Maintenance & Facilities Manager

Maintenance & Facilities Manager

Location: Buckingham
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am 5:00pm
Salary: £40,000 £42,500 DOE

Are you an experienced maintenance professional with strong technical knowledge and a proven track record of leading and developing a team?

We are looking for a Maintenance & Facilities Manager to take responsibility for a small team across a multi-site operation. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will combine your technical maintenance expertise with strong people-management skills, helping to drive standards, improve processes and develop a proactive maintenance culture.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys being visible and hands-on, while also having the leadership skills to develop people and make a genuine operational impact.

About the Role

You will take ownership of day-to-day maintenance and facilities activity across multiple sites, ensuring high standards of safety, reliability and service.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading, supporting and developing a small maintenance team.
• Overseeing planned preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Providing technical guidance and support to the team.
• Carrying out regular site inspections and identifying areas for improvement.
• Ensuring maintenance standards and processes are consistently followed.
• Identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reliability.
• Managing contractors and external service providers where required.
• Supporting health & safety, compliance and statutory maintenance requirements.
• Building strong working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across the business.
• Promoting a proactive approach to maintenance and continuous improvement.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Strong technical maintenance knowledge and experience.
• Previous experience leading, supervising or managing a maintenance team.
• A background in facilities, commercial, industrial or engineering maintenance.
• Electrical or multi-skilled maintenance experience.
• The ability to troubleshoot issues and provide practical technical solutions.
• Strong communication and people-management skills.
• A proactive, hands-on approach to maintenance.
• The confidence to coach and develop team members.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A full UK driving licence.

You don't need to have experience in every aspect of the role from day one. The key requirement is strong technical maintenance capability combined with solid people-management experience. Additional responsibilities and knowledge can be developed once you are established in the role.

What's on Offer?

• £40,000 £42,500 DOE
• Monday to Friday, 8:00am 5:00pm
• Excellent benefits package
• Lead and develop an established team
• Multi-site responsibility with a high degree of autonomy
• Training and career development opportunities
• Supportive working environment
• Opportunity to make a visible impact on maintenance standards and processes

If you're a technically strong maintenance professional who enjoys leading people, improving standards and taking ownership, we'd be keen to hear from you!

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OA is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.