Senior Specialist, Facility Services

Role purpose: Own the physical infrastructure, statutory compliance, operational reliability, and outsourced facilities services for a manufacturing site in India.

The Facilities Specialist manages the site Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) supplier end to end, including service scope, service levels, cost, governance, and performance.

The role ensures that buildings, utilities, fire and life-safety systems, environmental controls, and facility operations comply with applicable central, state, and local requirements in India.

The position partners with Plant Leadership, EHS, Manufacturing, Engineering, HR, Procurement, Legal, Security, and external authorities to maintain a safe, compliant, resilient, and cost-effective manufacturing environment.
What will you do?IFM Supplier Management


* Own the day-to-day relationship with the site IFM supplier, including contract scope, SLAs, KPIs, governance cadence, escalation, and corrective action.


* Review and approve delivery of hard services such as mechanical, electrical, HVAC, utilities, fire systems, lifts, compressed air, process cooling, and building maintenance.


* Review and approve soft services such as housekeeping, landscaping, security, pest control, canteen coordination, waste handling, and workplace support, as included in the contract.


* Conduct monthly and quarterly business reviews, validate statutory records and service evidence, and close performance gaps through documented action plans.


* Manage the facilities budget, invoices, variable work orders, purchase requirements, and capital versus operating expense classification.


* Lead contract renewals, scope changes, tendering, and supplier transitions in coordination with Procurement, Finance, and Legal.

Facility Operations & Infrastructure


* Ensure reliable operation of electrical distribution, backup power, compressed air, HVAC, ventilation, process cooling, water systems, drainage, fire protection, and other critical utilities supporting manufacturing.


* Oversee preventive, predictive, statutory, and corrective maintenance programs, including maintenance calendars, permits to work, lockout/tagout controls, competency checks, and contractor supervision.


* Manage facility capital projects, expansions, equipment installation, layout changes, and building modifications from scope definition through statutory approvals, commissioning, handover, and closeout documentation.


* Maintain business continuity and emergency recovery plans for critical utilities, facility systems, suppliers, and infrastructure failures.


* Maintain asset registers, drawings, single-line diagrams, equipment history, test certificates, inspection records, and critical-spares plans.

Regulatory Compliance & EHS - India


* Maintain a site-specific legal and permit register covering applicable central legislation, state rules, local authority requirements, consent conditions, licence conditions, renewal...