Facilities Engineer (Electrical) – Bicester, Oxfordshire
At Siemens Healthineers, we believe in creating an inspiring and caring environment where every individual is empowered to grow, contribute and make a meaningful impact. As part of our Magnet Technology business, you'll join the team behind the world's leading superconducting magnets for MRI scanners, with more than a third of MRI systems installed globally containing a magnet designed and manufactured by our UK operations.
This is an exciting time to join us. Following significant investment in our future, we're expanding our manufacturing capability with a brand-new £250 million state-of-the-art facility in Bicester. This pioneering site will manufacture our groundbreaking DryCool technology, helping to deliver the future of sustainable MRI and transforming healthcare for patients around the world.
If you're passionate about electrical engineering, enjoy solving complex challenges and want to play a key role in maintaining critical infrastructure within an advanced manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
As a Facilities Engineer (Electrical), you will play a vital role in supporting the electrical infrastructure and facility services within our new Bicester manufacturing site. This newly created position offers a diverse mix of planned preventative maintenance, reactive fault finding, project support, contractor management and continuous improvement activities.
Working closely with colleagues and external partners, you'll help ensure facility systems remain safe, reliable and efficient, enabling our manufacturing operations to perform at their best. This is a hands-on role offering genuine responsibility and the opportunity to influence how a world-class facility evolves over time.
The role also includes participation in an on-call rota, providing support for critical breakdowns and operational issues outside standard working hours when required.
What You'll Be Doing
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Maintaining and supporting site electrical infrastructure in accordance with BS7671 regulations and health and safety best practice.
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Assisting with the design, review and implementation of electrical systems and infrastructure improvements to meet evolving business requirements.
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Monitoring building systems and utilities through Building Management Systems (BMS) and identifying opportunities to improve reliability and performance.
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Responding to faults and equipment failures, diagnosing root causes and implementing effective corrective actions.
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Performing planned preventative maintenance activities through the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
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Recording maintenance activities accurately to support KPI reporting and asset management.
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Acting as a key point of contact for facilities-related concerns from employees and stakeholders.
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Coordinating and supervising contractors, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required standards.
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Raising permits and supporting safe systems of work for contractor activities.
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Managing procurement activities including raising orders, approving completed work and supporting invoice processes.
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Maintaining appropriate spare parts inventory levels to minimise operational downtime.
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Building strong relationships across the business to ensure facilities activities are delivered with minimal disruption.
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Identifying and delivering continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational performance and reliability.
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Supporting wider facilities, maintenance and engineering teams as required.
What Skills and Experience You'll Bring
We're looking for someone who combines technical expertise with a collaborative and proactive approach.
You'll ideally have:
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Apprentice training supported by City & Guilds 2365 NVQ Level 3 or equivalent electrical qualification.
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City & Guilds 2382 18th Edition qualification.
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City & Guilds 2391-52 Inspection and Testing qualification (desirable).
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Strong knowledge of electrical systems, building services and infrastructure up to 415 volts.
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Experience of life safety systems, CCTV and access control systems.
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A proven track record of electrical maintenance, fault finding and problem solving within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
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Experience working with CMMS systems and digital maintenance tools.
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Excellent analytical skills with the ability to diagnose issues and implement practical solutions.
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Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise effectively in a dynamic environment.
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The confidence to work independently while also contributing as part of a wider team.
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Effective communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
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A flexible and adaptable approach, with a willingness to support multidisciplinary engineering activities when required.
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A commitment to ongoing learning, development and continuous improvement.
What's on Offer
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Competitive base salary
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26 days annual leave with the option to buy up to 10 additional days and sell up to 5 days
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Up to 10% matched pension contributions
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BUPA Private Medical cover
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Bonus scheme
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Share Save Scheme
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Free-to-use on-site gym
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2 paid volunteering days each year
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Access to ongoing technical and professional development opportunities
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The opportunity to work in a brand-new advanced manufacturing facility
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A collaborative and supportive team environment
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The chance to contribute to technology that improves healthcare outcomes globally
Who we are
We are a team of more than 73,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.
How we work
When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.
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