Distribution Shift Manager

Games Workshop Group PLC; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount (25–50%)

33 days holiday per year

Pension scheme up to 7.5% match

Profit share bonus (subject to targets

Share Save scheme

Job summary

Games Workshop Group PLC in Nottingham region operates a fast-paced distribution centre at East Midlands Gateway. The Shift Manager will oversee rotating shift teams, ensuring staffing levels and providing management support for each shift.

You’ll drive safety priorities, coordinate essential training, and work across departments to meet operational plans while controlling costs in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading/managing teams on rotating shifts.
• Strong planning to ensure shifts are staffed with appropriate management.
• Knowledge of health and safety priorities.
• Experience with automation systems for picking, packing, and shipping.
• Ability to monitor costs and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily shift operations and staffing.
• Collaborate across departments to meet objectives.
• Champion safety culture and compliance.
• Coordinate with Training Manager for staff training.
• Drive continuous operational improvements.

Skills

People management

Shift scheduling

H&S oversight

Budget management

Data analysis

Tools

Automation systems

Job description

Games Workshop has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Shift Manager to join our Distribution team where you will manage teams on individual shifts on a rotating basis. Our finished goods distribution centre is based at East Midlands Gateway, which distributes our products across multiple channels both domestically and around the world.

Passionate about people, and with a focus on skills and development, you’ll understand that our people are our biggest asset and we’ll look to you to ensure that your teams have the required knowledge, skills, and resources to thrive. You’ll recognise the importance of having the right people, in the right place, at the right time as you plan to ensure all shifts are effectively staffed and have appropriate management support for each shift.

We’ll see you working collaboratively across departments, as you build effective working relationships across the supply chain to achieve our goals, always being cost effective, efficient. Day to day, you’ll champion a safe culture as you drive health and safety priorities and you’ll coordinate with the Training Manager to ensure essential training is delivered to all staff and all standard operating procedures are followed.

Adaptable and excited by opportunities to improve efficiencies, we’ll look to you to proactively identify and resolve issues through driving operational improvement. With a strong eye for numbers and able to adapt to a change in priorities, this is a fast-paced role where you will be responsible for delivering operational plans and priorities and managing costs and budgets.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a fast-paced business environment with different technologies. If you have experience of managing or supervising teams and knowledge of automation systems to support consistent and successful monitoring of daily picking, packing, and shipping efficiencies, then we want to hear from you!

Working at Games Workshop

At Games Workshop we are looking for people who will do their best to understand the needs of the company and to put those needs first when they are at work. Because of this we believe that what you are like, hence the attitude you show to work and the way you choose to behave is even more important than your skills and experience.

The Warhammer World site is based just outside of Nottingham city centre and benefits from a nearby tram stop and free onsite car parking.

In return for your hard work, you will receive 33 days holiday per year (including public holidays), matching contributory pension scheme up to 7.5%, profit share bonus (subject to GW meeting profit targets) and option to join our Share Save scheme. Oh and let’s not forget, a staff discount of between 25% and 50% on our products!

Other Essential Information

Closing Date: Applications must be received by, midnight UK time on Sunday 6th September 2026

Location: This position is based at East Midlands Gateway, our Distribution centre, near East Midlands Airport