Facilities Supervisor - Stores & Equipment

Role overview

We are seeking a proactive and driven Facilities Supervisor – Stores & Equipment to join the Estates & Facilities team at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Cwmbrân, Wales. This position plays an important part in keeping stores operations running smoothly across healthcare sites and supporting a reliable service for patients, staff, and visitors.

The role is focused on supervising the daily running of stores, making sure clinical and non-clinical supplies, along with catering goods, are received, stored, and issued efficiently. You will work with operational managers and teams from different disciplines to improve services and maintain high standards.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and oversee a team of facilities staff so work is carried out safely, efficiently, and to the required standard.
• Manage stores operations, including receipt of goods, stock control, and distribution to different departments.
• Track stock movement, stock rotation, and storage conditions to reduce shortages and avoid waste.
• Perform regular equipment inspections and arrange repairs through the appropriate teams.
• Ensure day-to-day work follows Health & Safety rules, COSHH requirements, food hygiene expectations, and NHS cleaning standards.
• Handle staff management duties such as training, appraisals, and absence monitoring.
• Deal with operational problems, decide what needs attention first, and escalate issues when needed.
• Develop effective working relationships with clinical teams, managers, and colleagues across services.

What the role requires

• Previous experience leading or supervising a team.
• Strong planning and organisational ability, including the skill to prioritise workloads.
• Clear communication and strong customer service capability.
• Confidence working under pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Good IT skills, with experience using stock or service management systems.
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH regulations.
• Ability to encourage, support, and develop staff.

Qualifications and knowledge

• NVQ Level 3 in a supervisory role, or equivalent practical experience.
• Food Hygiene & Safety Level 2.
• Basic Health & Safety and Manual Handling certification.
• Knowledge of COSHH rules.
• Understanding of Health & Safety, HACCP policies, and related procedures.
• Customer service awareness.

Desirable qualifications and experience

• NVQ Level 2 in Cleaning or Catering Services.
• Health & Safety certificate.
• ECDL IT qualification.
• Food Hygiene & Safety Level 3.
• Food allergen awareness.
• Familiarity with NHS cleaning techniques in line with National Cleaning Standards for NHS Wales.
• Understanding of All Wales Nutrition and Catering Standards for food and fluid provision for hospital inpatients.
• Risk assessment experience, including carrying out assessments.
• Previous supervision of staff.
• Audit experience.
• Knowledge of medical gases.
• Knowledge of waste disposal processes.

Experience and working style

You should be willing to learn and develop further in the role, able to train staff in routine tasks, and comfortable handling urgent or unexpected deadlines. A healthcare background is helpful but not essential.

Skills and attributes

• Ability to work positively with managers and other supervisors while taking responsibility for your work.
• Comfortable in multidisciplinary environments.
• Strong IT ability.
• Capable of working under pressure and to deadlines.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing workload and priorities.
• Committed to personal development.
• Able to motivate yourself, staff, and teams.
• Leads by example.
• Strong written, verbal, and electronic communication skills.
• Diplomatic, sensitive, and professional when dealing with staff and customers.
• Follows and applies standard procedures.
• Can issue instructions to team members.
• Able to prioritise both personal and team tasks.
• Self-motivated and able to maintain high standards.
• Willing to promote Facilities Services.
• Able to travel between sites as required.
• Professional, polite, and respectful in approach.
• Maintains awareness of security and confidentiality.
• Prepared for lone working where necessary.

About the employer

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a large NHS organisation serving communities across Gwent. With more than 14,000 staff and volunteers, it delivers safe, compassionate, and high-quality care across hospitals, GP practices, community services, and mental health settings. Research, learning, and innovation are an important part of its work, helping support continuous improvement and evidence-based practice.

The organisation is working towards the aims of the Gwent Strategy 2025–2035, with a focus on prevention, reducing health inequalities, and partnership working to improve health and wellbeing. It promotes an inclusive workplace built around kindness, integrity, and respect, and offers development opportunities, flexible working where possible, and NHS benefits.

Additional information

Applications are welcomed from candidates with protected characteristics, including disabled and neurodiverse applicants and members of the Armed Forces Community. Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and Welsh-language applications will be treated the same as English-language applications.

If you need adjustments or support during the application or selection process, you are encouraged to discuss this directly with the named recruiting manager. You do not need to share personal or medical details; just explain what support would help you take part fully. If you need documents in a different format or larger print, contact the recruiting manager named in the advert or the recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3, or email [email protected].

If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted through the email address used in your application, so it should be checked regularly. Successful candidates will receive the conditional offer and information pack by email.

The employer supports flexible working. The vacancy may close early, and it may also be withdrawn if filled through the internal redeployment process.

The site is smoke-free by law, and smoking is not permitted anywhere on ABUHB premises for staff, contractors, patients, or visitors. Support to stop smoking is available through the Help Me Quit Team.

The Band 3 salary scale has been updated in line with the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2026/2027, and the revised scale will be introduced in August 2026, backdated to 01 April 2026 where applicable.

Welsh language

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post, and Welsh and English speakers are equally welcome to apply.