About us

Northwood is a family-owned group of associated companies that provide the manufacturing, supply and transportation of paper hygiene and wiping products for both the away-from-home and consumer market.

Our mission is to be the market-leading partner of choice in the away from home tissue industry. One of only a small handful of companies in the UK market that is fully vertically integrated; Northwood is involved at each point in the supply chain, from raw material supply, tissue and towel manufacturing, end-user product converting, storage and transportation.

Our remit is huge, with a portfolio of products covering two key systems brands, professional wiping, commodity, consumer paper and private label. We sell into a distribution network spanning the UK, Ireland and Europe, which in turn service markets such as healthcare, hospitality, hotels, engineering, janitorial, catering and education.

We are a highly successful, award-winning and ambitious business that has grown from a humble paper sales business to a market leader employing over 800 colleagues, across 11 sites in the UK and Spain.  

We differentiate ourselves by excelling in product quality alongside market-leading service and sales support.

About the Role

Safety comes first at Northwood, and we take pride in our workspaces where our excellent production takes place!

We are committed to providing well-maintained and safe workspaces, relying on our Facilities Engineer to make this happen!

If you enjoy a balance of routine and variety, hands-on work, and competing priorities, read on!

Please be advised that the weekly hours for this role are 38.75 per week.

Job Opportunity

Here's what your day to day could look like:

• Keeping our site well maintained through general work, fabric repairs across the site.
• Ensuring our colleagues and visitors have clear pathways, and robust barriers and handrails to safely navigate the site.
• Maintaining our Engineering workshop, adopting best practice housekeeping procedures.
• Deterring pests from site, following responsible, ethical, and safe precautions/practices.
• Involvement with Health and Safety projects, including water sampling.
• Working at a height where the role reasonably requires, ensuring safety protocol is followed thoroughly.
• Occasionally, you'll drive a medium-sized company van for supplier visits/collections, assisting other departments, and transport visitors as required.
• Creating (and carrying out) work requests raised within our CMMS in a responsive and timely manner.

Company Benefits

• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Free company products
• Free on-site parking
• Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
• Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
• Free early access to pay scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Employee referral scheme

Essential Skills

A valid, full, clean UK driving licence is a requirement for this position.

We're looking for the following qualities, skills, and experience:

• Hands-on approach to grounds maintenance, building fabric repairs, and general repairs.
• Driven by problem-solving with an inquisitive nature.
• Process-driven approach, prioritising and communicating proactively.
• Happy to operate across a variety of environments, e.g. Outdoor areas, Factory/Manufacturing/Production workspaces, Offices, and Distribution Centres/Warehouses.
• Proficient in the safe operation of hand tools and power tools (including pre-use inspection).
• Experienced with working at a height.
• Qualification in Counterbalance FLT with Clamp/Boom (desirable, but not essential).
• Good basic knowledge of Health and Safety principles and protocol, with the desire to maintain this.

DEI Statement

At Northwood, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone is welcomed and respected. We strive to promote a workplace that celebrates diversity and encourages individuals to express their opinions and beliefs. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all.