Facilities and Maintenance Manager

ABOUT US

Retail is in our DNA and at Cotton On, we believe every part of our business plays a role in delivering an exceptional customer experience.

Our Avalon DC is where the scale of our business comes to life. It's our largest global distribution centre - 50,000 sqm, 1,000 team members, and the critical link between our product and our customers across 700 stores and 8 brands.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As our DC continues to evolve, we're looking for a Facilities and Maintenance Manager to join the team You will lead your team to maintain the safety, compliance and operational efficiency of the DC, overseeing equipment and infrastructure maintenance, while ensuring site-wide safety, compliance, and facilities standards are met.

Key responsibilities in this role:

• Drive proactive maintenance strategies across site infrastructure, equipment, and utilities, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
• Champion safety and compliance, leading programs, audits, training, and incident management to embed a strong safety culture.
• Manage resources and contractors, including inventory, site upkeep, utilities, and service provider performance.
• Oversee asset lifecycle management, from documentation and inspections to preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Build a capable, engaged and high performing team, whilst also being on the tools and hands on with maintenance where required.
• Report on safety and maintenance performance, delivering insights and trends to stakeholders.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrated experience in maintenance and facilities management within a complex operational environment
• Strong understanding of WHS legislation, safety systems, and risk management practices
• Proven capability in project planning, resource coordination, and prioritisation under pressure
• Experience managing contractors, budgets, and service level agreements
• Effective people leadership with a focus on team engagement and capability development
• Clear, confident communication and strong reporting and stakeholder management skills
• Familiarity with digital safety systems & site operational safety plans.

OUR CULTURE

No fuss, no worries, we'll roll up our sleeves and make it happen. But we go beyond just 'doing the right thing'; we work in local communities and support them however we can.

While we're working hard today, our eyes are always on tomorrow. Together we help to make tomorrow a better place for our stores, customers, work mates and each other.

BENEFITS

We are committed to personal and professional development, which is supported by an ever growing and expanding structure. We believe our people deserve the best space to their best work and to support this we provide:

• 50% team member discount off all brands (excl. Ceres Life which is 30% off)
• Competitive salary packaging – ensuring we are constantly benchmarking to industry.
• An Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
• Returning from maternity leave (or primary carer parental leave)? Work part-time and get paid full-time for 2 months, all part of supporting you during your transition back to work.
• Team mingle celebrations, speaker's series, surprise and delight moments – the magic happens when we get together.

At Cotton On, we are focused on building a culture centred in belonging, and we are committed to creating workplaces where each individual can show up as their whole self, having an equal opportunity to succeed with us.

We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20,000 team members from countless nationalities, and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us.

We are focused on bringing more voices, experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers.

If you have any individual needs in order to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at so we may support you in completing the job application process.