Facilities/Building Services Engineer

Location Liverpool
Job type: Contract
Salary: £28.43ph INSIDE IR35 (Via Umbrella Solutions)
Contact name: Vicki Martinson

Contact email: vmartinson@select-engineering.net
Contact phone: 01245403560
Job ref: 37091694
Published: about 1 month ago
Duration: 6 months
Expiry date: 01 Oct 2026 23:59
Startdate: ASAP

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • Trim and Final Facilities are responsible for the development and introduction of new and modified facilities associated with new model introductions and model year changes.

  • Ensure facility installations are delivered through strict adherence to Product Creation and Delivery System (PCDS) and  Launch Quality Operating System (LQOS) Gateways deliverables, Health & Safety and Manufacturing Engineering Facility procurement procedures.

Key Responsibilities

  • Project manage the planning and implementation of facility installations for new model introductions.

  • Creation of detailed facility timing plans in line with manufacturing launch strategies.

  • Layout planning and creation of new and modified facilities to accommodate new models

  • Create Request for Quotation (RFQ) and technical specifications

  • Supplier selection and vendor management activities with Jaguar Land Rover purchasing.

  • Provide feasibility statements for Product designs to suit manufacturing process & facility requirements.

  • Create and maintain detailed cost trackers up to and beyond programme approval.

  • Achieve Equipment Capability targets for all new & modified facilities, including Operating Efficiency Effeteness targets.

  • Ensure adherence to Reliability & Maintainability, 8D, Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF) and Preventative Maintenance (PM) principles.

  • Manage and resolve technical issues and escalate where appropriate.

  • Represent Trim & Final Facilities at program meetings at all levels and present status.

  • Coordinate and manage the New Equipment Procurement Team (NEPT)

  • Provide departmental responses to PCDS & LQOS deliverables and Product Definition Letter's etc.

  • Ensure the team support virtual build events raising and championing issues where appropriate.

  • Identify resource requirements in support of virtual and physical builds.

  • Provide feasibility of product and process designs to suit manufacturing facility requirements.

  • Ensure achievement of capability of all processes and equipment, including dimensional targets.

  • Ensure application of lean manufacturing principals and Bill of Process (BOP) and Bill of Facilities (BOF) requirements.

  • Drive quality planning and analysis for manufacturing.

  • Balance workload and prioritize the team ensuring all key business objectives are met.

  • Collaborative working with multiple teams: GME Technologies, Logistics, Digitals, Maintenance, Production and Programme Management

  • Support the development of the Engineers through on the job coaching, creators conversations.

  • Co-ordinate and Lead Go Look See events.

  • Liaising with downstream teams and Manufacturing plants to concur alignment.

  • Manufacturing Engineering contribution within agile teams.

  • Develop P6 plan to manage team and programme deliverables.

  • Communicate programme deliverables to Programme teams and manage progress reporting.

  • Competitor benchmarking for facility and process strategies.

  • Drive lean principles with all aspects of manufacturing operating process.

WHAT YOU'll NEED

Skills, experience and qualifications required:

  • Detailed understanding of NEBOSH and Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations

  • In depth project and budgetary management experience

  • Proven track record of delivering facilities within a manufacturing environment.

  • Ability to set individual and team objectives and measure performance against them.

  • Previous experience of managing multiple facility suppliers and concurrent projects.

  • Experience of and involvement in product launches.

  • Degree qualified in relevant engineering discipline (preferred).

  • Knowledge of and involvement in product development including use of virtual toolsets.

  • Candidate must have a record of proactive delivery and commitment to meeting deadlines.