Facilities Maintenance Assistant Lead

Warner Bros. Discovery; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Assistant Lead to support the Lead FMA in delivering maintenance across offices, sound stages, workshops and external areas.

You will help coordinate contractors, oversee daily workflows and develop a multi-skilled team to uphold safety, functionality and presentation. You will contribute to maintenance strategy, monitor performance and ensure safe practices across a fast-moving site.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving licence.
• Supervisory experience within construction, facilities, or equivalent.
• Multi-trade experience across maintenance disciplines.
• Strong understanding of COSHH and safety compliance.
• CSCS Card or equivalent site qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise and carry out planned and reactive maintenance tasks.
• Assist in developing long-term maintenance strategy aligned with WBSL Facilities department objectives.
• Champion innovation and maintain awareness of evolving industry practices.
• Report progress and updates via all media outlets provided, including diagnosing and resolving issues promptly.
• Keep accurate records including sign-off sheets, compliance records, and work descriptions.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with health and safety legislation and policies, monitoring PPE use.
• Ensure the team is trained and maintains training records for equipment and processes.
• React to emergencies with a plan for permanent or temporary fixes and escalation where needed.
• Provide assistance and direction to contractors on site.
• Occasional out-of-hours contact for on-site queries or issues.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Multi-trade

COSHH

Full UK driving licence

Contractor coordination

Education

CSCS Card

City & Guilds Construction Qualifications

Ground works/Drainage experience

Job description

Join Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden as an Facilities Maintenance Assistant Lead and become a driving force behind the upkeep and presentation of our high-profile studio. You'll support the Lead FMA in delivering essential maintenance across offices, sound stages, workshops, and external areas, ensuring every space remains safe, functional, and visually well-presented. Beyond hands-on work, you'll help coordinate contractors, oversee daily workflows, and support the development of a multi-skilled team. You'll play a key role in maintaining high standards, monitoring performance, and ensuring safe working practices across a diverse and fast-moving space. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to strategic planning, assist with vendor management, and help maintain the smooth operation of a complex site. It's an ideal role for someone who thrives in a structured, professional environment and takes pride in delivering excellence.

• Plan, organise and carry out planned and reactive maintenance tasks.
• Assist in developing long-term maintenance strategy aligned with WBSL Facilities department objectives
• Champion innovation and maintain awareness of evolving industry practices.
• Report progress and updates via all media outlets provided, including responding, diagnosing, and resolving issues promptly.
• Keep accurate records including sign-off sheets, compliance records, Plan updates which should state information such as: time spent working, description of works performed, and materials used.
• Ensure all maintenance activities and procedures adhere to applicable health and safety legislation, policies, and best practise guidelines. Monitor H&S compliance, such as correct PPE being worn, as per the H&S at Work Act and WBSL H&S Policy.
• Ensuring that the entire team is trained, has training records on all equipment/plant used/required in day-to-day activities, from abrasive tools, manual handling to IPAF qualification etc.
• React to all emergencies with a view to implementing a permanent fix or a temporary safe fix to reduce downtime, working through an escalation process for a quick resolution.
• Provide assistance and direction to contractors employed within the studio.
• When necessary, be the point of contact Out of Hours to assist the on‑site team with any queries or issues.
• Supervisory experience within the construction industry or facilities or equivalent.
• Multi‑Trade Experience
• Strong understanding of COSHH.
• Must hold a full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• City & Guilds Construction Qualifications
• Building Construction Qualifications
• Practical Training/Apprenticeship
• Proficient in Decorating and/or Qualification
• Ground works/Drainage experience.
• CSCS Card
• IPAF/Forklift certification

When we say, the stuff dreams are made of, we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive. Our studios are considered one of the foremost motion picture and television production and post‑production facilities in the world. They inform, engage, and transport audiences to new worlds. The key to that lies with our Studio Operations group, which includes areas like soundstage/backlot set rentals, events, design, culinary, construction, landscaping and much more. Whether it's hosting an unforgettable studio tour, creating an optimal workspace, or equipping talent to tell the best stories, these teams lay the foundation for the memorable experiences we provide.

You will be required to work a 40-hour week on a rota shift pattern. You will also be required to work evenings and weekends in line with the operating hours of the studio and the studio tour; this includes working some bank holidays. There will be a requirement to respond to emergencies in and out of normal working hours.

Onsite Working - This role is advertised as Onsite, meaning all working hours and days (regardless of shift pattern) will be carried out at the place of work. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD/your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement, where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.