Head of Facilities & Engineering required for a rapidly expanding food logistics business who operate across the UK&I.

Client Details

The Head Facilities & Engineering is responsible for overall compliance & maintenance of a property portfolio of 6 warehouse/distribution centres containing specialist equipment such as refrigeration systems, racking, MHE and automation.

The business is rapidly expanding through acquisition of sites and brand new developments, therefore ensuring a consistent approach to FM is taken across all sites will play a pivotal part in the role.

You will have an active role in any new development projects within the UK&I region, from challenging the technical design to delivery of the construction project itself.

Description

As head of Facilities & Engineering you will oversee maintenance and projects for the UK&I portfolio of mainly cold storage logistics sites. You will be responsible for the upkeep of existing properties, streamlining newly acquired sites and delivering on brand new developments. You will report into the Senior Leadership team and be responsible for a small FM/Maintenance team.

Facility Maintenance

Responsible for developing the annual regional maintenance CAPEX plan.
Lead maintenance function in the region, provide technical guidance to the local technical engineers
Select and manage external engineering and service third parties in the region where appropriate.
Ensure all assets comply with all legal requirements, compliance, granted permits and annual environmental reporting
Oversee delivery of new sites / developments including tendering & contractor selection
Collaborate closely with central Engineering team on facility design for new development projects, supported by the cluster development manager, project engineer and external contractors
Rollout of the Energy Management program within the cluster
Identify energy saving initiatives to support organisations sustainability commitmentsProfile

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar (desirable)
10+ years experience in a Senior Facilities / Engineering Management role ideally within the food logistics sector
Experience delivering new development projects
Demonstrable experience in delivering maintenance to a multi site portfolio
Able to tender for new contractors / suppliers and manage relationships
Excellent budgetary / financial skills
Able to influence in terms of change management

Job Offer

£90,000 - £100,000 annual salary
Company Car / Car Allowance
25 days holiday
Bonus Scheme
Pension Contribution
Life Assurance
Private Medical
Flexible / Hybrid Working