Job Description

Facilities Manager   

Reading

Brakes are recruiting for a Maintenance Managerr who will be responsible for the leadership, organisation, delivery and development of the facilities engineering team to maintain the plant, buildings and other facilities in an effective and safe manner, to assist the site in delivering its operating plans across the Warrington and surrounding depots.

This is a depot-based role that will be located in Reading and plays an integral part of the facilities team on site, who will support all maintenance activities through condition monitoring schedules, lubrication routines, general engineering duties and health and safety management.

• Ensure plant, equipment, buildings and facilities are maintained to deliver an effective and safe operation by having the correctly balanced planned maintenance strategy that delivers cost effectively.
• Ensure that all statutory requirements are met and audits/accreditations are achieved against all relevant legislative and environmental standards eg ISO14001, IPPC and EUETS.
• Manage the site’s capital plan on time, in full, on forecast and implement a program of CI to reduce engineering/energy spend and improve delivery of engineering services including engineering contracts.
• Work closely with the site management team to ensure good working relationships, to improve efficiencies and to deliver key performance improvements.
• To prepare, analyse and forecast capital expenditure and engineering department R&M budget requirements.
• Deliver reliability-based maintenance across site in a cost effective manner.
• Implement a structured program of Planned Maintenance and Asset Management to deliver reliability-based maintenance across site in a cost-effective manner.
• To manage contractors and 3rd party contracts to ensure best service delivery.
• Manage and control engineering capital projects and deliver within time and financial constraints.
• Ensure that criticality analysis has been completed for the site and equipment, and that there are suitable plans in place to mitigate serious failures.
• Review all equipment failure information to remove the root causes of all major and repeat failure modes.
• Process data to analyse plant performance to drive reliability and cost-effective maintenance.

You’ll be an experienced Facilities Manager / Engineer having obtained management experience within a FMCG / logistics operation and hold NEBOSH or IOSH qualification as a minimum. We are looking for strong, broad-based engineering/compliance management background with experience of site/building services and equipment that supports logistics operations. Proven budgetary control skills and good IT literacy as well as demonstrable analytical and problem-solving abilities is essential. This role will suit someone who is able to demonstrate improving performance in Planned Maintenance and Asset Management.

Experience and knowledge in the management and upkeep of the below is required:

1. 1. FIRE PREVENTION SYSTEMS
   2. DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEMS
   3. AIR SUPPLY SYSTEMS
   4. GAS SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND BOILERS
   5. REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
   6. ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS
   7. STATUATORY SYSTEMS
   8. DOCK DOOR SYSTEMS INCLUDING LEVELLERS AND SHELTERS
   9. BUILDINGS / OUTSIDE AREAS / WASTE HANDLING
   10. EFFLUENT, DRAINAGE AND YARD MAINTENANCE
   11. AIR CONDITIONING AND HVAC

In return we offer a great basic salary, cash car allowance or company car scheme, generous holiday allowance plus the option to purchase more, competitive pension scheme plus huge discounts on award- winning products. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to further enhance your skills through our Learning & Development programmes.

Additional Information

At Brakes everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Brakes and we recognise that Brakes can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.