Facilities and Maintenance Manager

Recruit4staff; Sandwell; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company is seeking a Facilities and Maintenance Manager in Sandwell. This permanent role involves creating and monitoring maintenance plans, overseeing building systems, and managing a team of engineers. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of electrical wiring, mechanical systems, and strong negotiation and administration skills. The company offers a competitive salary of £40,000 per annum with additional benefits including holidays.

Benefits

20 days holiday + bank holidays

Competitive salary of £40,000 per annum

Permanent position

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team of Engineers.
• Solid understanding of electrical wiring and mechanical systems.
• Strong administration and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Create maintenance plans for Engineers.
• Monitor and ensure maintenance plans are completed.
• Oversee upkeep of building systems including electrical, plumbing, and fire safety.
• Order spare parts as requested by engineers.
• Source, negotiate, and supervise external contractors.
• Ensure engineers attend equipment breakdowns to reduce downtime.
• Maintain stock of spare equipment parts.
• Conduct internal site inspections.

Skills

Team management

Electrical wiring

Mechanical systems

Strong administration skills

Strong negotiation skills

Job description

Recruit4Staff are pleased to be representing their client, a leading food production company in their search for a Facilities and Maintenance Manager to work in their leading facility in Smethwick.

For the successful Facilities and Maintenance Manager our client is offering;

• Competitive salary of £40,000 per annum
• Days based position
• Permanent position
• 20 days holiday + bank holidays

The Role of the Facilities and Maintenance Manager:

• Responsible for creating maintenance plans for Engineers
• Responsible for monitoring and ensuring maintenance plans are completed as expected
• Oversee the upkeep of all building systems, including electrical, plumbing, security & fire safety
• Responsible for ordering spare parts as requested by site engineers
• Responsible for sourcing, organising, negotiating and supervising external contractors for specialised repairs and facility services
• Responsible for fire safety & security
• Responsible for ensuring engineers attend any equipment breakdown to reduce production downtime
• Maintain stock holding of spare equipment parts
• Internal site inspections

What our client is looking for in a Facilities and Maintenance Manager:

• Experienced managing a team of Engineers
• Solid understanding of Electrical Wiring, mechanical systems & building maintenance
• Strong Administration skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Willingness to be on call, as not all issues arise during working hours, so maybe a expectation to attend site out of hours

Alternative job titles;

Building Services, Electrical, Mechanical, Facilities Manager, Maintenance Manager

Commutable From;

Birmingham, Smethwick, Handsworth, West Bromwich, Bilston, Wolverhampton, Wednesbury, Walsall, Dudley