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Head of Facilities & Engineering required for a rapidly expanding food logistics business who operate across the UK&I.
Client Details
The Head Facilities & Engineering is responsible for overall compliance & maintenance of a property portfolio of 6 warehouse/distribution centres containing specialist equipment such as refrigeration systems, racking, MHE and automation.
The business is rapidly expanding through acquisition of sites and brand new developments, therefore ensuring a consistent approach to FM is taken across all sites will play a pivotal part in the role.
You will have an active role in any new development projects within the UK&I region, from challenging the technical design to delivery of the construction project itself.
Description
As head of Facilities & Engineering you will oversee maintenance and projects for the UK&I portfolio of mainly cold storage logistics sites. You will be responsible for the upkeep of existing properties, streamlining newly acquired sites and delivering on brand new developments. You will report into the Senior Leadership team and be responsible for a small FM/Maintenance team.
Facility Maintenance
- Responsible for developing the annual regional maintenance CAPEX plan.
- Lead maintenance function in the region, provide technical guidance to the local technical engineers
- Select and manage external engineering and service third parties in the region where appropriate.
- Ensure all assets comply with all legal requirements, compliance, granted permits and annual environmental reporting
- Oversee delivery of new sites / developments including tendering & contractor selection
- Collaborate closely with central Engineering team on facility design for new development projects, supported by the cluster development manager, project engineer and external contractors
- Rollout of the Energy Management program within the cluster
- Identify energy saving initiatives to support organisations sustainability commitments
Profile
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar (desirable)
- 10+ years experience in a Senior Facilities / Engineering Management role ideally within the food logistics sector
- Experience delivering new development projects
- Demonstrable experience in delivering maintenance to a multi site portfolio
- Able to tender for new contractors / suppliers and manage relationships
- Excellent budgetary / financial skills
- Able to influence in terms of change management
Job Offer
- 90,000 - 100,000 annual salary
- Company Car / Car Allowance
- 25 days holiday
- Bonus Scheme
- Pension Contribution
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical
- Flexible / Hybrid Working
