Facilities & Equipment Manager

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

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 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

The Facilities Engineering Manager will be responsible for managing the development, cost control, engineering, modification, and quality control of Production and Facilities assets as well as associated processes to achieve maximum efficiency and utilization of the equipment and facility for its intended function. Performs functions with respect to established policies, procedures and methods, recommending changes to improve Production and Facilities assets, Capital Equipment Acquisitions (CAPEX), processes, quality, and reduce overall operating costs.

Job Responsibilities

• The Facilities Engineering Manager participates in the development of the objectives and business plans of the Site and share responsibility for the general management of the Production and Facility equipment to achieve the targets set.
• Manages the facility organization’s Capital and General Services budget in support of the company’s goals and objectives.
• Cooperates in the establishment of organizational arrangements, human resource policies and management development plans that will create a high quality Maintenance and Facility team to ensure harmonious workplace relations to enable the Site to meet its current and future objectives.
• Complies with government regulations and the company’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies.
• Regularly assesses and provides feedback regarding performance to employees.
• Maintains a Safe, Healthy and Environmentally sound workplace.
• The Facilities Engineering Manager plans, directs, monitors and controls all Maintenance and Facilities activities to efficiently and effectively in support of meeting all delivery schedules within assigned cost targets.
• Defines and recommends Maintenance and Facility objectives. Develops specific short and long range plans and programs together with supporting budget requests based on customer requirements.
• The Facilities Engineering Manager is responsible for total preventative maintenance (TPM) program. To ensure zero unplanned equipment downtime in the facility.
• Responsible for cost control, staffing, outsourced maintenance and Facility requirement forecasts.
• Reviews competitive posture of unit with in-house and /or outside suppliers of similar services and recommends strategies to be the lowest cost, highest quality provider of products or services.
• Ensures prompt receipt of needed materials and supplies and on-time delivery of finished products or services to internal customers.
• Responsible for directing the activities of all outsourced Maintenance and Facilities Team Leaders assigned, technicians, and engineers. Ensures that performance criteria for individuals is established, understood, reviewed regularly and actions taken as needed to ensure performance.
• Ensures through monitoring of individual assignments that cross training is on-going. Develops the leadership of the unit through mentoring, formal and informal training programs.
• Ensures appropriate communications and interaction with technical support and engineering groups in order that technical issues are addressed in a timely and complete manner.
• The Facilities Engineering Manager will drive a cultural change for the full maintenance organization, to contract maintenance personnel, to meet organization targets, to be "Best in Class".
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as needed and assigned.
• Able to respond to issues on a 24/7 basis as needed.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Maintenance and/or Facilities Management or related fields; Will consider 8 years of professional experience in facilities and/or maintenance management, in lieu of degree.
• 5 years of experience in facilities maintenance for manufacturing or production.
• 5 years of experience in management of maintenance departments and personnel.
• U.S. Person per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance and site SSA requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Results driven leader with proven record of success.
• Strong Leader with ability to motivate and drive accountability, while fostering and encouraging an ethical and positive workplace.
• Working knowledge and experience with outsourced maintenance
• Strategic leader with tactical and methodical execution.
• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment and controls.
• Maintenance of plant infrastructure.
• Experience working in Aerospace Composites type of manufacturing environments
• Expect up to 10% travel in this role depending upon location and business needs

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.