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Facilities Specialist – Lichfield Distribution Centre

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Description

A customer's shopping journey doesn't end in store, and neither does our brand. Behind every great customer experience is a world-class supply chain and our new Lichfield Distribution Centre will play a vital role in ensuring products reach our customers when and where they need them.

This isn't a store. It's a fast-paced logistics operation where thousands of products will be received, processed and dispatched every day.

What you’ll do

Your key accountabilities will include:

  • Supporting the safe, compliant and efficient operation of the site through effective facilities management, maintenance coordination, contractor management and workplace services
  • Being the subject matter expert and advisor on statutory building compliance, planned and reactive maintenance, asset management, CAFM and hard and soft FM services
  • Managing contractors and service providers, monitoring KPIs and SLAs, controlling costs and identifying improvements
  • Supporting mobilisation and stabilisation, including asset handover, compliance documentation, maintenance arrangements and defect management

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include:

  • Practical FM experience in logistics or similar, with good contractor management and compliance knowledge
  • IWFM (desirable)
  • Hands on! Comfortable getting into the detail, managing suppliers and driving things forward
  • Adaptable and receptive to new ways of working and willing to adjust to changing demands and circumstances
  • Excellent communication skills and thrives in a pressurised environment, adapting to changing requirements

Please note that we will operate a random Drug & Alcohol testing Policy at Lichfield.

What’s in it for you?

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We’re inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:

  • 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation
  • Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more
  • Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future
  • Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one
  • Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal
  • Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave
  • 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
  • One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you

Skills

Required

  • IWFM
  • contractor management
  • compliance knowledge
  • asset management
  • CAFM
  • hard and soft FM services
  • communication skills

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://fa-eqid-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/140620

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