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The Role of Facilities Manager
According to the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), a facilities manager is define as “A profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the built environment by integrating people, place, process and technology.”
While reading through a local newspaper, I found a job opening for a Facilities Manager at one company. Here are the jobs description that they have outlined to become their facility manager:
- To formulate and implement strategies for Facilities Department to meet plant objectives for production, cost, ESH and volume ramp.
- Manage new factory facilities installation and overseeing all requirements to be able to support operations of production machines.
- Manage periodic maintenance of facilities machines, equipment and instruments supporting the Production floor including clean room to attain consistent quality outputs.
- Liaise with Production during plant breakdown and manage trouble shooting and rectification on a timely schedule
- Liaise with Production for plant upgrade or rearrangement, design plant layout with maximum space utilization and provide completion as scheduled.
- Design, install, operate and/or maintain all facilities equipment, instruments and channels inclusive of power substation, air compressors, water and process gas supply channels, air conditioning systems, cooling towers, boilers, etc, (if it is not outsourced).
- Liaise and network with TNB, JBA, DOSH and other relevant authorities and suppliers to attain sufficient and consistent uninterrupted quality supply.
- Oversee Environment, Safety and Health (ESH) program & develop plant wide strategy to implement, educate and enforce ESH policies, rules and regulations in compliance to local and corporate standards.
External and academic requirements:
- Degree in Electrical / Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with experience in the same field
- Minimum 7 to 10 years experience in M&E works preferable from an electronic or electrical manufacturing environment. Competent in project management an added advantage
- Strong technical knowledge of electrical and mechanical applications.
- Experience in various TPM, 5S, Kaizen and CIP Programs
- Computer literacy is a must.
- Written and verbal proficiency in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
- Good listener and trainer with strong people management skills and leadership quality.
We find that Facilities Manager is quite a high pressure and a demanding job. However with the right knowledge and tool set, a facilities manager’s task could become much more easier and efficient. Using ARCHIBUS/FM solution would be the most preferred choice.
