Facilities Manager

Sharp & Carter Operations & Manufacturing VIC; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter Operations & Manufacturing VIC is seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to oversee a major distribution centre in northern Adelaide. You will manage site infrastructure, maintenance activities and essential services, ensuring safety, efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Ideal candidates have at least five years in facilities management or a similar leadership role within industrial facilities, distribution centres or complex commercial environments, with proven team leadership,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of facilities management or equivalent leadership experience.
• Experience with industrial facilities, distribution centres, manufacturing or complex commercial environments.
• Proven ability to manage maintenance teams and external contractors.
• Strong budgeting, P&L awareness and expenditure control.
• Solid understanding of preventative maintenance and critical infrastructure.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preventative and reactive maintenance across site infrastructure and building services.
• Lead and coordinate maintenance personnel, external contractors and service providers.
• Manage site budgets, maintenance expenditure and financial planning.
• Drive asset reliability, minimise downtime and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Ensure contractor compliance, safety practices and risk management.

Skills

People leadership

Facilities management

Budgeting

Contractor management

Safety/compliance

Stakeholder management

Job description

Why should you apply?

With long standing customer partnerships, a strong safety culture and genuine investment in employee development, this is an opportunity to take ownership of a complex industrial facility while benefiting from the resources and support of a broader national business.

About the role

Reporting to the National Operations Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day facilities management of a major distribution centre in northern Adelaide. You will be responsible for ensuring site infrastructure, maintenance activities and essential services are managed safely, efficiently and cost-effectively.

Working closely with site operations, internal maintenance personnel and specialist contractors, you will play a key role in driving asset reliability, managing expenditure and minimising operational disruption.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee preventative and reactive maintenance across critical site infrastructure and building services.
• Lead and coordinate maintenance personnel, external contractors and specialist service providers.
• Manage site budgets, maintenance expenditure and financial planning.
• Drive asset reliability, minimise downtime and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Ensure contractor compliance, safe working practices and risk management procedures are maintained.
• Coordinate responses to critical breakdowns, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
• Build strong relationships with site leadership and operational stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for capital improvements, cost efficiencies and improved maintenance practices.

The ideal candidate for this position will have experience in the following:

• Minimum five years' experience in Facilities Management or a comparable leadership role.
• Background in industrial facilities, distribution centresmanufacturing or complex commercial environments.
• Proven experience managing maintenance teams, contractors and specialist service providers.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, P&L management and expenditure control.
• Sound understanding of preventative maintenance, building services and operationally critical infrastructure.
• Strong safety, compliance and contractor management experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused leadership approach.