Facilities & maintenance manager

Serge Island Farms Limited is seeking an experienced and result-driven Facilities & Maintenance Manager to oversee the safe maintenance, installation, repair, and upkeep of farm facilities, housing accommodations, machinery, and equipment. Operating within a dairy farming environment, you will ensure that all physical assets, utility systems, and building structures operate reliably, efficiently, and in full compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilities & Asset Management: Apply sound engineering principles to plan, develop, design, and maintain farm facilities, housing structures, utilities, and engineering assets.
• Maintenance Planning & Equipment Reliability: Develop, schedule, and execute preventive and corrective maintenance programs for all farm machinery, equipment registers, and specialized systems.
• Technical Operations & Systems Maintenance: Troubleshoot, service, repair, and test complex electrical, mechanical, and plumbing infrastructure—including refrigeration/chiller systems, vacuum pumps, air compressors, boilers, heat exchangers, electrical switchgears, transformers, water/air solenoids, motor controllers, and deep well pumps.
• Project & Contractor Supervision: Plan, manage, and supervise capital works, infrastructure projects, outsourced contractors, and technical personnel to ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Budgeting & Procurement: Develop and manage maintenance budgets, coordinate with Stores to procure spare parts and supplies, and maintain prudent inventory levels.
• Compliance & Quality Assurance: Ensure facility operations adhere to occupational health and safety, environmental (NEPA), public health (MOH), and security regulations. Maintain commitment to Food Safety and Quality Management Systems (ISO 22000, HACCP).
• Leadership & Reporting: Prepare maintenance reports, track machine downtime, lead and train technical personnel, and liaise with utility companies, engineering consultants, and external suppliers.

Key Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering-related field from an accredited institution, with recognized engineering discipline training and certification.
• Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of practical experience in facilities management, preferably within a dairy farming or agricultural environment.
• Technical Competencies: Ability to interpret mechanical diagrams, equipment drawings, and electrical circuit blueprints. Strong manual dexterity and mechanical aptitude with hand and hydraulic tools. Thorough knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, construction, and electronic control concepts. Practical understanding of project management, contracts, and procurement procedures.
• Certifications & Clearances: Valid Food Handlers’ Permit. Working knowledge of ISO 22000 and HACCP Food Safety Management Systems. Must pass pre-employment drug and alcohol screening as well as a criminal background check.
• Key Skills: Proven leadership, team building, decision-making, detail orientation, time management, and written/verbal communication skills.

Working Environment & Demands

• Work Environment: Involves working in hazardous agricultural environments with potential exposure to noise, dust, confined spaces, cold, and heat.
• Physical Demands: Requires standing, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, and handling tools and machinery controls.
• Schedule & Availability: Demands flexibility for extended weekday, weekend, or holiday work as operational needs dictate, as well as availability for 24-hour call-out duty.
• Location/Accommodation: Candidates must ideally reside within the parish of St. Thomas or be able to occupy secure accommodation provided on the farm.

We thank all interested applicants. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.