Facilities and Maintenance Manager

**Facilities and Maintenance Manager - Big W Hoxton Park
- Exciting opportunity for a talented Facilities and Maintenance Manager to join our BIG W Hoxton Park DC
- Be part of Australia’s biggest supply chain network
- Work for an organisation that provides essential service to Australia and our communities
- Play an integral part in our Primary Connect purpose of “ We connect communities with the products they need and love”

**About Us
In October 2020, Woolworths Group Supply Chain rebranded to become Primary Connect - an end-to-end supply chain partner within Woolworths Group. Our team of more than 8,000 continues to support our Woolworths, Countdown, and BIG W stores across the country, providing them with our customers’ favourite food, drink, and everyday needs items.

Becoming Primary Connect gives us the opportunity to keep growing so we can become the next generation supply chain whilst remaining an essential part of Woolworths Group. There has never been a more exciting time to join our team.

**The Opportunity
The Facilities and Maintenance (F&M) Manager’s responsibility is to ensure the facility and assets are managed in accordance with Australian Standards, comply with local and statutory regulation, Landlord and insurance requirements and Woolworths standards and policies to ensure delivery to stores are achieved at mínimal cost, injury or environmental incident.

**Key Responsibilities
- Overall management of all matters relating to F&M operations, engineering, risk and compliance
- Monitor and manage F&M contractor works and activities, to ensure all works are satisfactorily and safely completed to Primary Connect policies, procedures and standards, so as to minimise disruption to occupants and operators
- Manage property lease obligations relating to F&M activities
- Onsite management of the service agreement for the Material Handling Equipment and Dematic automation, as key point of contact on site and the escalation point
- Ensure all relevant F&M statutory requirements are implemented and adhered to by all stakeholders, in order to maintain compliance at the DC.
- Manage and deliver Stay in Business (SIB) CAPEX on budget and on-time.
- Formulate and deliver operating expenditure budgeting and forecasting.

**Who we’re looking for**

We’re looking for a resilient, results driven individual who is able to negotiate and influence stakeholders at all levels. Who will also:

- Strong communication and influencing skills to effectively build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in the facilities and/or property industry, industrial preferred
- Planning, problem solving skills and ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks
- Excellent organisation and administrative skills
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to optimise team performance and development
- Ability to identify, manage and mitigate risk
- Promote and drive continuous improvement and innovation
- Demonstrates genuine care and respect for peoples approachable and available, provides guidance, support and provides feedback
- Resilient and seeks to build that capability in others
- Ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines and inputs from internal and external stakeholders

**What’s in it for you?
- A great opportunity to join an established, profitable business with huge potential to grow, that is part of a greater group with true career progression
- Culture of innovation, recognition and always creating together
- Join one of Australia’s most trusted brands
- Great team benefits and discounts include access to discounts in our supermarkets and liquor partners, novated leases, share purchase plans, reduced insurance products, entertainment, theme parks, cinemas, lifestyle and other attraction discount

**Joining the Group
As part of the wider Woolworths Group, we care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. BIG W is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.