Utilities & Facilities Leader (Manufacturing)

IWFM; Banbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

IWFM in Banbury seeks an experienced Utilities & Facilities Manager to lead the safe, compliant and efficient operation of site utilities and facilities at a large-scale FMCG manufacturing facility.

You will drive energy efficiency, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement, manage a multidisciplinary team, and work with production, engineering and EHS to ensure facilities support manufacturing needs.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Facilities Management or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least five years' experience managing utilities and facilities within a manufacturing environment, ideally FMCG, food production or food ingredients.
• Proven experience leading and developing large teams across utilities, facilities, maintenance or engineering.
• Strong technical knowledge of industrial water treatment.
• Experience with GMP, HACCP and applicable BRCGS or FSSC 22000 requirements.
• Experience interpreting and implementing engineering standards.
• Experience in utilities optimisation, energy management and cost reduction.
• Experience with preventive maintenance, asset reliability, CMMS and maintenance performance metrics.
• Experience managing contractors, outsourced service providers, budgets and performance-based contracts.
• Record of delivering engineering or utilities projects, continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Strong leadership and management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operation, maintenance and optimisation of site utilities, including water treatment, electricity, steam, compressed air, HVAC, refrigeration and waste management.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory requirements, environmental legislation, health and safety regulations, food safety standards and internal engineering policies.
• Oversee water treatment systems, water quality monitoring, chemical dosing, testing regimes, effluent treatment and wastewater discharge compliance.
• Maintain compliance with applicable water hygiene requirements, including Legionella risk management and associated control measures where relevant.
• Manage site facilities, including buildings, infrastructure, cleaning, security and external service providers.
• Develop and implement robust preventive and predictive maintenance programmes, ensuring asset reliability and minimal disruption to production.
• Manage contractors and performance-based service contracts, ensuring delivery against KPIs, service levels, budgets and compliance requirements.
• Drive energy efficiency, water reduction, waste minimisation and utility cost-saving initiatives.
• Lead utilities and facilities audits, risk assessments, inspections and corrective action programmes.
• Work closely with production, engineering, quality, EHS and asset management teams to ensure utilities and facilities consistently support manufacturing requirements.
• Support capital investment projects, infrastructure upgrades, plant expansions and equipment modifications.
• Implement global engineering standards, operational excellence processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead, develop and motivate a large multidisciplinary team, building a strong culture of safety, accountability and operational performance.

Skills

Team leadership

Utilities management

Energy management

Maintenance planning

Contractor management

Regulatory compliance

Continuous improvement

Education

Degree in Engineering, Facilities Management or related discipline

Tools

CMMS

Water treatment systems

Water hygiene management

Job description

IWFM in Banbury seeks an experienced Utilities & Facilities Manager to lead the safe, compliant and efficient operation of site utilities and facilities at a large-scale FMCG manufacturing facility.

You will drive energy efficiency, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement, manage a multidisciplinary team, and work with production, engineering and EHS to ensure facilities support manufacturing needs.