FACILITIES MANAGER CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK
Dear Candidate Thank you for your interest in the role of Facilities Manager with AF Blakemore & Son Ltd, one of the largest and most forward-thinking family-owned businesses in the UK. Established in 1917 as a counter-service grocery store, A.F. Blakemore has grown over the last 100 years into a national portfolio of brands, including 263 SPAR stores, Philpotts, a chain of prepared- food stores, and Vegan Store, a specialist online wholesaler and retailer. Across the UK A.F. Blakemore employs more than 7,000 people and has a turnover of circa £1.1 billion. A.F. Blakemore is the largest SPAR distribution company in the UK and a member of the Unitas Wholesale and Country Range groups and is a significant supplier to the independent grocery sector as well as pubs, restaurants and caterers across the UK. The business is committed to developing a loyal and dedicated workforce that is focused upon excellent customer service and behaving with integrity. The company has always strived to build partnerships with suppliers and trade partners while never underestimating the role that it plays within the communities it serves. Underpinning everything that A.F. Blakemore does is the company’s values statement, the Blakemore Way. This highlights what A.F. Blakemore stands for and the way that the company has always done and will continue to do business. A.F. Blakemore & Sons Ltd are seeking a Facilities Manager who will be key to the management plan of the business. Working within the Property Management team, and specifically reporting to the Director of Property, the role is key to the management plan of the business.
Please read on to find out more about A.F. Blakemore and the opportunity.
Daniah Williams MRICS
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ABOUT US
trading divisions 105 years old
A.F. Blakemore was founded in 1917 by Arthur and Harriet Blakemore in Wolverhampton and has grown to become one of the UK’s largest privately owned family businesses. Click here to find out more about the history of the Blakemore brand. A.F. Blakemore’s success has been built upon a distinct culture focused upon positive and friendly relations with staff, customers and the communities it serves. The Blakemore Way is a means to define this culture and ensure that the longstanding values of the Blakemore family continue to drive the company’s growth for the next century. The Blakemore Way underpins A.F. Blakemore’s approach to business and puts into words what the company stands for and why it exists.
Logistics Blakemore Logistics distributes to more than 900 SPAR stores across England and Wales and supports the distribution needs of the A.F. Blakemore group. Our Logistics division occupies warehousing across 7 sites, 2 of which are owned by the group on a freehold basis. Our operations within these buildings serve customers across our Blakemore Retail own store estate (263), Blakemore Trade Partners SPAR stores, operated by independent retailers (650), as well as Wholesale Distribution, Food Service and Fresh Foods divisions. Whilst our SPAR trading area is geographically localised, our Wholesale Distribution, Food Service and Fresh Foods divisions operate nationally.
Blakemore Retail With more than 5,000 employees and 263 SPAR stores located across England and Wales, Blakemore Retail is the largest independent convenience store operator in the UK. Also under our remit is 15 Philpotts Sandwich Shops, 23 Greggs and 50 Subway franchises. We also operate 115 Post Offices which includes 41 Main Offices (traditional fortress counters) and 74 Local/Local Plus counters where customers are served at our normal SPAR service points. Of the 263 SPAR stores operated by Blakemore Retail the group owns the freehold of 63 stores with an OPCO/PROPCO structure in place between Blakemore Property Ltd and AF Blakemore and Son Ltd. The landlords across our leasehold properties range from large property investors/institutions to single store landlords who have often historically operated the convenience store business at the site. We plan to expand the Blakemore Retail store portfolio by way of the acquisition of existing business and new to market sites by 25 new sites per year.
7,000 colleagues £1.1 billion
annual sales
Our Purpose To grow a family business in ways that are profitable and sustainable for the benefit of colleagues, customers and communities
Our Values:
We build a better future. We strive to create a better place for the next generation. By thinking of tomorrow but acting today. We are rooted in our communities and the environment and believe passionately about playing our part in making them sustainable. We achieve our goals together. Our strength comes from our collective success. We invest in every person and partnership, nurturing talent, and equipping our teams with the skills they need to flourish. While our business strategies and operations must change constantly in response to the changing world, our Purpose and Values will remain a constant.
We are one inclusive team. Our people are our strength, everyone is a key part of the team. We listen and support. We treat each other with kindness, fairness, empathy and respect, and celebrate not just what we have in common, but our differences too. We behave with honesty and integrity. We believe honesty and integrity are everything. We say what we mean and do what we say. We're authentic and open. We're true to our word with our colleagues, our customers and our partners. We strive for excellence. We love to do better both for our customers and for our people. Even the things that work well, we seek to improve because we’re passionate about service, innovation and results. We love a challenge.
Blakemore Trade Partners Blakemore Trade Partners supports the independent SPAR estate of A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd. We have a ‘headlease’ property interest in 55 of the SPAR Convenience Stores operated by our trade partners these arrangements tie our partners to trading under the SPAR brand and purchasing the goods sold in them from AFB. We have plans to expand this by 20 sites per year by acquiring new sites in conjunction with our trade partners and entering into headlease arrangements with existing customers.
