Site Maintenance Manager

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Role: Site Maintenance Manager

Location: Huddersfield

Salary: Up to £35,000, dependent on experience

About Us

Buy It Direct is one of the UK's fastest-growing online retailers. We've built the business from the ground up, and our office spaces and warehouses play a huge part in keeping things running smoothly.

We're now seeking a practical and hands-on Site Maintenance Manager to help us maintain optimal PPM, repairs, maintenance, and site safety.

The Role

We need someone who knows their way around tools, systems, and maintenance tasks-someone who's worked on the ground and understands how to keep a building and its services ticking over. You'll lead a small team, organise jobs, work with contractors, and make sure our sites stay safe, compliant, and in good shape.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage a small team focused on the upkeep of buildings, kit, and systems including heating, electrics, plumbing, and general repairs.
• Organise and lead the maintenance team-set jobs, keep them on track, and give support where needed.
• Keep on top of repair requests, update the job system, and make sure work gets done on time.
• Plan and carry out regular checks and servicing (PPM) to keep breakdowns to a minimum.
• Order tools, materials, and parts ahead of time so jobs aren't held up.
• Work with outside contractors and engineers-get quotes, check work, and make sure it's done right.
• Track how the team's doing using KPIs and weekly progress reports.
• Help train up team members and pass on your technical know-how.
• Make sure all work meets safety rules and legal requirements.
• Keep paperwork like risk assessments, procedures, and training records up to date.

What We're Looking For

• A solid background in facilities, site maintenance, or a trade like mechanical, electrical, or plumbing.
• Hands-on experience solving day-to-day problems in a practical way.
• Comfortable leading a team and passing on skills.
• Able to use job tracking or maintenance software (we can train on the system we use).
• Good at planning your time, spotting issues early, and keeping things running smoothly.
• Clear communicator, whether it's updating the team or dealing with contractors.
• Health & safety aware and always working to a safe standard.

If you're a practical Facilities Lead who's used to fixing problems and keeping sites running smoothly, we'd love to hear from you.