Shop Maintenance Planning and Support Team Leader in Newcastle upon Tyne

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Shop Maintenance Planning Team at Greggs and really help to shape an exciting and dynamic team.

We can offer you:

• 21 days (4.2 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service, plus bank holidays and 1 additional floating day
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
• Pension scheme with matching employer contributions up to 7%
• Free hot drinks while on a shift break
• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
• Career progression and learning and development
• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business!
• Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

About the role

This is a full-time role (35 hours per week) however flexibility in this will be considered. We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. The base location for this role is Innovate House, Balliol Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8EW.

What you'll do:

• Lead and support a team of Planners to deliver excellent service to our shops and customers
• Monitor team performance through regular 1:1s, coaching, quality assurance checks and development plans
• Manage attendance, absence, wellbeing and conduct in line with company policies and procedures
• Ensure reactive and planned maintenance work is planned, logged and progressed in line with agreed service levels
• Support the escalation and resolution of reactive maintenance issues, ensuring effective communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Build strong relationships with Engineers, contractors, retail teams and internal customers
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, service delivery and team performance
• Review workloads and resource allocation to ensure operational demands are met
• Support training, onboarding and continuous development across the team

About you:

You'll fit right into this role if you can demonstrate:

• Previous experience leading, coaching or developing a team
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• Excellent customer service and stakeholder management skills
• Confidence managing performance, attendance and wellbeing conversations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to make decisions, solve problems and drive improvements
• A results-focused approach with high attention to detail
• The ability to build positive working relationships at all levels
• A willingness to learn, develop and help others succeed
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office, with experience of working on CAFM systems specifically being advantageous

About Greggs:

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes us so special is our culture - how we behave and support each other. Everyone's welcome at Greggs. Whatever their background, preferences or beliefs we want all of our colleagues to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work.