Facilities Manager
LOCATION: Hingham, Norfolk (NR9) – Office based role
DEPARTMENT: Operations
SALARY: Competitive
HOURS: Full time/permanent - 37 hours per week (Mon – Thurs: 8hrs/ Fri: 5 hrs – finish early)
About the role
You will be responsible for a small team, ensuring that our sites, infrastructure and services operate safely, compliantly and sustainably, while driving continuous improvement and embedding a strong culture of responsibility and operational excellence. Combining hands-on facilities management with leadership of health and safety frameworks in a highly regulated aerospace manufacturing environment, you will also lead the implementation and maintenance of a UK CAA-approved Safety Management System (SMS).
This is a highly practical, hands-on Facilities Manager role where you will need to be comfortable being visible on site and, where appropriate, supporting with minor maintenance tasks yourself when this is the quickest and most effective way to resolve issues, while ensuring all work is carried out safely and in line with site procedures.
In your role as our Facilities Manager, you will:
Facilities management and site operations
- Take full ownership of the day to day operation of all site facilities, infrastructure and services
- Manage facilities related contracts and service providers, including cleaning, waste, utilities, security, maintenance and specialist services
- Oversee planned and reactive maintenance of buildings, plant and infrastructure
- Develop, implement and manage annual facilities and maintenance plans, including Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) for production equipment and planned preventative maintenance programmes
- Support facilities projects, refurbishments, layout changes and site improvements to support business growth and operational efficiency
- Manage production support infrastructure and services in close collaboration with Operations and Engineering
- Maintain site security systems and ensure effective 24/7 site security arrangements
- Act as the key point of contact for all facilities issues, coordinating internal teams and external contractors
- Ensure all contractor activities are controlled, compliant and delivered in line with agreed service levels
- Manage the facilities budget, forecasting costs and controlling spend
- Identify and deliver cost reduction opportunities and energy efficiency improvements to reduce running costs and environmental impact
- Continuously review and improve facilities processes and systems to enhance the experience of employees, visitors and contractors
- Respond to urgent facilities issues and site emergencies, ensuring business continuity
Health, Safety and environmental responsibilities
- Support the implementation and ongoing operation of site Health, Safety and Environmental arrangements in line with company policies and regulatory requirements
- Ensure facilities activities, maintenance work and contractors operate in line with safe systems of work and risk assessments
- Support site incident reporting, investigations and corrective actions related to facilities and infrastructure
- Contribute to environmental and sustainability initiatives, including waste reduction and energy management
- Work closely with the HSE and Quality functions to support audits and compliance activities where they relate to facilities and site services
About you
To help Mirus continue our journey of growth, you will bring your expertise within facilities, with a strong operational background in a manufacturing or regulated environment, comfortable managing multiple service providers and site priorities driving operational excellence along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:
- Strong experience managing facilities contracts, suppliers and service providers
- Experience managing planned and reactive maintenance programmes
- Budget and cost management experience
- Strong understanding of building services, site infrastructure and maintenance operations
- Able to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced operational environment
- Good working knowledge of safe systems of work and contractor control
Desirable:
- Facilities management qualification or relevant technical qualification
- Experience supporting facilities projects or site expansions
- Knowledge of LEAN / 5S and workplace organisation
- Experience contributing to sustainability and energy-efficiency initiatives
- Basic awareness of ISO 14001, ISO 45001 or similar management systems
Personal skills / attributes:
- Highly organised and practical, with a strong bias for action and problem solving
- Confident working with internal stakeholders across Operations, Engineering and Quality
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Calm and responsive when dealing with urgent facilities or site issues
- Detail-focused, with a strong commitment to maintaining a professional, safe and efficient working environment
Be eligible to work in the UK, comfortable commuting or being based in Hingham, Norfolk and work flexible hours required.
We really want to hear from you, so don’t miss your opportunity to join our community of passionate and exceptional people who challenge the accepted norm! Once you apply, your CV will be held on our central database. Please do let us know if you do not wish for us to retain your details. If your application is successful, you will be contacted in due course.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and be a part of a company that values your skills and contributions, we encourage you to apply for our Facilities Manager position. Come on a journey with us and be part of making a positive and impactful difference!
Please kindly note, at this moment in time we are respectfully not engaging with any agencies for our roles.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Founded in 2015, Mirus Aircraft Seating Ltd has grown rapidly to become a leading aircraft seating OEM, with operations in the UK, Malaysia and China. We seek excellence at every step, from conception to delivery and beyond.
“Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way, by those who dare to challenge the accepted norm.”
Ben McGuire, Chief Executive Officer
We believe form, function, innovation, sustainability, and the best possible passenger experience are all mutual cornerstones of success when putting pen to paper on a new design and delivering to our airline customers.
Along with our proven record of delivering large and small scale OEM and airline retrofit programs to some of the biggest names in the industry, we are committed to bringing the highest quality seating and unparalleled service to our customers.
ABOUT OUR BENEFITS
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
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- Enhanced company pension. Up to 8% contribution (4% employee/ 4% employer)
- 25 days annual leave with an additional day off on your birthday, plus bank holidays
- Option to buy one week’s additional annual leave each year
- Agile working. Flexible start and finish
- Early finish on a Friday
- Full company Christmas shut down
- Training and development
- Generous family friendly benefits
- SimplyHealth (covers opticians, dental and GP)
- Events planned throughout the year
- Refer a friend scheme
- Long service award
At Mirus, we’re committed to creating a welcoming environment for all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments during your interview process, please let us know.
