Facilities Coordinator

Details

Closing Date

2026/11/02

Reference Number

SHO261020-1

Job Title

Facilities Coordinator

Job Type

Full Time

Location - Country

South Africa

Location - Province

Western Cape

Location - Town or City

Brackenfell

Job Category

Facilities

About the role

As a Facilities Coordinator, you will support the Facilities Manager in coordinating maintenance activities, contractor performance, and compliance requirements. You will play a key role in ensuring that buildings, equipment, and infrastructure are well maintained, operationally reliable, and compliant with all statutory and safety requirements. This role focuses on maintaining facility standards, minimising downtime, and ensuring a safe, functional environment that supports business operations.

What you'll do

Maintenance & Asset Uptime

• Coordinate preventive maintenance; log all reactive repairs with cause and corrective action
• Ensure critical systems remain operational; escalate recurring breakdowns

Contractor & SLA Management

• Manage all contractors in assigned areas
• Ensure SHEQ compliance; monitor SLAs and flag underperformance

Compliance, Fire & Safety

• Ensure fire, environmental and statutory systems remain compliant
• Conduct daily/weekly inspections; log findings
• Support statutory inspection schedule

Cost Control

• Obtain competitive quotes; issue orders; review invoices
• Track spend weekly; keep Facilities Manager informed

Asset Register & Logging

• Verify asset data quarterly;
• Complete daily maintenance logs and inspection checklists
• Maintain all job/service records via SharePoint

Reporting & Stakeholder Communication

• Establish relationships with operations, HSE, QC, and contractors
• Provide weekly feedback; keep tracking sheet current
• Identify business efficiencies and escalate issues

What you bring

• Education: Grade 12 essential; Diploma/trade qualification (Electrical, Mechanical, Refrigeration) advantageous
• Experience: 3–5 years facilities/maintenance coordination; cold storage, fire systems, contractor management
• Systems: Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint
• Technical Knowledge: Working knowledge of the OHS Act 85 of 1993, Construction Regulations, Permit to Work, fire compliance; refrigeration, ammonia, food safety requirements related to maintenance
• Contractor & Maintenance: PM scheduling, asset registers, maintenance tracking, quotes, invoicing
• Personal Attributes: Attention to detail, planning, stakeholder management, resilience
• Other: Valid driver's license, own transport, standby availability

Policy

Our Group is committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.

Please take note that by responding to this application and providing your personal information, you confirm your express and informed consent for Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd and all its subsidiaries and affiliates companies to process your personal information for the Company to consider your application for this position. All Personal Information which you provide to the Company will be used and/or retained only for the purposes for which it is collected, whereafter it will be permanently destroyed. Your information is only retained if it is required by law or where you have given consent to us to retain such information for an extended period.

If you don’t hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. Any personal information collected as part of your application will be destroyed, securely, in accordance with South African legislation.