Facilities Technician

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GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet.

With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

The Facilities Technician is responsible for operating, monitoring, troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving critical facility utility systems that support production and site operations. This role has primary responsibility for HVAC systems, compressed air, RODI water systems, wastewater systems, and other general facility infrastructures.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in industrial facilities, utility systems, mechanical equipment, and site support services. This position requires strong troubleshooting skills, attention to detail, safety awareness, and the ability to work closely with maintenance, operations, engineering, safety, environmental, vendors, and contractors to ensure reliable facility performance.

• Operate, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain facility utility systems including HVAC, compressed air, RODI, wastewater, exhaust, pumping, filtration, and general building systems.
• Perform routine inspections and rounds of utility equipment to identify abnormal conditions, leaks, performance issues, alarms, or equipment failures.
• Troubleshoot system issues and support corrective actions to improve utility reliability, production uptime, and site infrastructure performance.
• Support preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities on facility systems and related equipment.
• Monitor system performance trends including pressure, temperature, flow, water quality, air quality, chemical usage, and equipment operating conditions.
• Complete work orders, inspection records, maintenance documentation, utility logs, and equipment history in the computerized maintenance management system, CMMS.
• Support HVAC systems including air handlers, rooftop units, exhaust systems, chillers, pumps, fans, dampers, controls, and related components.
• Support compressed air systems including compressors, dryers, receivers, filters, regulators, piping, and distribution systems.
• Support RODI systems including pretreatment equipment, reverse osmosis units, deionization systems, pumps, tanks, filters, controls, and water quality monitoring.
• Support wastewater systems including tanks, pumps, chemical treatment systems, filtration systems, and related controls.
• Assist with equipment startup, shutdown, isolation, lockout/tagout, and recovery activities.
• Coordinate with vendors and contractors during service visits, repairs, inspections, and project work.
• Support chemical handling, waste handling, water treatment, and environmental compliance activities as required.
• Identify recurring facility issues and recommend corrective actions or improvement opportunities.
• Support site projects, utility upgrades, equipment replacements, and commissioning activities.
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe utility areas, mechanical rooms, pump rooms, treatment areas, and related work spaces.
• Follow all site safety procedures including lockout/tagout, confined space, chemical safety, electrical safety, hot work, elevated work, and PPE requirements.
• Respond to facility alarms, utility interruptions, leaks, equipment failures, and other urgent site support needs

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong troubleshooting skills involving mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Experience working on 480 VAC industrial electrical systems.
• Experience troubleshooting:
  • Motor control circuits
  • Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
  • Servo systems
  • PLC-controlled…