State Facilities

**About Woolworths Group**

Woolworths Group is a food and everyday needs retailer united by the shared purpose of creating better experiences together for a better tomorrow. With more than 1,400 stores across its Woolworths Supermarkets, Countdown Supermarkets (New Zealand) and BIG W brands, and fast-growing eCommerce businesses, Woolworths Group is Australia and New Zealand’s largest retailer. A top 10 company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Woolworths Group employs more than 180,000 team members and serves more than 20 million customers a week.

**State Facilities & Maintenance Manager - VIC/SA
- A new created and exciting opportunity for an engaging Facilities and Maintenance Manager to be a part of customer-first, team-first culture
- Play an integral part in our Primary Connect purpose of “ We connect communities with the products they need and love”
- Competitive salary, tool of trade and other great team benefits
- Adelaide or Melbourne based role

This is an opportunity to step into a high-level stakeholder engagement environment and have an impact. You will be given a high level of support and resources to drive our Primary Connect purpose of connecting 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, BWS, Dan Murphy’s, 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**
Your role as the VIC/SA State Facilities Manager is to support the overall strategic framework for alignment to the national Facilities & Maintenance (FM) goals.

You will lead an engaged team who are responsible for providing facilities management services for VIC/SA sites ensuring the facility and assets are managed in accordance with Australian Standards, comply with local and statutory regulation, Landlord and insurance requirements and Primary Connect’s standards, procedures and policies to ensure delivery to stores are achieved at mínimal cost, injury or environmental incident.

Working in a passionate and supportive leadership team, time will be spent building relationships and creating engagement, as well as:

- Accountable for the successful delivery of Facilities & Management (F&M) services across the portfolio & ensuring properties in the portfolio meet all Woolworths & Primary Connect operation, risk and compliance requirements. Non-conformances to be immediately actioned and escalated as necessary.
- Accountable for F&M operational performance of assets within VIC/SA
- Lead the procurement of region-specific, non-residential services and contracts in accordance with WOW and Primary Connect procurement guidelines.
- Actively participate in all Safety and Risk Management on-site activities & procedures in accordance with National and State regulations and WOW Group and Primary Connect requirements.
- Provide proactive feedback to the National F&M Leadership Team with a view to delivering constant improvement and industry best practice.
- Undertake regular property inspections with the team and be accountable for ensuring any hazards or items of non-compliance are recorded within the nominated platform and closed out within specified timeframes by the team.
- Develop a roadmap to improve the results if required and ensure the team delivers the roadmap within agreed timeframes.
- Delivering the strategy for your respective region in line with the national MHE Strategy
- Actively support team to develop and maintain strong relationships with onsite teams, striving for satisfaction of service delivery with an emphasis on achieving DC KPIs
- Develop strong working relationships internally & with external consultants, service providers and industry influencers to ensure adherence to industry best practice and informed on innovation, working groups and initiatives for industrial properties
- Financial Management: Oversee the onsite F&M team the operational and SIB budget preparation, forecasting and delivery.

**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

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