Facilities MHE Technician (Weekend)

Rsgroup; Corby; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Salary sacrifice loan

Medical plans

Health screening

Critical illness

Disability insurance

Holiday entitlement

Employee assistance programme

Gym discounts

Transport assistance

Catering vouchers

Retail discounts

Recognition programme

Job summary

RS is seeking a proactive Facilities/Operations leader at our Corby site to manage and develop teams, drive health and safety compliance, and optimise asset availability. You will lead projects, coordinate internal and external resources, and ensure budget adherence while maintaining robust reporting and audit readiness.

You will oversee scheduling, performance measurement, and the continuous improvement of processes to meet customer service objectives and RS standards.

Qualifications

• Experience of PLC systems, pneumatics, hydraulics, HVAC and Building management systems.
• Planning, prioritising and budgetary understanding including labour and resources management.
• Maintaining up-to-date financial spreadsheets for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to deliver optimal site environment and support systems.
• Ensure all HSE and environmental documentation is current and auditable.
• Audit workplace activity including HS&E documentation, team performance, productivity and schedules.
• Deliver resource planning and performance management for internal/ external resources.
• Monitor KPI-based performance and departmental effectiveness.

Skills

PLC systems

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

HVAC

Building management

Budgeting

SAP

RAMS

HSE knowledge

MS Office

PPMS

Project management

Facilities management

Team management

Tools

MS Office

PPMS

SAP

Job description

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Location: Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF

Brand: RS

Function: Warehouse Ops

Work Location: Office Based

Contract Type : Perm

Competitive salary + generous benefits + 27% shift allowance

The Opportunity

To lead, motivate, manage and develop employees and contractors in order to achieve the required customer service levels, without compromising on Health, Safety, Environment or either personal or corporate legislative accountabilities.

To produce work to the relevant standards and procedures, within defined budgets.

Continuously improving processes and systems to maximise the availability of business assets.

To lead and develop projects for internal customers utilising external contractors as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Liaise as required, at all levels across the site and with external contractors / suppliers to help provide our colleagues with the best achievable environment, infrastructure, equipment and support systems, in order to assist in the delivery of the site’s customer service objectives.
• Ensuring all legislative documentation and systems, especially those relating to Health & Safety and the Environment, are up to date, relevant, implemented appropriately and are available to be audited at any time.
• Audit and report on workplace activity. This will include systematic checking of all internally and externally resourced works performed on site – including, for example: H&S documentation used, team performance, productivity and compliance to schedules, etc.
• Deliver effective resource planning and performance, either of internal or external resource, through continuous review and assignment of workload.
• Measure and report on all aspects of departmental performance and effectiveness through the management of departmental Key Performance Indicators. (KPI’s.)
• Forecast and implement resource models that maximise the use of ‘Non-operational hours’. This will include planning and resourcing work carried out by any weekend and Night Shift teams.
• Management of Facilities contractors by coordination with stakeholders to ensure all criteria are met for them to attend site (RAMS, training documentation, etc.) and that there is appropriate supervision in place to oversee the works, to ensure it complies with company standards of HS&E and quality of workmanship.
• Positively drive the RS Appraisal Process through regular and effective 121’s.
• Empower team members to take ownership and responsibility, driving a high performance culture.
• Manage the team’s training requirements, to ensure technical knowledge is maintained and developed.
• Manage own development proactively and demonstrate role model behaviour at all times.
• To embrace the corporate “values” scheme and drive “The How We Work Every Day” philosophy.

How I Make a Difference In The Role

Essential Qualifications

(Must be evidenced at offer stage) Recognised trade qualification (HNC desirable).

• Experience of PLC systems, pneumatics, hydraulics, HVAC and Building management systems.
• Planning, Prioritising and Budgetary understanding, including: managing labour and other resources, projects and maintenance repair costs, as set out in the rolling forecast.
• Ensuring the Facilities financial spreadsheets are kept as up-to-date as possible with accurate information.
• Raising orders for SAP, checking delivery, invoices and preparation of proposals for Indirect Procurement.
• Dealing effectively with all aspects of contractor paperwork including: RAMS, Training Records, Permitting, Auditing etc.
• To keep our legal and professional compliance up-to-date by maintaining records of all work done etc.
• A demonstrable “Health & Safety first” attitude with relevant H&S legislation knowledge.
• Self-Managing person with the ability to plan and manage priorities effectively.
• Excellent communication skills to all levels of the business.
• Technically proficient with strong analytical and problem solving techniques.
• Experience of working effectively within a time-critical, distribution, operational or manufacturing environment.
• Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office and PPMS.
• Experience of project management
• Previous experience in working within a Facilities department.
• Previous experience in management of diversely skilled groups to achieve excellent output.

We Are RS

We’ve been solving industry problems for over 80 years. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible.

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world.

We offer service and product solutions to over 1.2 million customers globally, shipping a parcel every 2 seconds to over 130 countries. With over 800,000 stocked and 3 million unstocked products,we’re a trusted partner to the world’s leading industries.

We’re looking for curious, driven, and empathetic professionals to join our journey. People who think differently, act with purpose, and want to make a real impact.

Rewards

Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provide all of our people the opportunity to participate in a short-term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company.

Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offering provide the opportunity for us to recognise, reward and enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits vary by country, but include:

• Financial - pension/retirement; life assurance; salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme)
• Wellbeing - medical plans; health screening; critical illness; disability insurance; holiday / paid time off; employee assistance programme; discounted gym/health club membership
• Lifestyle - transportation assistance schemes (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing); onsite catering/lunch vouchers; retail discounts
• Spotlight – our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values

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