Facilities Engineer

A high-tech manufacturer in Newport, who has recently received significant investment and are undergoing huge expansion, require a Facilities Engineer to join their growing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the day-to-day facilities function, including external contractors.

Responsibilities

• Management of sub contractors undertaking routine and reactive maintenance tasks
• Develop project scope of works for factory tool installations, central facilities plant upgrades, and manufacturing construction projects.
• Creation of Permit to work forms.
• Validation of Risk and Method Statements.
• Creation of Scope of works for quotation/ tender processes.
• Budget and Expense management control and reporting.
• Ability to efficiently prioritise work schedules, minimising downtime, and maximising resources.
• Ability to confidently liaise with other support Departments and functions.
• Manage and control ‘Facilities Work Request’ (ad -Hoc facilities requests) process.
• Manage cross-functional teams to ensure priority conflicts are resolved effectively.
• Manage health and safety requirements, clearly demonstrating a ‘Safe System of Work’ in line with all Facilities Management activities.

Skills/ Experience Required
 

• Time served apprenticeship with formal engineering/craft qualification (i.e. NVQ/C&G/HNC in mechanical or electrical engineering)
• Experienced within a facilities management role – either hands off or a hands on engineer/technician who has experience managing sub contractors or projects (it’s a hands off role)
• Good MS Office experience
• Ideally you will have experience in a high tech manufacturing environment
• NEBOSH would be advantageous
• CAD experience would be beneficial