Facilities Manager - Solihull office based with travel required once per week.
Salary: £35,000 per year
37.5-hour week 09:00 - 17:00
33 days Annual Leave - Permanent role

Are you passionate about ensuring health and safety standards while maintaining exceptional facilities? We are seeking a dedicated Facilities Manager to oversee the maintenance and domestic departments across multiple sites in the care sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all homes comply with current health and safety legislation.
• Oversee maintenance works.
• Manage maintenance staff across all homes.
• Conduct and manage audits related to fire checks, health. and safety & hygiene.
• Perform regular inspections of homes to ensure compliance with legislation.
• Maintain government regulations, health and security standards, and energy efficiency requirements.
• Undertake risk assessments.
• Travel once per week to either Manchester, London, or West Sussex. (Paid Mileage)

Additional Duties:

• Collaborate with the Registered Manager to ensure compliance.
• Inspect building structures to determine the need for repairs or renovations.
• Review utilities consumption and identify areas to improve expenditure.
• Source and procure goods and services, external contractors, and suppliers.
• Arrange maintenance repairs and liaise with contractors for optimal deals without compromising quality.
• Maintain relationships with contractors and ensure services meet required standards.
• Manage weekly food orders, ensuring healthy and up-to-standard supplies.
• Oversee supplier management to ensure quality, cost efficiency, and timely delivery.
• Provide costing information for enquiries and orders to the Managing Director.
• Ensure facilities and service costs remain within budgetary constraints.
• Resolve discrepancies in supplier invoices and ensure data accuracy on company systems.
• Implement a rigorous contractor vetting program to ensure compliance and safety.
• Manage external suppliers and instruct them on necessary works.
• Be the primary contact for all maintenance and development matters, including emergency procedures.
• Maintain and oversee an up-to-date maintenance program for non-reactive work.
• Manage the maintenance budget reporting Managing Director.
• Collaborate with external Health & Safety consultants and support Home Managers with action plans to ensure site safety.
• Arrange and ensure timely Health and Safety checks and tests across all homes.

The ideal Candidate:

• Experience as a Facilities Manager
• Knowledge of Health and Safety (indeally a care setting)
• Experience writing and updating H&S policies and procedures
• Proven Track record of overseeing maintenance operations within a similar Environment
• Ability to identify and delegate maintenance tasks
• Able to lead and manage a team
• Willingness to travel to care homes as and when required.
• Willingness to change and implement new systems to streamline the facilities function of the business.
• A full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Enhanced DBS.
• To be able to provide 2 years of referee details with no gaps.

If you are ready to embark on a career in a rewarding sector in a company that recognises achievements and offers progression, please contact Steve Tomlinson at Pertemps, Hagley Court, Birmingham

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