At a Glance
- Tasks: Oversee facilities operations and manage improvement projects across Gloucester and Swindon.
- Company: Rapidly growing advanced manufacturing business with multiple UK sites.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth opportunities, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Hands-on role with travel between sites and collaboration with diverse teams.
- Why this job: Join a key role in shaping facilities for a thriving manufacturing company.
- Qualifications: Experience in facilities management within manufacturing and strong project management skills.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Facilities Manager to join a rapidly growing advanced manufacturing business operating across multiple UK sites. This is a newly created position where you will take ownership of the company's facilities function across Gloucester and Swindon. You'll play a key role in bringing new facilities online, delivering improvement projects and establishing the standards, systems and processes needed to support continued growth.
The Role
- Managing facilities operations across Gloucester and Swindon manufacturing sites
- Delivering fit-outs, relocations, machine installations and site improvement projects
- Managing building services including HVAC, utilities, compressed air, electrical and mechanical plant
- Developing and managing PPM and statutory inspection programmes
- Ensuring sites remain compliant, safe and audit-ready
- Selecting, managing and negotiating with contractors and suppliers
- Managing facilities budgets, service contracts and project costs
- Working closely with engineering, operations, quality and leadership teams
- Reporting facilities performance and KPIs to senior management
- Establishing facilities processes and best practices as the business continues to scale
About You
We're looking for someone with proven facilities management or site operations experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment. You should have:
- Experience managing facilities across a manufacturing or engineering site
- A track record of delivering fit-outs, relocations, installations or site projects
- Strong project management and contractor management skills
- Good knowledge of building services, HVAC, utilities and compressed air
- Experience with PPM and statutory compliance
- Experience managing budgets and service contracts
- A practical, hands-on approach to facilities management
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work with both shop-floor and senior stakeholders
- The ability to manage multiple sites and travel regularly between Gloucester and Swindon
- Experience within aerospace, automotive or composites manufacturing would be advantageous, as would an IWFM or equivalent facilities qualification.
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