SITE SERVICES MANAGER
Listing reference: woolw_001236
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 23 June 2025
Position summary
Industry: FMCG & Supply Management
Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Kwazulu Natal
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: MARKET RELATED
EE position: No
Introduction
Are you interested in a Site Services Manager opportunity in our Maxmead (Pinetown) Distribution Centre?
Job description
MAIN PURPOSE
To cost effectively manage site assets, facilities and services and comply with relevant legislation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop a one-year operating plan that optimize campus engineering and ensures it is understood by all
employees and measured by scorecards.
• Develop, monitor and control one-year budget to deliver operating plan.
• Manage the delivery of site engineering operational service levels.
• Managing and monitoring of the Building management system.
• Monitor of all energy and water consumption on site.
• Ensure all electrical/mechanical equipment on site is serviceable, to enable the campus to operate efficiently.
• Ensuring the maintenance of temperature disciplines in cold chain, choc box, banana box and frozen box.
• BCP plan is in place for the site and regularly updated.
• Provision of security services and fire protection services.
• Management of the campus facilities.
• Adherence to the OHASA, SABS Code of Practices, ASIB, environmental legislation and any other legislation.
• Provision of gas and CO2 services.
• Manage the business unit against the standards set in the OEC in line with Best Operating Practice.
• Build, develop and entrench a high-performance culture within the Site Services team, by providing leadership,
• Develop, monitor and control one-year budget to deliver operating plan.
• Manage the delivery of site engineering operational service levels.
• Managing and monitoring of the Building management system.
• Monitor of all energy and water consumption on site.
• Ensure all electrical/mechanical equipment on site is serviceable, to enable the campus to operate efficiently.
• Ensuring the maintenance of temperature disciplines in cold chain, choc box, banana box and frozen box.
• BCP plan is in place for the site and regularly updated.
• Provision of security services and fire protection services.
• Management of the campus facilities.
• Adherence to the OHASA, SABS Code of Practices, ASIB, environmental legislation and any other legislation.
• Provision of gas and CO2 services.
• Manage the business unit against the standards set in the OEC in line with Best Operating Practice.
• Build, develop and entrench a high-performance culture within the Site Services team, by providing leadership,
guidance, support and hands-on coaching to the managers to deliver the business objectives.
• Manage the business unit EE targets, integrated performance management, talent management and succession
• Manage the business unit EE targets, integrated performance management, talent management and succession
planning, reward and recognition and employee relations in line with business requirements.
• Management of all service contracts through SLAs.
• Driving sustainable community-based activities.
• Manage corporate governance requirements including financial controls, business continuity plans and legal
• Management of all service contracts through SLAs.
• Driving sustainable community-based activities.
• Manage corporate governance requirements including financial controls, business continuity plans and legal
compliance.
• Demonstrate effective leadership aligned to the Woolworths Values to ensure delivery of the Supply Chain Strategy.
• Demonstrate effective leadership aligned to the Woolworths Values to ensure delivery of the Supply Chain Strategy.
KEY COMPETENCIES
Systems, processes & Technical competencies:
• Mechanical or Electrical engineering background
• Ability to conceptualize and implement synergies in different operations
• Project management
Finance and or Business:
• Ability to analyse and interpret financial and performance indicators at a detailed level.
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the business measures and targets relating to own role
Health & Safety:
• Have an in depth understanding of relevant legislation
• Have an in depth understanding of relevant legislation
Customer & Environment:
• Ability to quickly develop a knowledge and understanding of the suppliers’, customer and service provider business and demonstrates a passion for customer delivery
• Demonstrates an understanding of the impact of own role on service delivery to internal and external customers
• Ability to quickly develop a knowledge and understanding of the suppliers’, customer and service provider business and demonstrates a passion for customer delivery
• Demonstrates an understanding of the impact of own role on service delivery to internal and external customers
People:
• Have an understanding of relevant legislation
• Knowledge of Performance Management Systems
• Knowledge of Employee Relations procedures
• Have an understanding of relevant legislation
• Knowledge of Performance Management Systems
• Knowledge of Employee Relations procedures
Self:
• Able to work flexible hours in line with the business requirements
• Able to work flexible hours in line with the business requirements
Minimum requirements
OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS
What experience (e.g. previous exposure) does the job require?
• Up to 5 years relevant working experience at a senior level within a Distribution or Logistics environment
• Experience with quality assurance interventions
• Experience in contract management, including relevant legal requirements
• Experience with quality assurance interventions
• Experience in contract management, including relevant legal requirements
What theoretical knowledge (e.g. degree / diploma) does the job require?
• 4-Year Electrical or Mechanical Degree. This qualification must be coupled with practical experience as indicated below
• Project management
• Exposure to Six sigma or other relevant continuous improvement tools
• Project management
• Exposure to Six sigma or other relevant continuous improvement tools
Other key requirements
The deliverables are not limited to the accountabilities specified in the job advert. These key accountabilities highlight the focus areas of the job. Specific and/or additional deliverables can be requested by management. The key responsibilities and accountabilities may change from time to time in response to changes in business strategy, operational requirements, and shift rotation.
“As a proud South African brand, Woolworths is committed to transformation. Meeting our employment equity goals will be taken into account in our recruitment decisions”.
