Facility Manager

Job description

Orange Recruitment are looking for a forward thinking professional to lead the day-to-day operations, maintenance strategy, and infrastructure development of our clients high performing production facility. If you thrive in fast paced, high compliance settings and have a knack for improving systems while managing costs, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Take full responsibility for the upkeep and performance of all site services, utilities, support equipment, and infrastructure.
• Minimise downtime through effective monitoring, issue resolution, and strategic decision-making.
• Design, implement, and oversee a robust preventative maintenance plan for all plant equipment and critical building systems.
• Uphold a zero-compromise approach to Health, Safety & Environmental standards, ensuring adherence to national and sector-specific legislation.
• Partner with HSE teams and regulatory bodies during audits or inspections.
• Lead contract negotiations and manage external partners for services such as cleaning, waste, security, HVAC, and fire safety.
• Monitor performance, KPIs, and compliance of all third-party vendors.
• Prepare annual budgets and forecasts for facilities operations, projects, and upgrades.
• Ensure capital investments deliver value and long-term cost efficiency.
• Oversee facilities-related capital projects, from office or plant expansions to the installation of new machinery or energy systems.
• Identify opportunities for operational improvement and implement innovative solutions.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Industrial Operations, or a related discipline (preferred).
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience managing facilities in a manufacturing, engineering, or industrial setting.
• Strong technical knowledge of building systems (HVAC, electrical, mechanical, water, etc.).
• Experience working with regulatory frameworks (ISO, EHS, EPA, etc.).
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, team leadership, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to juggle multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• High proficiency with CMMS platforms and Microsoft Office.