Facilities Engineer

Company: Caterpillar
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Location: Skinningrove
Job Description:

Responsibilities

  • Performs regular and simple maintenance and infrastructure support activities needed in a manufacturing plant.
  • Assists in routine maintenance, construction and installation, and equipment validation work.
  • Plans routine maintenance with Equipment SME’s and OEM’s Contractor Management.
  • Ensures safe working practices, PTW and LOTO.
  • Manages annual service level agreement renewal and responsibilities.
  • Monitors and maintains parts and tools inventory for infrastructure components and services.
  • Manages Plant Indirect Inventory, maintains systems, stock accuracy and max‑min levels to ensure parts are readily available.
  • Conducts indirect inventory compliance auditing.
  • Serves as first line of support for building service problems and maintenance work requests.
  • Assists facility engineers and supports manufacturing, maintenance and other related departments.
  • Undertakes capital project management – builds the business case from justification through execution.
  • Understands PUWER, LOLER, LOTO, hot work, red tag, COSHH.
  • Procures new parts and reconditioned service repair equipment.
  • Has knowledge of maintenance requirements of heat‑treatment equipment.

Qualifications

  • Degree or equivalent experience desired.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail: ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
  • Decision making and critical thinking: knowledge of decision‑making processes and tools; ability to analyze situations and make productive decisions.
  • Problem solving: knowledge of approaches, tools and techniques for recognizing, anticipating and resolving organizational, operational or process problems.
  • Project management: knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor and control projects.
  • Relationship management: knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors and peers.
  • Service excellence: knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service.
  • Plant facilities management: knowledge of processes, methodologies and techniques used to manage plant facilities; ability to handle the full spectrum of activities for maintaining physical facilities and infrastructure.
  • Troubleshooting technical problems: knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing environment.
  • Knowledge of maintenance requirements of heat‑treatment equipment.
  • NEBOSH/IOSH certification.
  • Knowledge of PUWER/LOLER/CORGI/IEE/CDM regulations and other applicable legislation.
  • Experience working within installation and maintenance functions, responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of large or multiple facility processes.
  • Monitors processes and procedures for developing and maintaining building security to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives (fault analysis).
  • Excellent PC, presentation and communication skills.

Benefits

  • Contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee’s contribution to 10%.
  • Contributory share scheme – Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee’s contribution.
  • Annual bonus of up to 10%.
  • Optional flexible benefits include access to health and dental care family plans, EV car lease and holiday purchase.

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Posted: July 1st, 2026