Engineering and Maintenance Manager

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across its companies around the world.

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Job Description

The Engineering, Maintenance & Services Manager is responsible for the safe, compliant and efficient operation of all engineering, maintenance and operational support services across the Wolverhampton laboratory campus. The role leads multi-disciplinary teams covering engineering maintenance, facilities services, hygiene, stores, security, and customer consumables logistics.

This is a full time role working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 07:00 and 19:00 as per business needs and to include some weekend working if required.

The right candidate must have flexibility to work around these hours and respond to emergency call outs. 

The postholder must possess strong hands-on technical knowledge and practical maintenance experience across electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing and building services systems, alongside the leadership capability to develop teams, manage contractors and drive operational excellence.

The role is accountable for ensuring maximum equipment reliability, statutory compliance, business continuity and service delivery standards across the site.

• Work closely with the Head of Health, Safety and Facilities to ensure all facilities, engineering systems, plant and equipment are maintained, operated and managed in compliance with statutory, regulatory and company requirements.
• Provide leadership, management and development of teams responsible for:
  • Facilities Maintenance
  • Hygiene Services
  • Stores Operations
  • Security Services
  • Customer Consumables Logistics
• Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities to maximise equipment reliability, operational efficiency and business continuity.
• Manage and monitor the performance of external consultants, contractors and service providers, ensuring safe working practices, compliance with site standards and achievement of agreed service levels.
• Support the development and management of facilities and engineering budgets, ensuring effective cost control, value for money and responsible use of allocated resources.
• Develop, monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for all areas of responsibility, providing regular performance updates and recommendations to the Head of Health, Safety and Facilities.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across all service areas, reviewing processes, identifying efficiencies and implementing best practices to enhance service quality and operational performance.
• Ensure the effective management and maintenance of building services and infrastructure, including electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, water, fire safety and utility systems.
• Maintain a hands-on involvement in engineering and maintenance activities, supporting the team with fault diagnosis, technical troubleshooting and repair work where necessary, whilst providing technical oversight of internal and contracted works
• Maintain compliance with all relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, including permit-to-work systems, contractor control procedures and statutory inspection requirements.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure adherence to all company health, safety and environmental policies and procedures within areas of responsibility.
• Support site resilience and business continuity by ensuring critical engineering and operational support services remain effective, reliable and fit for purpose.

Qualifications

• Proven working background in engineering maintenance and management experience.
• Proven experience in engineering, maintenance or building services leadership roles.
• HNC / HND Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering.
• Experience with 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
• IOSH or NEBOSH Qualification. 
• Legionella Responsible Person. 
• HVAC / Refrigeration certification or significant practical experience.
• Proven Practical experience in the following areas: Electrical distribution systems, Lighting and emergency lighting systems, HVAC systems, Boilers and heating systems, Chilled water systems, Air handling units (AHUs), Ventilation systems, Plumbing and water systems, Compressed air systems, Pumps and motors, Fire detection and alarm systems, Building Management Systems (BMS), Control systems, Lifting equipment, Pressure systems.
• Experience in the management of engineering teams and contractor management.
• Budget responsibility.
• Experience in service provider management.
• Microsoft 365 applications use for operational management.
• Implementation and use of computer-aided facilities management tools.
• Implementation and use of building management systems.
• Demonstrable hands-on maintenance experience using engineering tools and equipment.
• Demonstrable experience managing electrical safety, contractor control and permit-to-work systems
• Experience diagnosing and resolving complex mechanical and electrical faults.
• Experience managing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) systems.
• Experience managing reactive maintenance activities.
• Strong understanding of building services engineering.

Additional Information

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work our employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Being part of a Reward and Recognition Scheme, recognising great work across our teams.
• Holiday entitlement increases with service.
• The option to opt into our Health Cash Plan, designed to help look after your everyday health and wellbeing. This allows you to claim back the cost of routine healthcare expenses such as dental check-ups, eye tests, glasses or contact lenses and other everyday medical treatments.
• Life Assurance from day one, providing cover of three times your annual salary.
• Automatic enrolment into our Company Pension Plan after three months (with the flexibility to opt out if you choose)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering 24/7 confidential support for both personal and work-related matters.
• Being able to register your interest in volunteering days, which are designed to support employees who wish to do voluntary work during working hours as part of a wider strategy to contribute positively to the local community.
• Free on-site car parking.
• The opportunity to explore worldwide opportunities.
• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. 

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Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.

We support your development!  Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an  Equal Opportunity Employer . We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.