Facilities Manager

IWFM; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension 7%

Life assurance 4x salary

Cycle to work

On-site parking

Wellbeing programme

Sick pay

Career progression

Job summary

IWFM is seeking a proactive Facilities Manager/Engineer to keep a busy UK manufacturing site running while shaping long-term improvements. You will split your time between day-to-day maintenance and delivering capital works, budgeting, and infrastructure planning to support growth.

You’ll lead contractor management, ensure compliance, and drive energy saving initiatives, with a focus on safety, efficiency and reliability on site. Strong planning is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing facilities within manufacturing/industrial environments.
• HNC/HND or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Knowledge of PUWER, LOTO and statutory compliance.
• Experience delivering facilities improvements or CapEx projects.
• Health & Safety qualification such as NEBOSH.
• Experience using CMMS or planned maintenance systems.

Responsibilities

• Respond to day-to-day building and facilities issues (plumbing, drainage, roofing, utilities).
• Manage contractors for reactive and planned works.
• Oversee site services, utilities and infrastructure.
• Ensure statutory inspections and compliance activities are completed.
• Manage Permit to Work, RAMS and contractor safety.
• Support production by resolving facilities issues quickly to minimise downtime.
• Develop and maintain a rolling 0–3 year facilities improvement plan.
• Deliver CapEx projects from concept to completion.
• Prepare budgets, quotations and business cases.
• Improve maintenance planning and CMMS systems.
• Drive energy, sustainability and cost-saving initiatives.
• Plan future infrastructure upgrades to support growth.
• Report project progress to senior management.

Job description

Looking for a facilities role with real variety?

If you enjoy the challenge of keeping a busy manufacturing site running day–to–day, but also want the opportunity to improve it for the future, this could be exactly what you're looking for.

You’ll spend around half your time dealing with the day–to–day management of the site's facilities everything from organising repairs to plumbing, drainage, roofing, utilities and building fabric while the other half will focus on planning and delivering longer–term improvements, developing a rolling 0–3 year facilities plan and managing projects that support future business growth.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing UK manufacturer, part of a global engineering group supplying specialist equipment to the British Armed Forces.

What's on Offer

Salary up to GBP55,000

Monday to Thursday: 7.00am – 3.30pm

Friday: 7.00am – 12.00pm

25 days holiday, rising to 28 with service, plus Bank Holidays

7% employer pension contribution

Company sick pay

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free on‑site parking

Wellbeing programme

Excellent long–term career opportunities within a global organisation

The Role

This is a genuinely varied position where no two days are the same.

One day you could be organising colleagues to repair a leaking roof, resolving drainage issues, dealing with building services or managing utility outages. The next, you’ll be planning capital improvements, reviewing future infrastructure requirements, preparing budgets or developing the site's three–year facilities strategy.

You’ll become the person responsible for ensuring the site remains safe, compliant, efficient and ready to support future growth.

Typical ResponsibilitiesDay–to–Day Facilities Management (Approximately 50%)

• Respond to day–to–day building and facilities issues including plumbing, drainage, roofing, utilities and general building maintenance.
• Manage contractors carrying out reactive and planned works.
• Oversee site services, utilities and infrastructure.
• Ensure statutory inspections and compliance activities are completed.
• Manage Permit to Work, RAMS and contractor safety.
• Support production by resolving facilities issues quickly to minimise downtime.
• Carry out regular site inspections and identify improvement opportunities.

Facilities Planning & Projects (Approximately 50%)

• Develop and maintain a rolling 0–3 year facilities improvement plan.
• Deliver facilities CapEx projects from concept through completion.
• Prepare budgets, quotations and business cases.
• Improve maintenance planning and CMMS systems.
• Drive energy, sustainability and cost–saving initiatives.
• Plan future infrastructure upgrades to support business growth.
• Report project progress and facilities performance to senior management.

About You

You’ll probably already be working as a:

• Facilities Engineer
• Facilities Manager
• Site Services Engineer
• Building Services Engineer
• Engineering Facilities Supervisor
• Maintenance Manager with responsibility for facilities

You’ll enjoy solving practical problems, working with contractors and keeping a manufacturing site running efficiently, while also taking satisfaction from planning improvements that make a lasting difference.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience managing facilities within a manufacturing, engineering or industrial environment.
• HNC/HND or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Knowledge of contractor management, PUWER, LOTO and statutory compliance.
• Experience delivering facilities improvement or CapEx projects.
• Health & Safety qualification such as NEBOSH (or equivalent).
• Experience using CMMS or planned maintenance systems.

Nice to Have

• Multi–skilled engineering or maintenance background.
• Building services or utilities experience.
• Project Management qualification (Prince2 or PMP).
• Lean or Continuous Improvement experience.
• Knowledge of BMS, CAD or energy management systems.

Why Apply?

This isn’t a desk–based facilities planning role, nor is it purely reactive maintenance.

It’s a genuinely balanced position where you’ll spend your time keeping the site running today whilst helping shape how it operates tomorrow making it ideal for someone who enjoys both practical problem–solving and long–term planning.

Full job description available on request.

Our client is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All applications will be considered.

This is a pivotal opportunity to support the operations and manufacturing teams of this growing business.