Facilities Technician/ Engineer
£36k
Woking
Experienced Facilities Technician is urgently required to join a specialist engineering and manufacturing business near Woking. We are looking for someone with a background within managing the upkeep, repair and maintenance of all facilities and equipment on site. You will supervise a junior facilities Technician and also liaise with internal departments and external contractors.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day upkeep, maintenance, safety and presentation of all facilities and grounds. This is a hands‑on role requiring you to partake and plan a wide range of maintenance and repair activities whilst managing external contractors on site.
We are looking for a flexible and skilled Facilities engineer who can support a wide range of maintenance activities, whilst being a positive, enthusiastic person on site. Personality will be key to this role as it will be working with multiple departments within the organisation.
The Role:
- Take ownership of the overall condition, appearance and functionality of the interior and exterior of the facility.
- Carry out hands‑on maintenance, repair and improvement works across the site, including building fabric, fixtures, fittings and general facilities infrastructure.
- Respond to day‑to‑day maintenance issues, personally undertaking repairs where appropriate.
- Conduct routine inspections of buildings, grounds and facilities to identify maintenance requirements.
- Oversee the program of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) delivered by the external maintenance contractor.
- Review and coordinate maintenance activities, securing quotations and approvals.
- Monitor contractor performance and ensure all works are completed to specification.
- Supervise and provide day‑to‑day supervision, guidance and work allocation to the Maintenance & Facilities Assistant.
- Health, Safety & Compliance
- Ensure scheduled inspections are completed and documented
The Person:
- Practical maintenance experience within a medium sized manufacturing, industrial, commercial or facilities environment.
- Strong hands‑on skills across general building maintenance and repair.
- Experience supervising staff or coordinating maintenance teams.
- Experience managing contractors and service providers.
- Good understanding of health and safety responsibilities within a facilities environment.
- Able to prioritise workloads and balance hands‑on maintenance activities with contractor and facilities coordination responsibilities.
- Competent in maintaining records, raising purchase orders and managing maintenance documentation.
Contact: Nathan Woakes, 07385031222, Nathan.woakes@proactiveglobal.com
Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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