Facilities Manager – Two-Site Engineering & Production

Lodestone Recruitment Ltd; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent company pension (5% employee

10% employer)

Permanent Position

Regular days Monday to Friday

Job summary

Lodestone Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for a Facilities Manager on behalf of a well-established engineering business. You will own day-to-day facilities across two sites, manage the PPM schedule, contractor SLAs, and compliance to support busy production.

Reporting to the Production Director, you’ll lead refurbishments, space planning, risk assessments and budgeted activities while collaborating with engineering, IT and production to keep operations running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Proven facilities management experience in engineering/manufacturing.
• Solid knowledge of building systems and UK health & safety law.
• Experience managing contractors, suppliers and service providers.
• Relevant facilities management qualification (IWFM/NEBOSH).
• Strong organisational and stakeholder communication.
• Commercially minded with cost awareness.
• Willing to travel between Oldham and a second site within 40 miles.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day facilities across two sites including offices, workshops and stores.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance for buildings, plant and equipment.
• Maintain site utilities like power, water, HVAC, compressed air safely and cost-effectively.
• Lead refurbishments, space planning and site improvement projects.
• Conduct site inspections, audits and risk assessments.
• Manage permits, certifications and compliance documentation.
• Act as facilities safety lead and handle emergency response.
• Source and supervise contractors, negotiate contracts and SLAs.
• Ensure work is delivered safely, on time and to spec.
• Monitor budgets and seek efficiency savings; maintain asset records.

Skills

Facilities management experience

Stakeholder management

Contractor management

Safety & compliance knowledge

Communication skills

Education

FM qualification (IWFM/NEBOSH)

Job description

Lodestone Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for a Facilities Manager on behalf of a well-established engineering business. You will own day-to-day facilities across two sites, manage the PPM schedule, contractor SLAs, and compliance to support busy production.

Reporting to the Production Director, you’ll lead refurbishments, space planning, risk assessments and budgeted activities while collaborating with engineering, IT and production to keep operations running smoothly.