Facilities Manager

Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Our Warrington site is also known as the Italian centre of excellence, recent expansion and investment make this site a state-of-the-art manufacturing unit! We produce high quality Italian ready meals for both Tesco & Co-Op.

What You'll Be Doing
As a Facilities Manager at Warrington you will report directly to the Engineering Controller.

Our team at Warrington has a wide range of backgrounds and skills, and we are ideally looking for someone from a multiskilled background. Your responsibilities will include, but not limited to:
Ensure the site maintains appropriate accreditation and permits and operates in full compliance with all relevant legislative and regulatory standards.
Prioritise spend, resources and activities across the site to maximise the effectiveness of both proactive and reactive services.
Direct, manage and monitor all site services contracts and works, ensuring compliance with site, health and safety, regulatory and contractual requirements.
Provide clear leadership, communication and direction to ensure colleagues are safe, engaged, focused, developed and performing to their full potential.
Set and manage annual service budgets, balancing cost efficiency and operational effectiveness within agreed parameters.
Identify, prioritise and develop CAPEX proposals to maintain, improve and develop site infrastructure in line with Greencore and Group strategic objectives.
Manage and maintain key operational services including refrigeration, compressed air, steam generation, water supply and discharge, effluent treatment, lifting equipment, heating and cooling, electrical services and building fabric.
What We're Looking For
As a Facilities Manager, you will ideally have:

Relevant degree qualified (e.g. BEng) / Member of a recognised professional body - EI / IET/IMechE
Substantial utilities and systems-optimisation experience across water, waste and energy
Have familiarity with Building Management Systems and other site performance monitoring systems to aggregate multiple data
sources.
Possess strong analytical abilities and attention to detail
Have a secure knowledge of environmental issues relevant to air emissions, water, wastewater, waste, hazardous chemicals
Proven track record of managing multiple group service contracts
Proven track record of operating at a group management level within a food manufacturing environment/high care environment
/other appropriate manufacturing environment
Project Management skills
Knowledge or Ammonia / Glycol chillers
Knowledge of LOLER and Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (site dependent)
Knowledge of EaWR and an appreciate of best practice maintenance on LV/HV systems
Competent in the use and development of Risk Assessments and Method Statements
Awareness of budgetary management related to service contracts
Contractor Management
Experience in dealing with Insurers and HSE
Ability to complete report writing etc.
At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.
If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

Competitive salary and job-related benefits
Holidays
Competitive matched pension contributions
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company share save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Enhanced parental leave and menopause policiesThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date.

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