Overview
Job Title: Facilities Technician
Employer: TipTopJob
Salary: 37k–42k (A GBP 37k : A GBP 42k) DOE; paid hourly, overtime expected
Department: Maintenance and Facilities Department
Location: St Athan, South Wales, CF62
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 39 hours per week; Mon–Thu 06:15–15:15, Fri 06:15–11:15
Benefits: Cycle to Work, Employee Assistance Programme, Long-service Awards, Company Pension
Role purpose
The Facilities Technician will be responsible for the day-to-day planned and reactive maintenance of all facilities and building fabric (e.g., welfare areas, HVAC, electrical distribution and various plant rooms) across the estate, working within a multi-disciplinary maintenance team led by the Maintenance Management Team. The individual should be highly motivated, delivering the best service with a common-sense approach to the contract’s commercial aspects. You will also be responsible for supporting the improvement, implementation and maintenance of technical processes and procedures and will lead Health and Safety standards in line with site requirements.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Repair and maintain all facilities and building fabric equipment and machinery in a timely and efficient manner based on criticality to production stoppages.
* Carry out the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) Schedule to reduce breakdowns and raise any reactive maintenance work required.
* Ensure that all maintenance work is conducted safely, with risk assessments and method statements adhered to, and compliant with relevant Health and Safety regulations.
* Improve the current PPM system and assist in the integration of the customer’s Operating System for future PPM management of infrastructure assets.
* Identify opportunities for improvements to working processes and customer assets, undertaking or assisting with their implementation.
* Understand the customer quality needs and comply with the various audit processes to ensure expectations are met.
* Apply company policies, processes and procedures, and where necessary develop or assist in developing new practices.
* Sub-contractor management in line with customer and site management procedures.
* Participate in the implementation of contingency procedures for asset breakdowns and other site-specific customer requirements.
* Ensure customers’ departmental monthly KPIs are achieved as per contractual agreements.
* Support an out-of-hours reactive maintenance function working with the site-based technical team and/or sub-contractors for all aspects of critical plant and equipment.
Essential Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
* NVQ Level 2: Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
* 18th Edition Electrical
* IPAF
* Fabrication and Welding
* 415V Electrical LV Systems
* H&S Systems and Procedures
* Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
* Compressed Air Systems
* Gas Boilers / Burners
* HVAC: AHUs / ACUs / FCUs
* HW Systems and Controls
* CAFM / CMMS / BMS Systems
* Water Treatment Systems
Desirable
* HNC or NVQ Level 3: Engineering (or equivalent)
* Electrical Inspecting and Testing
* Gas Safe
* Forklift License
* Basic PLC programming capability
* Fault Finding capability and problem resolution techniques
* Refrigeration (F-Gas)
* Interrogating Trend BMS Systems
* Electrical modifications and installations
* Chlorine Dosing Systems
Closing date: 5 October 2025
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