Facilities & Maintenance Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Support and maintain automated manufacturing equipment and production systems.
• Ensure automation and robotics infrastructure remains operational and reliable.
• Troubleshoot technical issues affecting automated production.
• Work closely with Production to identify and resolve equipment-related issues.
• Monitor equipment performance and identify potential failures before they impact production.
• Support automation improvements, upgrades and optimisation initiatives.
• Assist with PLCs, sensors, drives, controls and associated industrial automation systems where applicable.
• Coordinate technical interventions and specialist support when required.
• Ensure equipment is maintained in accordance with manufacturer and operational requirements.
• Support the integration and commissioning of new equipment and automation technologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation reliability, efficiency and production output.
• Take ownership of preventative, planned and reactive maintenance across the plant.
• Develop and maintain preventative maintenance schedules.
• Ensure all planned servicing is completed on time.
• Coordinate corrective maintenance and breakdown response.
• Monitor equipment reliability, failure trends and recurring breakdowns.
• Drive proactive maintenance to minimise unplanned downtime.
• Maintain accurate equipment and maintenance records.
• Ensure maintenance activities are properly documented.
• Monitor maintenance performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Work with Production to schedule maintenance with minimal disruption to output.
• Ensure maintenance activities support production requirements and operational targets.
• Take responsibility for facilities and infrastructure including HVAC, electrical, building, water, compressed air, security, site services.
• Manage external service providers, contractors, and maintenance partners.
• Establish and maintain service schedules and SLAs.
• Negotiate and manage SLAs.
• Monitor contractor performance and service quality.
• Coordinate external technical support.
• Work with Production to understand operational requirements.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns and technical issues.
• Identify potential production bottlenecks and maintenance risks.
• Prioritise interventions according to operational impact.
• Drive root-cause analysis on significant equipment failures.
• Implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Track downtime and recurring causes.
• Maintain preventative maintenance programmes.
• Coordinate service schedules across equipment, utilities, and facilities.
• Ensure statutory and required maintenance activities are completed on time.
• Plan maintenance activities around production requirements.
• Maintain maintenance calendars and records.
• Track outstanding maintenance actions.
• Escalate overdue or high-risk maintenance activities.
• Oversee and coordinate site services including security, HVAC, cleaning, waste management, pest control, utilities, building maintenance, external contractors, and specialist service providers.
• Support and/or lead engineering improvement projects.
• Assist with installation and commissioning of new equipment.
• Coordinate suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Support automation upgrades and production improvements.
• Develop project timelines and maintenance plans.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely and with minimal disruption to production.
• Identify opportunities for plant optimisation and improved reliability.
• Investigate recurring equipment failures and breakdowns.
• Conduct root cause analysis.
• Implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement across maintenance and facilities.
• Reduce recurring downtime and operational interruptions.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Support operational excellence initiatives.
• Ensure maintenance and engineering activities comply with health and safety requirements.
• Maintain technical and maintenance documentation.
• Ensure service schedules and maintenance records are current.
• Support audits.
• Ensure contractors comply with site requirements.
• Maintain SOPs and procedures.
• Identify and escalation safety, compliance, or operational risks.
• Monitor maintenance and plant reliability KPIs.
• Track equipment downtime and failures.
• Maintain dashboards and reports.
• Monitor SLA performance.
• Track preventative maintenance completion.
• Report on outstanding maintenance.
• Analyse trends and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide feedback to the Head of…