- Fishing
- Family time
chris stead
Sunderland,Tyne and Wear
Summary
Regional facilities Manager with over 12 years of experience at Morrisons, adept at managing the facilities of up to 500 convenience branches across the UK. Demonstrates expertise in compliance management, project management, and retail management, ensuring branches remain safe, legal, and operational. Skilled in coordinating with external agencies such as EHO and emergency services to uphold best practices. Proven track record in swiftly addressing issues to minimise trading impact while evaluating Health & Safety risks. IOSH Certified professional with competencies in pest control, fire protection, waste management, and asbestos management.
Overview
1
1
Certification
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional facilities Manager
Morrisons
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
05.2013 - 09.2025
- 12 years experience managing the facilities of up to 500 convenience branches, keeping the branches safe legal and trading.
- Coordination and implementation of satisfactory compliance throughout the business
- Working closely with teams within the business to ensure smooth operations
- Taking care of issues that arise quickly and efficiently to ensure impact on trading is kept to a minimum whilst evaluating any Health & Safety risks
- Dealing with major incidents and being instrumental in taking control to mitigate any risks on site whilst ensuring a fast turn around for the business.
- Project managing works to ensure works are carried out in a timely manner and within budget.
- Coordinated with external agencies like EHO and emergency services, ensuring adherence to best practices.
- Attending internal and external meetings in collaberation to promote a satisfactory outcome
- Liasing with managing agents to ensure best deployment practices are followed
Store Manager
Focus DIY
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
05.2000 - 05.2012
- Managed day-to-day store operations, including stock levels, staff rotas, and customer service standards.
- Managed store budget, controlling expenses to ensure financial targets were met.
- Stored stock safely and securely to maintain quality of goods.
- Hired and trained staff for optimum performance against sales and marketing objectives.
- Collaborated with HR to recruit, interview, and hire new staff, ensuring a high level of team capability.
- Led a team of 20 staff, providing training, performance feedback, and personal development support.
- Implemented health and safety protocols to ensure a safe shopping environment for customers and staff.
Education
NVQ Level 1 - Horticulture
Houghhall College
Durham1989
Usworth Comprehensive
WashingtonSkills
- IOSH Certified
- Project management
- Compliance management
- Pest control
- Fire protection
- Waste management
- Retail Management
- Asbestos Management
Certification
- IOSH certified
- Asbestos awareness
Interests
Accomplishments
- Successfully managing major incidents whilst ensuring health and safety is a priority , working at pace liaising with and managing key stakeholders to ensure a fast turnaround with minimum impact to the business.
- Management of multiple closure sites across the UK to ensure branches are stripped back to a shell to hand back to the landlord within the time frames to avoid financial penalties.
- Working closely with the property team to ensure dilapidations schedules were quoted for and works completed within the given timescales to avoid financial penalty.
- Management of contractors and multiple retail sites during named storms to ensure swift response from contractors whilst keeping the sites safe and trading
- Project management to ensure that residential flats above our retail premises were protected from the event of fire breaking out , initial response was to supply Fire protection devices were installed between properties until adequate 60 minute fire separation was achieved.
- Project management rebuilding a stand alone branches which was badly damaged by fire.
Timeline
Regional facilities Manager
Morrisons
05.2013 - 09.2025
Store Manager
Focus DIY
05.2000 - 05.2012
NVQ Level 1 - Horticulture
Houghhall College
Usworth Comprehensive