Senior Facilities Engineer
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Full‑Time | Permanent
Mon‑Fri
Salary: £45,000 (Days) | £50,000 (Mornings & Afternoons)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior Facilities Engineer to join our growing manufacturing operation in Tewkesbury. This is a key engineering role responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all site facilities, utilities, infrastructure, and building services within a high‑reliability manufacturing environment.
Working closely with Production, Engineering, HSE, and Quality teams, you will play a critical role in maintaining operational continuity, driving infrastructure improvements, managing contractors, and ensuring statutory compliance across the facility.
This position would suit a hands‑on facilities or building services engineer with strong electrical and mechanical knowledge, excellent problem‑solving ability, and experience working within manufacturing or industrial environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the maintenance and operation of all site facilities and utility systems including electrical distribution, HVAC, compressed air, chilled water, extraction systems, effluent treatment, and process support equipment.
- Develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance schedules to ensure operational reliability and minimise downtime.
- Coordinate reactive maintenance activities and conduct fault finding across electrical and mechanical infrastructure systems.
- Manage contractors and specialist service providers including inductions, permits to work, RAMS reviews, and performance monitoring.
- Ensure all statutory inspections, certifications, and compliance activities are completed and maintained.
- Support infrastructure upgrades, CAPEX projects, equipment installations, and factory improvement initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement activities relating to utilities efficiency, energy management, and environmental performance.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records, compliance documentation, and asset registers.
- Support ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 compliance requirements and audits.
- Promote a strong safety‑first culture and ensure engineering activities comply with health, safety, and environmental legislation.
- Work collaboratively with Production, Maintenance, Process Engineering, and Quality teams to support manufacturing requirements and business objectives.
Skills & Experience Required
Essential
- Qualified in Mechanical, Electrical, Facilities, or Building Services Engineering.
- Proven facilities engineering experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical building services and utilities infrastructure.
- Experience managing contractors, permits to work, and compliance systems.
- Experience managing preventive maintenance schedules and infrastructure projects.
- Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving capability.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills with the ability to work cross‑functionally.
What We Offer
- Monday to Friday working.
- Permanent, stable position within a growing specialist manufacturer.
- Company pension scheme and on‑site parking.
- Opportunity to make a real impact within a supportive engineering environment.
This job description is not exhaustive, and flexibility will be expected in line with the needs of the business.
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