Utilities & Facilities Manager

Utilities & Facilities Manager

Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire

Salary: £50,000-£57,500 depending on experience

Hours: Monday to Friday, standard daytime hours

Contract: Full-time, permanent

We're recruiting an experienced Utilities & Facilities Manager for a leading food manufacturing operation in Banbury.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage site utilities, including water, electricity, HVAC and compressed air, alongside waste management services.
• Oversee facilities services, including building maintenance, cleaning and security.
• Manage performance-based service contracts, ensuring suppliers deliver against agreed standards, costs and compliance requirements.
• Lead and develop the teams responsible for utilities and facilities.
• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance programmes in line with company standards.
• Use a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) to plan, track and manage maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality requirements through regular audits and inspections.
• Deliver improvements in utility reliability, energy efficiency and operating costs.
• Work closely with the Asset Manager and production teams to align services with operational needs.
• Support infrastructure expansion, upgrades and modification projects.
• Implement company operating standards and continuous improvement processes.

Essential Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management or a related field.
• At least five years' experience managing utilities and facilities within manufacturing.
• At least five years' experience leading and managing large teams, including maintenance and engineering functions.
• Strong technical knowledge of industrial utilities, equipment and building services.
• Proven experience developing and managing preventive maintenance programmes.
• Proficiency in CMMS systems.
• Experience managing performance-based contracts, contractors and internal service providers.
• A track record of delivering energy efficiency improvements and cost savings.
• Experience managing large-scale utilities or facilities projects.
• Understanding of manufacturing operations and standards, including Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to lead effectively under pressure.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Food manufacturing experience is preferred.

What's on Offer

• £50,000-£57,500 annual base salary, depending on experience.
• Permanent employment with Monday-to-Friday daytime hours.
• Potential eligibility for a discretionary, non-contractual bonus of 5% of annual base salary, subject to individual and company performance.
• A choice of pension contributions:
• 5% employee contribution with 6% employer contribution, or
• 6.5% employee contribution with 13% employer contribution.

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