Facilities Manager

Frey Consulting Group; Oldham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

Permanent position

Job summary

Frey Consulting Group, on behalf of a well-established engineering client, seeks an experienced Facilities Manager to own operations across two sites. You will manage buildings, plant, utilities and contractors to keep safety, compliance and efficiency at the core of a busy engineering and production operation.

The role is hands-on with high visibility, reporting to the Production Director, and involves regular days Monday to Friday with travel between Oldham and a nearby site within 40 miles.

Qualifications

• Proven facilities management experience, ideally within engineering or manufacturing.
• Solid knowledge of building systems, maintenance practices, and UK Health & Safety legislation.
• Experience managing contractors, suppliers, and service providers.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Confident communicator able to manage stakeholders at all levels.
• Commercially minded with cost awareness and environmental sustainability awareness.

Responsibilities

• Managing the day-to-day running of offices, workshops and storage across both sites.
• Overseeing planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance for buildings, plant and equipment.
• Keeping site utilities — power, water, HVAC, compressed air — reliable, compliant and cost-effective.
• Leading refurbishments, space planning and site improvement projects.
• Carrying out site inspections, audits and risk assessments.
• Managing permits, certifications, statutory inspections and compliance documentation.
• Acting as the go-to person for facilities-related safety matters and emergency response.
• Sourcing, appointing and managing contractors and service providers, including negotiating contracts and SLAs.
• Making sure contractor work is delivered safely, on time and to spec.
• Monitoring facilities budgets and finding opportunities for savings and efficiency.
• Keeping accurate records of assets, maintenance and compliance.
• Supporting equipment installs, relocations and decommissioning.
• Working closely with engineering, production and IT to keep operations running smoothly.

Skills

Facilities management

Contractor management

Budget management

Risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

Cost awareness

Environmental sustainability

Job description

Our client, a well-established engineering business, is looking for an experienced Facilities Manager, with experience within engineering environments, to take ownership of both locations — keeping buildings, plant, utilities and contractors running safely, compliantly and efficiently in support of a busy engineering and production operation.

This is a hands-on, high-visibility role reporting directly to the Production Director, ideal for someone who's as comfortable managing a PPM schedule as they are negotiating a contractor SLA or standing in front of an auditor.

The role is worked on regular days, Monday to Friday.

About the business:

Their goal is excellence in engineering and exceeding customer expectations, built on values that guide everything they do: safety, quality, integrity, honesty and teamwork.

What you'll be doing

• Managing the day-to-day running of our offices, workshops and storage areas across both sites
• Overseeing planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance for buildings, plant and equipment
• Keeping site utilities — power, water, HVAC, compressed air — reliable, compliant and cost-effective
• Leading on refurbishments, space planning and site improvement projects
• Carrying out site inspections, audits and risk assessments
• Managing permits, certifications, statutory inspections and compliance documentation
• Acting as the go-to person for facilities-related safety matters and emergency response
• Sourcing, appointing and managing contractors and service providers, including negotiating contracts and SLAs
• Making sure contractor work is delivered safely, on time and to spec
• Monitoring facilities budgets and finding opportunities for savings and efficiency
• Keeping accurate records of assets, maintenance and compliance
• Supporting equipment installs, relocations and decommissioning
• Working closely with engineering, production and IT to keep operations running smoothly

What we're looking for

• Proven facilities management experience, ideally within engineering or manufacturing
• Solid working knowledge of building systems, maintenance practices and UK Health & Safety legislation
• Experience managing contractors, suppliers and service providers
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with real attention to detail
• Confident communicator who can manage stakeholders at all levels
• Commercially minded and cost-conscious
• Awareness of environmental management and sustainability practices
• Based on-site with regular travel between Oldham and a second site, within 40 miles, and willing to provide occasional out-of-hours support for emergencies or planned works when required

What's on offer

• Regular days, Monday to Friday
• Excellent company pension (5% employee / 10% employer).
• Permanent Position