The Opportunity
This role is responsible for leading activities supporting facilities and equipment maintenance by ensuring the technicians and contractors have the tools, resources and training needed to support the Ridings Point facility and utilities.
The successful candidate will be leading proactive and reactive maintenance within the Ridings point distribution centre.
Key Responsibilities:
Team leader of 3 Technicians
Key user for CMMS system and weekly planner
First point of escalation for breakdowns across the Distribution centre
Plans and organises contractor work on site following annual compliance and maintenance planner
Point of contact for contractors and main Permit issuer for all activity on site
Plans and executes follow up work from statutory inspection
Ensure timely completion of critical calibration tasks
Drive a positive safety and compliance culture
Manages spare part ordering and stock level
Key user on Ariba / SAP to raise facilities PO’s
Hands on completion of own PPMs
Liaise with commercial quality and support implementation of change controls
Lead RCA and accident investigations
Aids follow through on site CAPEX plans
SOP author for facilities team across Ridings point and Harlow
Maintain 5’s standards of facilities owned areas
Attend site meetings and communicate effectively with stakeholders – site staff / Ops / H and S / contractors
Conduct contractor inductions when they are either expired or new to site
Conduct annual contractor / supplier review
Lead team meetings when technical manager is off site
Identify new suppliers and service providers that can add value to the site through a better or different service.
Ensure email alerts for critical systems are monitored and reacted to in timely manner (Building management and Environmental management systems as well as server rooms)
Proactively monitor and analyse reports generated from BMS and EMS systems and react as necessary
Lead annual reviews of all facilities RA’s and COSHH assessments
Who We're Looking For
Do You Have?
An Engineering Apprenticeship / Degree
IOSH managing safely
Working knowledge of PUWER / LOLER
Experience managing a team of Technicians (or general team management)
Experience in managing contractors and suppliers
Computer literate – Microsoft packages / CMMS and CAFM
AutoCad & IPAF (3a & 3b) would bot be desireable
Are You?
Strong organisational and planning skillset
Confident in managing internal stakeholders
An effective communicator

















