Maintenance and Facilities Manager

at  William Jackson Food Group

ABOUT US

Wellocks, is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key part of our service.
From our humble beginnings in 1961 supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants, 60 years later we now supply over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country with amazing ingredients.
We’re proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks.
Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it’s like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully. We also know that sometimes some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren’t sure if you are 100% there yet… go on… why not give it a whirl? Good luck!

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will be responsible for managing the maintenance and facilities projects and capex within a growing business, along with day-to-day activities. Utilising your expertise, you will liaise with key stakeholders to continually improve site equipment, food and safety standards and associated facilities across Wellocks’ site nationwide.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Manage the project and capex plan within budget and timescale commitments.
• Manage contractors accordingly in line with CDM legislation and project requirements.
• Against a time-defined plan, overhaul all equipment identifying repair or replace requirements.
• Ensure building and fabrication of all sites is to the requirement standard and develop plans to maintain and continually improve.
• Manage Insurance inspections across all sites and depots.
• Be accountable for waste management and associated yard area, working with key stakeholders to maximise sustainability.
• Working closely with Technical and Health and Safety teams to identify improvement opportunities and support our ‘audit ready’ approach.
• Ensure that all health and safety, hygiene and security standards are maintained to the highest level in your areas of responsibility.
• Ensure that all applicable HSE and legislation requirements are understood within the team and adhered to.
• Management of the facilities team, developing them to broaden knowledge, responsibilities and enable succession planning.
• Play a key role within the Leadership Team and deliver priorities in accordance with the business strategy.
• Working with key stakeholders to maximise efficiencies, identifying opportunities to improve processes, inter-department effectiveness, product flow and quality output.