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Maintenance Manager

Employer
WHSmith
Location
Wiltshire
Salary
£45,000 - £50,000
Closing date
22 Feb 2022

Job Details

Job Description

Maintenance Manager - Head Offices & DCs
Grade D
Salary upto £50,000
Based in Swindon, but travelling as needed between Head office and DC sites in London, Dunstable, Swindon and Birmingham


An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Manager to be responsible for the Maintenance and Compliance of our Head Office and Distribution Centres. This key role will be responsible for the site engineers and contractors in delivering a comprehensive maintenance service driving the highest standards and creating a positive safety culture and environment. 

What you’ll be doing:
•    Plan and deliver maintenance management services to the head office and distribution centre sites, assessing and prioritising of works to meet business requirements and compliance standards.
•    Implement a joined-up maintenance management approach across all distribution centres.
•    Lead a team of 3 Swindon based maintenance engineers / technicians as well as a network of contracted suppliers to deliver maintenance services, setting objectives, planning workload and training, monitoring output quality.
•    Develop and manage the maintenance budget for your sites to ensure financial targets are achieved.
•    Manage and control reactive and planned maintenance contractors ensuring compliance, KPIs and H&S standards are maintained. 
•    Promoting a work safely culture to ensure compliance with all Health and Safety requirements
•    Managing the shift cover on sites.

What we are looking for:
•    Facilities Management experience of large / complex buildings from a similar role 
•    Maintenance Compliance Management experience 
•    Managerial experience
•    Budget management 
•    Good communication and relationship skills particularly contractor management
•    Nebosh or IOSH

What’s in it for you? 
You’ll be at of the hub of an incredibly fast-moving function and you’ll be trusted to make decisions that benefit the business. It’s a serious responsibility – which will seriously motivate you. You’ll thrive on the freedom and the chance to use your skills and will be supported with plenty of training and development opportunities. 

What’s more, you can expect some fab rewards, including an achievable annual bonus, 24 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more), a competitive pension, the perks of your birthday off and an early finish on Fridays, and lots more! 

Company

WHSmith started in 1792 with a small news vendor in Little Grosvenor Street, London, followed by the opening of our first bookstall in Euston Station in 1848. We quickly established ourselves as the favoured newsagent, stationers and bookseller opening stores across the UK. From this point on, there has been no looking back.

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