At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead site operations and ensure safe, compliant facilities services at a manufacturing site.
- Company: Join a dynamic team focused on technical excellence and client relationships.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, autonomy in your role, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Immediate start available; perfect for those who thrive on ownership and leadership.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by shaping service delivery and growing your contract.
- Qualifications: NEBOSH or IOSH certification and relevant engineering qualifications preferred.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
About the Role
Are you an experienced facilities or engineering professional looking to take ownership of a site and make a real difference? We're looking for a Facilities Manager to lead the delivery of safe, compliant, and reliable facilities services at our clients manufacturing site in Northampton. This is a hands-on leadership role at the heart of our client's operations - you'll manage day-to-day maintenance, drive compliance, build strong client relationships, and identify opportunities to grow the contract. If you thrive on ownership, enjoy leading a team, and want a role where your technical and commercial skills both matter, this could be the perfect next step.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading the planning, coordination, and delivery of planned and reactive maintenance, plus minor project work, working with both in-house technicians and specialist contractors.
- Owning site operations, budgets, forecasting, and reporting for the client site.
- Managing the contract against agreed KPIs and SLAs, championing continuous compliance improvement.
- Building strong relationships with client stakeholders and identifying opportunities to grow the scope of work.
- Overseeing electrical, mechanical, and building services - including heating, cooling, compressed air, pure water, and effluent systems.
- Driving improvements to Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) and the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
- Leading, developing, and motivating your site team.
- Chairing monthly performance review meetings with clients and service providers.
- Ensuring full compliance with health, safety, quality, and environmental legislation.
- Participating in the on-call escalation rota.
Qualifications
- NEBOSH, IOSH, or CSCS (or equivalent).
- Electrical or Mechanical apprenticeship.
- Relevant engineering qualification (degree, HNC, or equivalent) - preferred.
- Legionella (L8) and/or Asbestos Management training - preferred.
Experience
- Familiarity managing engineering or hard services contracts, ideally within FMCG.
- Experience managing planned and reactive work order systems across multiple sites.
- Experience managing engineering personnel.
- Background in food manufacturing or distribution is an advantage.
- Confident managing contractors, budgets, and site compliance.
- Solid working knowledge of key H&S legislation (PUWER, LOLER, PSSR, etc.).
Why join this facilities engineering team?
You'll be joining a business that values technical excellence, client relationships, and giving people the autonomy to lead their site. This is a role with genuine scope to shape how services are delivered - and to grow the contract you're responsible for.
Ready to apply? Send me your CV or call David Cheal on 07711 734 452. This is an immediate start.
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