Facilities Supervisor

We have a new opportunity for an experienced and organised Facilities Supervisor to be responsible for ensuring the PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance), efficiency and safety of our Sea Life Blackpool attraction.

Working every-day around some of the world’s most unique marine wildlife as the attractions Facilities Supervisor, you will be ensuring that the fabric of the building and building facilities, audio-visual and virtual reality systems, lighting, special effects are all in adequate working order. Even though this will be a hands-on role, you will be accountable for booking and managing all maintenance contractors required for varied and specific remedial requirements.

Reporting and supporting to the Senior Operations Manager, you the Facilities Supervisor will ensure through effective and proactive maintenance programs that all systems operate efficiently, effectively, and safely. With input from the General Manager, you’ll also be responsible for delivering projects on time and within budget.

Even though this will be a fun and exciting role when no two days will be the same, this at time will be a demanding role where you will be providing a vital support to the attraction, ensuring that a memorable experience is delivered to all our guests. 

In addition, you will be also covering Facilities maintenance requirements at our Gruffalo and Friends Clubhouse attraction, in the same building as Sea Life.

In this role you will attend and hold daily briefings, take radio calls and work on reactive jobs as they come in.

This role is full-time, permanent, and will include weekends and bank holidays as part of a shift rota. The occasional late evening work can be required at times in this role.

• Proven experience working in a similar role as a Maintenance Manager,  Facilities Supervisor or Caretaker
• Hands-on maintenance experience, covering varied aspects of building infrastructure (Mechanical and Electrical working appreciation)
• Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously and multi-task as necessary.
• Proven ability to competently select and manager contractors
• Experience working safely in a live public environment with a strong working appreciation of hazard control
• Ability to maintain the highest level of service in high-pressure and/or stressful situations
• Good customer service appreciation with the ability to communicate effectively and confidently

At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters!    

Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.