The Facility Manages is responsible for facility management of one or more office locations or sites, managing the day-to-day operations of a variety of office services to ensure that the organisation’s current and future facilities and administrative needs are met efficiently, reliably, and economically.
These activities may include: building and maintenance services, cafeteria and recreation services, facilities management, fleet management, cleaning, gardening, reception and communication systems (such as telephone systems, etc.), copier services, office supplies, equipment and inventory management, administrative assistance, mail, distribution and messenger services, archives management.
The Facility Manager role typically only exists at bigger office locations and sites. The role may cover a single location, or be responsible for a number of offices / sites.

Job Description:

Property management:

o Regularly reviews facilities provision, making recommendations for improvements and contributes to policy-making.

o Plans, prioritises, and manages maintenance activities and upgrades to equipment, facilities, and systems to minimise disruptions to business activities and use the organisation’s facilities and resources effectively.

o Leads planning and implementation of major facilities upgrade projects.

Office services:

o Develop and maintain policies and processes in which agreed facilities are consistently delivered at agreed quality and price levels

o Liaises with functional or operational area managers to ensure that the office / building facilities as well as administration policies, programmes, and activities are appropriate for current and future business needs.

o Manages the day-to-day operations of a wide variety of office services to ensure that the organisation’s current and future facilities and administrative needs are met efficiently, reliably, and economically, both insourced and outsourced services

o Monitors facilities budget to ensure variances are accounted for.

Contract management:

o Establishes, evaluates, and recommends office-related contracts with suppliers and third-party service providers, advising office supplies and equipment purchases to minimise costs and meet the business needs.

o Select, and manage ongoing relationships with external suppliers (for example, cleaning or maintenance contractors or equipment vendors) to ensure the organisation receives satisfactory standards of service. 

Team management:

o Manages a team professional support staff to ensure that facility, support and administrative activities are completed on time, according to established standards, and within established budgets.

o May supervise external facilities support or maintenance staff.

Other duties:

o May assess health and safety risks, organise emergency drills, keeps up to date with regulations, and ensures compliance from external contractors.

o Contributes to disaster recovery planning for office and site facilities.

Our organisation:

Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know-how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees.  Our mission is Feeding the Future.

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.