Maintenance and Facilities Manager

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.

You will be responsible for:

• 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.
• Driving 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.
• Supporting and enhancing business continuity and resilience plans to safeguard operations.
• Ensuring full compliance with all audit and regulatory requirements.

You will need:

• 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.

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year.
• In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals throughout the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more.
• You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates.
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay.
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A great holiday package.

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 a Disability Confident Committed employer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.