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Job Title:                       Facilities Manager
  
Location:                     Blackburn / North West

Salary:                          £30,000 - £35,000 pa + 25 Holidays, Pension

Are you ready to take the next step in your FM career and make a significant impact in a dynamic organisation?
  
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to step in to a management role and support the FM strategy across multiple sites, ensuring smooth operations and continuous improvement.
  
Role Overview
The Facilities Manager will be responsible for co-ordinating both planned and unplanned maintenance, as well as overseeing facilities improvement projects across a network of distribution centres across the North West and Midlands.

Key responsibilities will include:

Management of the Maintenance Calendar and co-ordinate contractor activities.
Oversee facilities improvement initiatives and support major projects.
Collating reports, managing work schedules, and signing-off completed works whilst controlling costs.
Research and evaluate alternative maintenance suppliers, supporting the tender process and onboarding of new contractors as required.   
Experience Required

Previous experience in a Facilities Management or Health and Safety role is required, ideally having been responsible for multiple sites.
Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements, including risk assessments and maintaining registers (e.g. Legionella & Asbestos etc.)
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to professionally challenge contractors.
Reasonable technical ability and understanding of basic finance and budgeting.
Proactive with excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.  A Valid UK Driving Licence is required in this role as regular travel between locations is required.
  
Key Benefits:

Salary of £30,000 - £35,000 pa, dependent on experience.
25 Holidays, plus Bank Holidays.
5% Pension.
Access to a pool car for travel between locations. Professional Growth: Enhance your career by managing a diverse range of maintenance and improvement activities across multiple sites.

Training & Development: Fully supported training programme and sponsorship to gain relevant FM qualifications as your career progresses.

Impactful Work: Play a crucial role in maintaining and improving facilities, directly contributing to the efficiency and safety of the organisation.

Tom Samuel Recruitment Ltd.
Tom Samuel is an executive recruitment consultancy specialising in Supply Chain, Logistics, Buying, & Merchandising from middle management to board level. We use our industry knowledge to offer the personalised service associated with an independent business ensuring we really understand your requirements.  This enables us to find the UK's leading supply chain, procurement, buying and logistics candidates and provide a fast, responsive and most importantly, a high-quality recruitment service.

For further information, please call Gareth directly on (phone number removed), or get in touch by email: (url removed)