Facility Manager

Air Liquide UK Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global gas supplier located in Greater London is seeking a Facility Manager to oversee operations at the Stratford facility. This role involves managing supply chain and distribution processes, ensuring timely deliveries, and fostering a strong safety culture. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership skills and have experience in distribution planning and scheduling, with familiarity in ISO quality plans preferred. Excellent interpersonal skills are essential for building customer relationships and team leadership.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in distribution planning and order scheduling.
• Experience in leading and coaching team members.
• Understanding of ISO quality plans and Lean manufacturing principles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct the Scheduling and Supply Chain teams for improvement in distribution.
• Ensure compliance with site safety culture.
• Monitor distribution for timely delivery and resolve bottlenecks.
• Oversee the Site Supervisor and manage HR topics.

Skills

Leadership and coaching

Interpersonal skills

Distribution planning

Order scheduling

Tools

SAP

Job description

The Facility Manager is accountable for coordinating all Packaged Gas business operations at our Stratford facility to ensure the timely and cost-effective distribution of packaged gases to internal and external customers.

Based at our Stratford site, as Facility Manager you will have end‑to‑end accountability for the facility, including supply chain, site/plant maintenance, local stock control and transport operations, as well as staff management.

Responsibilities

• Supply Chain & Scheduling Management: Direct the Scheduling, Supply Chain, Materials, and Shipping teams to manage and drive continuous improvement in distribution scheduling, workflow planning (including production), and cylinder stock management.
• Drive a strong site safety culture that aligns with Air Liquide's number one priority.
• Build strong customer relationships through thoughtful communication, providing an excellent service, ensuring customer satisfaction, and resolving issues promptly.
• Monitor distribution status to ensure timely delivery, identify and manage bottlenecks/capacity issues, and evaluate/recommend improvements to delivery areas.
• Work with the Road Safety team to ensure driver and vehicle compliance, in accordance with ANNEX A.
• Oversee and mentor the Site Supervisor to ensure their ongoing development and high proficiency, while also managing on‑site HR topics with support from the dedicated HR department.
• Populate accurate daily and monthly reports to capture and collate operational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in leading and coaching others.
• 3-5 years experience in distribution planning and order scheduling.
• A great team ethic, with excellent interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence.
• Experience working with SAP is highly beneficial.
• Experience working within an ISO quality plan and an understanding of Lean manufacturing principles is preferred but not essential.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.