Maintenance & Facilities Coordinator

Adient; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Enhanced company pension contribution

26 days' annual leave + holidays + add

Onsite parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Onsite health & physiotherapy

CSR and community initiatives

Job summary

Adient in Liverpool seeks a hands-on Maintenance & Facilities Lead to oversee preventive and corrective maintenance for a fast-moving site. You will drive continuous improvement, manage capital projects, and ensure health, safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires a university degree or equivalent experience, plus strong leadership across electrical, mechanical and automation systems. You will manage budgets, SPARES, and lean manufacturing practices while collaborating with senior

Qualifications

• Previous experience supervising a multi-disciplined maintenance team in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience working to KPIs and cost controls.
• Experience with contractor management.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical and pneumatic systems.
• Knowledge of automation systems including PLCs and network communication.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills.
• Problem-solving and lean manufacturing principles.
• Knowledge of TPM & CMMS.
• IT skills in MS-Office.
• Commercial awareness of P&L.
• Engineering discipline qualification (HNC/equiv).
• Health & safety knowledge and NEBOSH qualification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance activities, including installation, repair, breakdown response and scheduling of safe, timely work.
• Maintain facilities, plant security and service agreements; ensure upkeep.
• Direct teams across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic maintenance with trained personnel.
• Present monthly KPI performance to Operations Team.
• Support plant/system changes with the ManEng and Launch teams.
• Deliver a Plant Maintenance Strategy and continuous improvement plan aligned with best practices.
• Ensure all planned work has a Safe Standard of Work (SSOW).
• Own shutdown plans and spare parts strategy; manage budget and capital expenditure.

Skills

Leadership

KPI tracking

Contractor management

Lean manufacturing

TPM

CMMS

MS Office

P&L awareness

Health & Safety

Safety leadership

Education

Engineering qualification (HNC/equivalent)

Tools

MS Office

CMMS

Job description

Job Description

Lead and oversee all maintenance and facilities activities to ensure the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the site. You will be responsible for managing preventive and corrective maintenance programmes, minimizing equipment downtime, and driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational performance and reduce costs. Working closely with senior leadership, you will support facility upgrades, capital investment projects, and site expansion plans while ensuring compliance with health, safety, and regulatory standards. University degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Overall responsibility for coordination of maintenance activities, specifically installing, repairing, breakdown response and maintaining machinery and equipment in a safe, timely and compliant manner.
• Overall responsibility for maintaining the facilities – plant security, plant safety, plant service agreements and general upkeep.
• Directs team in electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment, ensuring that they are suitably trained and competent.
• Understand Plant and Team KPIs – presents monthly performance as part of Operations Team.
• Works with and supports the ManEng and Launch team in plant and system changes.
• Ensures the delivery and continuous improvement of a Plant Maintenance Strategy and Plan in line with equipment and JIT plant best practices.
• Responsible for ensuring that all planned work has a Safe Standard of Work (SSOW).
• Owns, reviews and coordinates shutdown plans.
• Manages and maintains a spares strategy.
• Manage and plan resource to support the operation, ensuring that there is a balanced mix of skill and competence to support production.
• Coordinates the statutory maintenance routines ensuring compliance with legislative bodies.
• Work in a manner that promotes and supports Lean Manufacturing principles including 5S and Visual Management.
• Management of monthly budget spend and annual capital expenditure.

Experience Required

• Previous experience of supervising/managing a multi-disciplined team in a maintenance department in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience working to KPIs.
• Experience of contractor management.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical and phneumatic systems.
• Knowledge of automation systems including PLCs and Network Communication.
• Strong leadership & coaching skills.
• Problem-Solving skills essential e.g. lean manufacturing principles.
• Knowledge of TPM & CMMS.
• IT skills – working knowledge of MS-Office.
• Commercial awareness of P&L.
• Qualification within an Engineering discipline e.g. HNC/equivalent.
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety essential. Health & Safety qualification (NEBOSH).

What benefits do we offer?

• Competitive salary
• Enhanced company pension contribution
• 26 days' annual leave entitlement + bank holidays + additional service days
• Employee L&D Hub available onsite
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity Leave
• Discounted Canteen onsite
• Free onsite parking
• Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
• Onsite Occupational Health and Physiotherapy
• Regular social events and recognition scheme (e.g. long service awards, "In the Spotlight" awards, annual golf competitions)
• Focus on CSR initiatives, charity and community support, and sustainability

PRIMARY LOCATION

Liverpool