians to ensure Paragraf's equipment and facilities are installed and operating with best-in-class performance, consistency, and quality.
• Oversee all hard and soft facilities management across Paragraf's sites.
• Deliver a robust programme of planned preventative maintenance of critical equipment including material deposition, processing, and test equipment.
• Implement and manage robust equipment monitoring processes, using data-driven decision making to drive optimum equipment performance and reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement through analysis of performance and implementation of upgraded equipment and/or processes to drive up key operational metrics.
• Manage the implementation of new equipment as Paragraf expands capacity and capability, liaising with equipment manufacturers and support partners.
• Lead the delivery of facility services ensuring grounds, buildings and people spaces are maintained to the highest standard.
• Maintain safe working practices, including the implementation of safe systems of work and full legislative compliance.
• Manage and grow the emergency response team, acting as the main point of contact in emergency scenarios.

Requirements

Education and Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in a relevant technical/engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer advantageous.
• IWFM Level 4 Facilities Management certificate would be advantageous.
• NEBOSH / IOSH H&S Management certificate would be advantageous.

Experience:

• Significant experience of working at a similar level within a high-technology manufacturing or research and development environment.
• Detailed working knowledge of semiconductor cleanroom facilities and the associated systems.
• Experience of building teams and training staff in technically challenging processes.
• Experience managing an emergency response team would be advantageous.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Knowledgeable in hard facilities management, specifically in the infrastructure supporting semiconductor processing environments.
• Able to continuously improve Operational Equipment Effectiveness by analysing performance and implementing effective preventative maintenance.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively.
• Tenacious, hands-on approach to tasks & problem solving.

Benefits

At Paragraf we are constantly looking for new ways to support and reward our team. This is our current list of benefits, subject to change:

• Group Personal Pension Plan - Employer contribution 5%, Employee contribution minimum 4%.
• Private health insurance on completion of probation.
• Share Options scheme.
• Death in service of 3 times salary and income protection on completion of probation.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the chance to ‘purchase' up to 5 additional days each year.
• Personal and Professional Development Plans and support.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Electric Vehicle Lease Scheme.
• Payroll Giving scheme.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Technology, Information and Internet