24/7 Distribution Centre Facilities Lead

Sharp and Carter; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp and Carter is seeking a seasoned Facilities Manager to own the maintenance and operations of a major distribution centre in the Western suburbs of Sydney. You will lead maintenance delivery, essential services, contractors, and site infrastructure in a 24/7 business-critical environment.

Reporting to the National Operations Manager, you will balance preventative and reactive maintenance with financial performance and continuous improvement, ensuring safe, efficient operations and minimal

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' experience in a dedicated Facilities Management position.
• Experience managing facilities within distribution centres, logistics, industrial, manufacturing or similarly complex operational environments.
• Proven leadership of maintenance teams, contractors and specialist service providers.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget management, forecasting and P&L accountability.
• Experience managing both hard and soft facilities services.
• Strong knowledge of WHS, statutory compliance, contractor management and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preventative and reactive maintenance across building services, plant and critical infrastructure.
• Lead and coordinate maintenance personnel, specialist contractors and external service providers.
• Manage hard and soft facilities services, ensuring consistent service delivery and compliance.
• Take ownership of maintenance budgets, expenditure, forecasting and cost optimisation.
• Ensure statutory compliance, contractor safety and adherence to WHS requirements.
• Coordinate responses to critical breakdowns, minimising downtime and operational disruption.
• Build strong working relationships with site leadership, operational teams and service partners.
• Identify opportunities to improve asset reliability, maintenance practices and lifecycle performance.
• Support capital works, infrastructure upgrades and ongoing site improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Contractor management

WH&S knowledge

Communication

Job description

Sharp and Carter is seeking a seasoned Facilities Manager to own the maintenance and operations of a major distribution centre in the Western suburbs of Sydney. You will lead maintenance delivery, essential services, contractors, and site infrastructure in a 24/7 business-critical environment.

Reporting to the National Operations Manager, you will balance preventative and reactive maintenance with financial performance and continuous improvement, ensuring safe, efficient operations and minimal