Facilities Manager

Job description

Orange Recruitment have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Site Facilities Operations Manager to join a well-established manufacturing operation in Kilkenny.

This is a key leadership position responsible for overseeing facilities, plant services and site support operations within a busy production environment. The successful candidate will play an important role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of site services while driving operational efficiency, compliance and continuous improvement initiatives. This role would suit someone with a strong facilities, engineering or technical services background who enjoys leading teams, managing site operations and working within fast-paced industrial or manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading facilities, plant services and soft services operations across the site
• Managing and supporting site-based technical and operational teams to ensure performance targets are achieved
• Building strong working relationships with clients, contractors and internal stakeholders
• Reporting operational updates, risks and site performance issues to senior leadership teams
• Monitoring plant services, site infrastructure and operational capacity requirements
• Supporting energy efficiency and future site upgrade initiatives
• Coordinating preventative maintenance and calibration activities alongside engineering and support teams
• Managing facility-related activities during planned shutdown periods
• Providing operational support during critical site events, breakdowns or emergency situations
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives across facilities operations and site services
• Maintaining accurate documentation and ensuring CMMS systems are updated correctly
• Supporting compliance, safety and operational best practice across all site activities

Ideal Background:

• Qualification in Facilities, Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Trade background in Electrical, Mechanical or Building Services highly desirable
• Previous experience within facilities, technical services or site operations management
• Strong background working within manufacturing, industrial or regulated environments
• Medical device or pharmaceutical sector experience advantageous
• Good understanding of operational performance and service delivery metrics
• Strong communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Good IT capability including CMMS systems and Microsoft Office
• Strong problem-solving ability with a hands-on operational approach

What’s on Offer:

• Long-term stable position
• Leadership role within a growing manufacturing environment
• Strong team and supportive site leadership
• Exposure to major site operations and improvement projects
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Collaborative and professional working environment
• Competitive salary and benefits package