Maintenance Coordinator

E3 Recruitment; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days + 8 Bank Holidays

Pension up to 10%

Employees Share Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Sickness/Injury Allowance

Service Rewards

Health Income Protection

Overtime paid at 1.5X

Job summary

Global Leading Chemical Manufacturer is seeking a Maintenance Coordinator to own the site’s facilities, services and utilities, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable day-to-day operations. Reporting to the Lead Engineer, you will coordinate statutory inspections, safety checks, and contractor management, while maintaining audit-ready records within the CMMS and ensuring minimal disruption to production.

The role requires an HNC or equivalent and experience with EHS, PTW and ATEX, with strong

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Facilities Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Proven experience managing site services, utilities and contractors in a process safety-led manufacturing environment.
• Experience with EHS, RAMS, PTW systems, contractor insurance and policy compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own and coordinate all site facilities, services and utilities to ensure safe, compliant day-to-day operations.
• Oversee integrity of buildings and utility infrastructure, including electrical systems, HVAC, water and compressed air, with external contractors as needed.
• Manage external service providers and contracts, ensuring SLA compliance, cost control and issue resolution.
• Maintain governance processes with inspections, RAMS, reports and documentation in CMMS, ready before work begins.
• Support engineering projects by collaborating on utilities planning and disruption-minimisation.

Skills

Site facilities management

Contract management

EHS & PTW

ATEX regulations

Organisational skills

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

HNC or equivalent in Electrical/Mechanical/Facilities

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

Maintenance Coordinator

Join a Global Leading Chemical Manufacturer, a fantastic opportunity to become part of a global, well-invested organisation. This role is ideal for someone looking to develop their career within a world-leading manufacturing environment.

Salary & Benefits of the Maintenance Coordinator:

• Salary: £42,000 – £45,000 per annum
• Location: Halewood, Merseyside – Site – Based
• Hours: Monday to Friday, standard working hours
• Contract: Permanent
• 25 days + 8 Bank Holidays
• Competitive Pension – Up to 10%
• You will have the opportunity to participate in the Employees Share Plan
• Private Medical Insurance
• Sickness/ Injury Allowance
• Service Rewards
• Health Income Protection
• Overtime paid at 1.5X

The Role of the Maintenance Coordinator:

You will take ownership of the site’s facilities, services, and utilities, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable day-to-day operations. Your responsibilities will include carrying out and coordinating statutory inspections, emergency lighting tests, fire alarm testing, compliance checks, CCTV maintenance, ladder inspections, and other essential site safety activities.

Working closely with the Lead Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining operational excellence and ensuring the site remains fully compliant and audit ready.

Key Responsibilities of the Maintenance Coordinator:

• Own and coordinate all site facilities, services, and utilities, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable day-to-day operations in line with the company’s standards and all legal and statutory requirements.
• Oversee integrity of buildings and utility infrastructure, including electrical systems, HVAC, water, and compressed air, coordinating inspections, maintaining facilities and utilities, and upgrades through competent external contractors.
• Manage external service providers and contracts, including cleaning, mobile equipment, and statutory inspections, ensuring service quality, SLA compliance, cost control, and effective issue resolution.
• Maintain robust compliance and governance processes, ensuring inspections, certificates, service reports, RAMS, insurance documentation, and close-out records are accurate, traceable, managed within the CMMS, and approved before work begins.
• Support site engineering and infrastructure projects by collaborating with engineering teams on utilities planning, improvement projects, and breakdown response while minimising operational disruption.

Essential Criteria of the Maintenance Coordinator:

• Minimum HNC (or equivalent) qualification in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Facilities Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Proven experience managing site services, utilities, and contractors within a process safety-led manufacturing environment, with a strong understanding of statutory compliance.
• Demonstrable experience in EHS and contractor management, including Permit to Work (PTW) systems, RAMS review, and contractor insurance and policy compliance, maintaining audit-ready standards.
• Excellent organisational, planning, and scheduling skills, with the ability to ensure statutory inspections and routine site services are completed on time.
• Strong communication skills, with experience managing service level agreements, coordinating internal stakeholders and external contractors, and monitoring performance.
• Competent in Microsoft Office, SAP, and CMMS systems, with a sound mechanical and electrical understanding.
• Experience working within an ATEX environment or a good understanding of ATEX regulations.