Facilities Manager


Company:	Carbon60
Salary:	£50,000 - £58,000
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Towcester, N12 8EQ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Aug 2026
Closing date:	20 Sept 2026

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Summary

Facilities Manager

Northampton, NN12 8EQ

£50,000 - £58,000 plus package.

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.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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