Facilities Maintenance Engineer

Unipart Group; Bedworth; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering organization based in the UK is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Engineer to support multiple sites. You will play a key role in maintaining plant and machinery, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have mechanical and electrical experience, a driving license, and a strong ability to work independently and within a team. Attractive compensation includes £40,000 annual salary, holiday entitlement, and various benefits.

Benefits

22 days holiday

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Self-motivated with a proactive attitude.
• Strong ability to work independently and in teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining all plant and machinery.
• Ensure all works are completed in accordance with H&S policies.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver best practices.

Skills

Mechanical and Electrical experience

18th Edition Electrical

Fire Alarm Panel Knowledge

Driving Licence

Problem-solving skills

Quality focused

Good organisational skills

Education

GCSE or equivalent in English and Mathematics

Job description

Job Advert

Facilities Maintenance Engineer

Based in Nuneaton with travel to sites, works van provided.

£40,000 per annum, plus 22 days holiday rising, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme.

About the Job

Relationships mean everything to us, and this one is particularly special. You’ll have an important part to play covering multiple sites across the sector.

Here at Unipart we don’t just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Unipart's ‘From Gate to Great’ training and development program.

As a Facilities Maintenance Engineer you will assist in maintaining all plant and machinery (including internal office fixtures and fittings) including preventative maintenance and reactive work and conduct legislative tests. Play a pivotal role in maintaining the high standards and conformity across the sector estate.

• Ensure all works are completed in accordance with H&S policies / procedures
• Assist / support the supervision of sub-contractors on site
• Understand and work with Planet (work control) system, ensuring work/job sheets are completed within agreed timescales
• Complete works to meet departmental targets, SLA’s & KPI’s
• Collaborate with line-manager / team to deliver best practices and develop cost reduction / efficiency improvement initiatives
• Liaise with all TCE customers to ensure support and requirements are delivered to agreed timescales / standards
• Utilise your basic understanding of following systems to carry out the tasks required: Fire alarms (including weekly testing) BMS system (re controls / temperature setting & adjustments). Mains & local electrical feeds / electrical plant room (Fault finding on electrical and mechanical plant following logical steps to resolve the issue when under pressure) HVAC systems / Fire suppression/gas systems / Fire Alarm Panels / Site drainage systems and Water schematics / systems
• Support ad-hoc projects as required

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

• Mechanical and Electrical experience
• 18th Edition Electrical
• Fire Alarm Panel Knowledge
• Driving Licence
• Experience of plant systems
• Experience in a similar role
• Educated to GCSE or equivalent (English language and Mathematics are essential)
• Ability to work to targets and timescales
• Excellent problem-solving skills with an eye for detail
• Quality focused
• Mechanical competence
• Self-motivated and be able to demonstrate a “get up and go” attitude
• Excellent communication skills, including effective listening and an ability to liaise with varying levels of technical staff and customers
• Good organisational skills
• The ability to work independently and contribute effectively as a member of a high-performance team
• Able to use initiative and identify issues at work and suggest options for improvement
• Willingness to learn

Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.