Facilities Coordinator
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
Location: Oxfordshire (OAS Facility)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 36 hours per week
Benefits: Private medical insurance, double pension contribution, lease car scheme, cycle to work scheme, 25 days’ holiday plus public holidays, and more
About Us
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is a world‑leading organisation at the forefront of engineering innovation. Home to some of the UK’s brightest engineering minds, we work with hundreds of industrial partners across automotive, aerospace, rail, construction, food & drink and more.
With strong roots in academia and industry, and supported by one of the largest public‑sector investments in UK manufacturing, MTC continues to grow rapidly across multiple UK sites – including Ansty Park (Coventry), Oxfordshire, Liverpool and the North East.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Facilities Coordinator to play a pivotal role at our Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS) facility. Reporting directly to the Maintenance Operations Manager, with matrix accountability to the Centre Head and Programme Manager, you’ll ensure the site remains a safe, welcoming and best‑in‑class working environment.
This is a hands‑on role with local autonomy, offering the opportunity to make a visible impact while remaining aligned to wider MTC safety, quality and compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the local lead for all facilities and property matters at the OAS site
- Build and manage effective relationships with landlord representatives and act as the single point of contact
- Serve as the main customer contact for all site users regarding facilities services
- Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring statutory compliance and best practice
- Diagnose faults and oversee effective repairs across building services and equipment
- Support site security, access control and business resilience arrangements
- Ensure all works meet health, safety, environmental and quality standards
- Manage contractor and supplier performance in line with MTC policy
- Support continuous improvement, cost‑saving initiatives and net‑zero objectives
- Oversee local utilities and energy management
- Act as a workplace ambassador, ensuring a positive employee and visitor experience
- Support emergency response arrangements, including out‑of‑hours escalation
What You’ll Bring
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a maintenance discipline
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a customer‑facing facilities or estates role
- IOSH Managing Safely qualification
- Broad knowledge of hard and soft FM services
- Strong stakeholder and supplier management skills
- Experience working in a Higher Education or similar environment
- Commercial awareness with experience reviewing cost proposals
- Confident user of Microsoft Office 365
- Full UK driving licence
- Resilience, adaptability and the ability to manage multiple priorities
Desirable
- NEBOSH National General Certificate
- Experience using SLA/KPI frameworks for performance management
- ISO accreditation experience
About The MTC
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.
The MTC's engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.
Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.
Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK Manufacturing, the MTC's engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.
The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.
Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable)
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.
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