Blakemore Property Ltd Blakemore Property Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of AF Blakemore and Son Ltd and owns the groups freehold properties which are predominantly let back to the group on an institutional lease basis. Blakemore Property Ltd also act as a property developer completing new build schemes and conversions of existing buildings for operation by the Blakemore Group.
the manufacturer’s specifications and legal requirements; to keep records of testing and all relevant certificates. • Regular inspections of all parts of the building and plant and equipment. • Support the wider team in relation to energy and water management, reducing utilities consumption and increasing water efficiency, improving and monitoring waste minimisation and recycling. • Where required in accordance with the property strategy, to develop and manage exit dilapidations works when units are handed back. Health, Safety and Risk Management • To organise and co-ordinate site work with the minimum risk to health and safety and to comply with legislation, codes of practice, policies and procedures. • Be conversant with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and associated legislation including water hygiene, asbestos and working at height. • To manage all Health and Safety matters in the building as required, utilising the company H&S system and other record/management system(s), ensuring full compliance. • To ensure that maintenance and building work on site is limited to trained, authorised employees, approved and competent contractors. • To assist and ensure that the necessary permissions, insurances, method statements and risk assessments are in place before actual work commences and that these are adhered to. • Controlling statutory compliance, legislative compliance and best practice. • To ensure that works designated as high risk are controlled by an effective permit to work system • In the event of an accident or dangerous occurrence assist and ensure that temporary measures are taken to make the area safe, then ascertain the circumstances of the incident and report to the Property Director. • Ensure recording of all accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences and complete reports in accordance with the company’s policy. • To co-operate with the visits made by consultants and auditors appointed. To Be Considered • IOSH / A recognised qualification in building or facility management.
• Understanding of commercial leases and contract law / Knowledge of building contract management • Conversant with Customer Service Initiatives • Competent understanding of H&S legislation incl; Gas Regulations, Electricity at Work, Permit to Work etc. • Budget management experience • Articulate and excellent written and verbal communicator Benefits of Employment • Company car (grade 2) or allowance of £5,611 p/a • Bonus of up to 5% of annual salary • 34 days holiday per year including public holidays (Increasing after 3, 5 and 10 years) • Company sick pay after 6 months employment, up to a maximum of 26 weeks • Mobile Phone & laptop • Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay packages • Early access to your pay through ‘EarlyPay’ • 24/7 access to your payslips via HR/Payroll portal • 12.5% Staff discount on fresh items & 10% Staff Discount on ambient products in our company owned SPAR stores (ex. Alcohol & Cigarettes) • Wellbeing support via Grocery Aid – access to emotional support, counselling, legal and financial advice • Wellbeing App via YuLife – Free 24/7 virtual GP service / Retail discount reward scheme for participation in healthy activities • Company Pension Scheme (2 year service eligibility criteria) • Company Life Insurance worth 1 x annual salary, and 6 x annual salary with Company Pension Scheme membership • NEST pension scheme • Extra Holiday - Purchase Scheme • Cycle2Work – Salary sacrifice cycle purchase scheme • Long Service Awards at key service milestones (e.g. 25 years’ service is £500 in retail vouchers and extra 4 weeks paid sabbatical leave) • Voluntary health cash plans (BHSF) • Opportunity to participate in planned community activities during normal working hours Equal Opportunities A.F. Blakemore are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
THE ROLE Facilities Manager Location: Willenhall, West Midlands Working Pattern: Office Based Reports to: Property Director
Established in 1917, A.F. Blakemore & Sons Ltd is one of the largest and most forward-thinking family-owned businesses in the UK, with a diverse portfolio spanning the breadth of the UK. The overarching purpose of the role is to maintain an awareness of and report to the Line Manager all operational issues that may impact on the value of the properties. The role will have overarching responsibility for Facilities Management and capex projects across Blakemore’s ‘Midlands’ depot sites to include the new Bedford depot, Willenhall Head Office site (circa 250k Sq FT), their Apex 2 slow moving dept (circa 80k Sq Ft), the Jamesbridge Food Service depot (circa 60k Sq Ft) and their meat manufacturing facility at Hilton Cross (circa 30k Sq Ft) Responsible for reactive and capex maintenance and legal compliance across the AF Blakemore ‘Midlands’ depots. • Draft minor works specifications and seek comparison costs, analysing those estimates for best value maintaining a cost- effective solution. • To monitor and report on the performance of service contractors and take such action as is appropriate. • Ensure all suppliers adhere to policies and procedures, conversant with risk and have updated and effective assignment instructions or maintenance plans. • Main Duties • Obtain and analyse compliance and performance reports from all suppliers including environmental reporting in line with the company’s ESG strategy. • Management of maintenance operatives directly employed by AF Blakemore Property Maintenance • To procure, instruct and manage minor works, capital repairs and planned refurbishments as required. • Identify key areas where maintenance planning is required, engage, and liaise with 3rd party consultants and suppliers to prepare a planned preventative maintenance schedule for future capex budgeting. • To assist and ensure that all plant and equipment (including fire equipment) are tested and maintained in accordance with
If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please get in touch with A.F. Blakemore's recruitment partner, The Management Recruitment Group. Daniah Williams MRICS Business Director – Real Estate m: 07989 435 960 e: daniah.williams@mrgglobal.com
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