As the Maintenance and Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance, upkeep, and operational functionality of facilities across nine distribution centres. Your primary focus will be to ensure that all sites are safe, compliant, and efficient, thereby supporting the seamless execution of logistics operations.
You will be accountable for delivering high-quality maintenance services and upholding site standards across all Booker Distribution Centres. This includes close collaboration with both site and central leadership teams to ensure financial and operational targets are met.
Additionally, you will manage the distribution capital budget and lead associated projects, ensuring effective planning and execution. You will implement Group best practices and maintain a safe, legally compliant, and fully functional estate for colleagues and visitors. You will also work with the wider Group to enhance operational excellence.
* Supporting maintenance operations across a variety of complex models, ensuring that our facilities are robust and resilient, enabling us to provide a consistently high service level to customers.
* Supporting safety initiatives and campaigns to ensure a safe, compliant, and functional environment for both colleagues and visitors.
* Managing and overseeing the distribution facilities budget, including identifying CAPEX priorities and projects as part of long-term planning.
* Project managing large capital projects from inception, design, planning consent, procurement, construction, delivery, through to practical completion.
* Designing smaller, cost-effective solutions that meet the operational requirements of the business and support improvements in efficiency.
* Inspiring and supporting a diverse team of technicians and external contractors. Drive performance through regular one-to-ones, coaching, and development conversations, while also taking ownership of your own and your team’s growth.
* Collaborating with external partners to develop and execute maintenance strategies and solutions.
* Achieving and exceeding company KPIs, identifying and acting on areas for improvement.
* Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders through clear and effective communication.
* Supporting sustainability initiatives across the function in line with the company’s Planet agenda.
* Support and enhance business continuity and resilience plans to safeguard operations.
* Ensuring full compliance with all audit and regulatory requirements.
* Proven experience in distribution management and contractor oversight.
* Strong background in people leadership and team development.
* Technical knowledge and experience in maintenance and engineering delivery.
* Strong project management background aligned to construction.
* Experience in the procurement and delivery of large construction projects.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Strategic thinker with a solid understanding of risk management.
* Strong influencing and negotiation abilities.
* Experience managing a portfolio of contractors.
* Proven ability to develop long-term financial plans (OPEX/Capital) and analyse complex data to support timely decision-making.
* A track record of ensuring audit compliance and operational excellence.
Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.
We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.
We’re proud that Booker is aDisability Confident Committedemployer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contactrecruitment@bookergroup.com
Please note
We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.
On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.
*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*
For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk
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