Charity Facilities Manager in Norfolk, Norwich

Benefits: Pension, Healthcare Cash Plan, Personal Accident Scheme, Private Healthcare. 10% Tesco discount, which increases to 15% for 4 days every 4 weeks (all discounts apply to home delivery), 20% discount on F&F Clothing, 10% discount at Tesco Café, 10% Booker discount, 25% discount at Pizza Hut Restaurants after 3pm (excludes buffet and deals), 25% discount at selected Burger King restaurants, Contributory Pension, 1 year life assurance for all colleagues (or 3 years if you join the pension scheme), Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family, and the opportunity to join a healthcare cash plan. An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including cinema vouchers and a cycle to work scheme. 34 days including public holidays.

About the role: At Best Food Logistics, we believe our people are our biggest assets and understand the value in putting them first. Our approach to diversity in the workplace, health & wellbeing, sustainability, and individuality sets us apart from our competitors. We operate across 3 Distribution Centres and 3 out-base locations, which provide full national coverage. An exciting new role has become available within the Senior Team for an experienced National Facilities Manager to take responsibility for the facilities and services within Best Food Logistics estate throughout the UK. Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will be responsible for the facilities at 6 premises across the business with a small team of colleagues at each of the 3 main locations. While this role requires frequent travel to all 6 sites, it offers you the opportunity to work from any one of our 3 main locations.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the sites to ensure that we are Health & Safe and Legal and to ensure the continued safety of all colleagues and that all facilities are fit for purpose, well-maintained and fully compliant with all statutory requirements.
• Through a small team at each of our locations, manage the maintenance, statutory compliance and upkeep of the incoming and outgoing services associated with the refrigeration plant, including the buildings and assets at each of our locations.
• Develop and implement a facility management program including preventative maintenance life-cycle requirements.
• Responsibility for utilities and services - general utilities to include water, gas and electricity, effluent, equipment, air handling and ventilation, compressors, boilers and steam generation, fire alarm, emergency lighting, buildings, and fabrication.
• Conduct and document regular facilities inspections.
• Create tender specifications, analysis, supplier bids, and supplier service level agreements.
• Prioritise spend/resources and activity across the sites to ensure that proactive and reactive work result in maximum service effectiveness.
• Direct and monitor all site services contracts and works performed to ensure compliance with site and regulatory safety standards and delivery of activity in line with contracted agreement.
• Set and manage annual revenue and capex budgets, balancing efficiency and effectiveness to ensure services are provided within agreed parameters.
• Identify, prioritise, and create proposals to maintain and develop the site services in line with Business Team/Group strategic objectives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Facilities Engineering or related qualification, such as project management, business management or construction management.
• Further relevant Facilities Management qualifications and membership of FM industry organisations such as IWFM.
• IOSH or NEBOSH Qualifications.
• Exceptional communication skills and stakeholder management skills.
• Tech savvy and ready to embrace modern building technology and FM related systems.
• A working knowledge of financial principles and practices.
• A working knowledge of electrical, mechanical and refrigeration systems.

About The Company: Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, 8 distribution centres, 5 Best Food Logistics sites, as well as 6 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. We welcome conversations about flexible working. We are proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed Leader and are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.