Overview

Position Title: Facilities Manager

Company: Pets at Home

Location: Manchester, UK

Job Description:

To build and lead the team of maintenance colleagues, to maximize plant and equipment availability and continuously improve reliability, so that the Company can deliver exceptional service to all its customers whilst ensuring the site remains legal and compliant with all relevant legislation and company policies.

Responsibilities:

  • Budget responsibility for the engineering and facilities function.
  • Drive down engineering related costs by the process of continual measurement, review and challenge of existing practices, working methods and procedures.
  • Setting and managing budgets for all site contracts and for the maintenance team.
  • Implement key performance indicators for engineering and related operational areas.
  • Ensure site plant and equipment is maintained to a high standard to minimise disruption and maximise availability.
  • Ensure that all Company and statutory Health and Safety policies and guidelines are followed at all times.
  • To ensure all accident and incident investigations are carried out and reports presented to the People Team and Health and Safety Manager in a timely manner
  • Plan and manage the day to day requirements of PAH Team and develop the skills and qualifications of the team in line with the business requirement

Requirements:

  • Our ideal person will have appropriate engineering qualifications and experience ideally of running and maintaining large scale automation systems
  • experience of leading a function within a mechanized environment.
  • Previous experience of Ecommerce and Retail Distribution Centre environments & supply chain with a background in high volume retail logistics (in-house or 3PL) would be an advantage.
  • A proven track record of successfully managing numerous contracts and contractors is essential (Engineering, Catering, Security, Recycling, Specialist Cleaning, MHE and many more).
  • Financial acumen is key including knowledge of Capex / Operational budgets.
  • Proven experience of being able to complete and own tender process for suppliers.
  • Understanding of being able to produce business cases for any Capex required from the business.

About Pets at Home

Since 1991, when we were a wholesaler with a team of just 15, we’ve been focused on getting better every day. By putting pets before profit, working as a team and taking pride in everything we do, we’ve grown into a 451 store network with more than 8,913 colleagues working in our stores, Groom Rooms, Distribution Centres and Support Office.