Day Shift Warehouse Manager - Automation & Ops Leader

Greggs Plc; Kettering; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Management Bonus

Pension with 7% employer contributions

Colleague discount (up to 50%)

Profit share (10% of profits)

25 days annual leave + 1 floating day

Option to purchase extra annual leave

Colleague share plans - Greggs shares

Private Medical Insurance

Income Protection

Death in service benefit

Wellbeing app access

Savings and discounts

Career progression

Job summary

Greggs Plc is seeking a Dayshift Warehouse Shift Manager for the new Kettering National Distribution Centre (KNDC). You will lead a team of Section Leads and Warehouse Operatives to ensure safe, efficient and highly automated operations supporting our shops and distribution network.

Based at Symmetry Park, you will drive performance against KPIs, manage labour deployment and stock accuracy, and collaborate with Engineering and Automation teams to maximise equipment availability and throughput.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams within a warehouse/logistics environment.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate complex data terminology clearly to business users.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of Section Leads and Warehouse Operatives.
• Manage day-to-day warehouse operations across a highly automated environment.
• Ensure automation systems, processes and people work together to deliver operational excellence.
• Drive inventory accuracy through effective stock control and coaching.
• Monitor performance against safety, service, productivity and quality KPIs.
• Manage labour deployment, resource planning and shift performance.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Automation and Flow Control teams to maximise equipment availability and throughput.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

KPIs & data-driven

Stock control

Automation awareness

Microsoft 365

Tools

WMS

SAP EWM

WCS

Job description

Greggs Plc is seeking a Dayshift Warehouse Shift Manager for the new Kettering National Distribution Centre (KNDC). You will lead a team of Section Leads and Warehouse Operatives to ensure safe, efficient and highly automated operations supporting our shops and distribution network.

Based at Symmetry Park, you will drive performance against KPIs, manage labour deployment and stock accuracy, and collaborate with Engineering and Automation teams to maximise equipment availability and throughput.