Facilities Manager ~ Cairns

Team Leadership at scale for Northern QLD

Be part of the future of facilities at Woolworths Group in a Leadership role

Attractive Salary Package and Tool of Trade Car

Welcome to Woolworths 360

We're the national team of 5,000 bright minds designing, developing and innovating the retail stores of the future across construction, operations, sustainability, data, refrigeration, and everything in between. United by a passion for bringing fresh food and great experiences to our customers every day, our 'Best in, Better out' mentality guides our decisions and puts customers at the heart of all we do. Every day we're reimagining and reinventing our stores, innovating new fulfillment processes, and developing simpler, more innovative and more sustainable solutions to future proof our network and fight for a healthier planet.

What you'll do

The Facilities Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of all Facilities Maintenance services within their designated group of stores to a consistently high standard. This is a mid-level leadership role, managing a team of internal technicians, proactive services team leaders and team as well as external service providers. In this role you will lead approximately 150 team members across the zone.

Responsible for coaching, developing and leading a diverse team of technicians, facilities management professionals, operational team leaders and third party contractors

End to end financial accountability for Facilities & Maintenance services in the designated group of stores

Deliver agreed Facilities, Proactive Services & Maintenance Strategies to drive proactive, responsive and efficient services.

Accountable for a safe site for everyone, everyday by implementing and evaluating safe work practices, improving safety

Undertake routine health checks to ensure compliance, safety and operational expectations are being met

What you'll bring

A minimum of two years experience in a similar role preferably with commercial supermarket experience

Able to navigate complex work environments and teams to deliver outcomes

Strong leadership experience managing large and diverse teams

Previous stakeholder management experience and ability to establish and maintain strong relationships

Experience or Knowledge of essential services, refrigeration, air conditioning, or electrical systems (highly regarded).

What you’ll experience

Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:

A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.

Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

Attractive remuneration package, including base salary, super and performance-based incentive schemes

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

See how we’re creating better experiences together, for a better tomorrow