Facility Manager

Lodestone Recruitment Ltd; Oldham; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent company pension

Job summary

Lodestone Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to run day-to-day operations across two sites in Oldham and Sheffield. The role is hands-on, with responsibility for buildings, plant, utilities and contractor performance to support busy engineering and production activities.

Reporting to the Production Director, you will lead on PPM schedules, audits, and compliance while negotiating SLAs and managing safety risks.

Qualifications

• Proven facilities management experience, ideally within engineering or manufacturing.
• Building systems knowledge and UK Health & Safety legislation.
• Experience managing contractors, suppliers and service providers.
• Facilities management qualification (IWFM, NEBOSH or equivalent).
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Confident communicator able to manage stakeholders at all levels.
• Commercially minded and cost-conscious.
• Awareness of environmental management and sustainability practices.
• On-site with regular travel between Oldham and Sheffield; willing to provide out-of-hours support.

Responsibilities

• Managing the day-to-day running of 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.

Skills

Facilities management

Contractor management

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Education

Facilities management qualification (IWFM/NEBOSH or equivalent)

Job description

Salary: £50,000 | Full-time, Permanent, Days

Our client, a well-established engineering business with sites in Oldham and Sheffield, is looking for an experienced Facilities Manager 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
• A relevant facilities management qualification (e.g. IWFM, NEBOSH or equivalent)
• 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 Sheffield, and willing to provide occasional out-of-hours support for emergencies or planned works when required

What's on offer

• £50,000 salary
• Regular days, Monday to Friday
• Excellent company pension (5% employee / 10% employer).
• Permanent Position