In the Electroplating sector, the Facilities Manager role shifts from general oversight to a compliance and technical leadership position. You are responsible for ensuring that the facility meets the exacting standards of AS9100 and Nadcap, amongst other certifications, where any equipment failure can compromise product integrity.
Job Summary
The Facilities Manager oversees the technical infrastructure of a high-precision surface treatment plant. This role ensures 100% operational readiness of chemical processing lines, paint facilities, and environmental control systems to support component processing.
Key Responsibilities
• Nadcap & AS9100 Compliance: Maintain facility documentation, calibration records, and maintenance logs to ensure "audit-ready" status.
• Critical Asset Management: Oversee specialised equipment including high-precision rectifiers, cranes, air compressors, high-spec ovens and deionised (DI) water systems.
• Environmental Control: Manage HVAC systems, factory heating, and office heating systems.
• Tank Integrity & Lab Support: Work with the HSE Manager and the Chief Chemist to maintain a register of tank inspections that demonstrate checks for leaks or structural failure, along with associated equipment.
• Advanced Waste Management: Oversee the systems controlling the treatment of hazardous effluents (e.g. Chromium VI, cyanides) in strict accordance with environmental permits.
• Project Management (Capital Expenditure): Lead complex facility upgrades, such as new line installations or sustainability enhancements, whilst managing strict departmental budgets.
• Contractor Management: Co-ordinating with external contractors for repairs, servicing and specialist maintenance.
• Personnel Management: Overseeing a small internal maintenance team.
• Cross-Functional Teamwork: Working across multiple departments to ensure timely resolution of equipment issues.
Required Skills & Qualifications
• Experience: Ideal - 5+ years in a high-tech maintenance environment, with specialised knowledge of chemical management.
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of chemical processing equipment, plumbing for corrosive fluids, and confined space entry protocols.
• Security Clearance: Ability to obtain SC or ITAR clearance, if required.
• Certifications: Ideal - NEBOSH and Artificer qualification.
• Would ideally suit ex-RN Charge Chief Marine Engineering Artificer (ML)
• The successful applicant will be expected to work on continuous personal development both for themselves and their team.
In the aerospace plating sector, KPls are not just about uptime, they are about audit survival and process stability.
Key Performance Indicators (KPls)
• Nadcap/AS9100 Audit Readiness: Achieve Zero Major Non-Conformances
during annual Nadcap and AS9100 facility inspections.
• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): Track the reliability of critical assets like plating rectifiers, cranes, and scrubber systems to ensure continuous production flow.
• Environmental Discharge Compliance: Work with HSE Manager and Chief Chemist to maintain 100% compliance with local water authority consent limits for heavy metals (e.g., Chrome VI, Cadmium) and pH levels.
• Maintaining ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Accreditations - working with the HSE Manager.
• Utility Efficiency (EUI): Reduce water and energy consumption per square meter of plated surface-a critical metric for Net Zero sustainability goals.
• PPM Completion Rate: Achieve >95% completion of Planned Preventative Maintenance tasks within their scheduled windows to prevent emergency downtime.
• Calibration Adherence: Ensure 100% of temperature controllers, sensors and extraction systems are calibrated on time, as missed calibrations can lead to immediate audit failure.
• Safety Incident Rate: Maintain a Lost Time Injury (LTI) rate of zero, specifically focusing on chemical exposure or spill containment incidents