Fulfillment Shift Leader: Safety-First Ops & Growth

THG Ingenuity; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

THG Ingenuity seeks a Head of Shift Operations (HSO) to lead all aspects of shift performance across operations, safety, engineering, and people management. The HSO will ensure a safety-first culture on site, drive operational excellence, and safeguard stock integrity while delivering a first-class customer experience.

The role includes people leadership for welfare and development, managing ER cases and absence, and translating business objectives into clear shift goals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large, multi-departmental operations in a fast-paced e-commerce, FMCG, or 3PL environment.
• English GCSE and Maths GCSE or equivalent.
• Degree or degree calibre preferred.
• IOSH certification.
• Learning to Lead (Internal Manager training).
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred.
• Ideally external formal management training.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of all colleagues, customers, visitors and contractors on site.
• Motivate, mentor and develop team members across levels to achieve shift goals.
• Manage complex HR cases with confidentiality and sound judgement.
• Maintain client relationships through on-site meetings and communications.
• Own and control shift costs and CPU contribution to client profitability.
• Embed continuous improvement culture and drive efficiencies across the shift.
• Monitor quality data in real-time to identify risks and trends.

Skills

Leadership

People management

HR case handling

Stakeholder management

Safety culture

Operational excellence

Education

Degree preferred

English GCSE & Maths GCSE

IOSH certification

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Other management training

Job description

About THG Ingenuity

THG Ingenuity is a fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, designed to power brands without limits. Our global end-to-end tech platform is comprised of three products: THG Commerce, THG Studios, THG Fulfilment.

About THG Ingenuity

THG Ingenuity is a fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, designed to power brands without limits. Our global end-to-end tech platform is comprised of three products: THG Commerce, THG Studios, THG Fulfilment.

Each represents a single, unified solution, overcoming challenges and taking brands direct-to-consumer. Our client portfolio includes globally recognised brands such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Elemis, Homebase, and Proctor & Gamble.

About The Role

The Head of Shift Operations (HSO) is the senior leader accountable for all aspects of shift performance across operations, safety, engineering, and people management.

Safety is the foundation of the role. The HSO ensures a safe environment for all colleagues, contractors, visitors, and customers on site, embedding a safety-first culture where every interaction is controlled, measured, and effective.

The HSO drives operational excellence by working collaboratively with internal business units and stakeholders to meet agreed KPIs, uphold Service Level Agreements (SLAs), protect stock integrity, and deliver an outstanding customer experience.

As the people lead on shift, the HSO is responsible for the welfare, development, and day-to-day management of all colleagues and team leaders, ensuring ER casework, absence management, and engagement are handled consistently and to the highest standard.

The HSO translates business objectives into clear shift goals, setting expectations that drive performance, accountability, and a continuous improvement mindset across the entire operation.

As the second most senior leader on site, the HSO is regularly required to assume full site accountability, making critical operational decisions and leading all functions in the absence of senior site leadership.

The HSO is responsible for planning and executing volume demand in line with targeted client cost-per-unit (CPU) thresholds, ensuring cost efficiency is maintained throughout the shift to maximise site profitability. Indirectly responsible for the full site CPU on shift.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the Safety of all colleagues, customers, visitors, and contractors on site always, leading a proactive safety-first culture throughout the department.
• Motivate, mentor, and develop team members at every level - including Warehouse Colleagues, Team Managers, and Shift Managers - to achieve and exceed personal and shift goals.
• Manage highly complex and sensitive Human Resources (HR) cases, handling escalated people matters and site issues with professionalism, confidentiality, and sound judgement.
• Responsible for managing client relationships across all forms of communication, including facilitating and leading face-to-face meetings at site level.
• Own and be accountable for all shift cost and contribution to site cost-per-unit (CPU), and client profitability targets, ensuring performance is consistently aligned to the site business plan and financial targets.
• Introduce and embed a continuous improvement culture across the shift, actively challenging the status quo and driving efficiencies in all areas of the operation.
• Monitor and analyse quality data in real time during the shift, identifying trends and emerging risks before they escalate into wider performance issues.
  
  

Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience managing large, multi-departmental operations within a fast-paced e-commerce, FMCG, or 3PL environment.
• A natural leader who embodies our values of 'show up, dig in, get it done' through their work ethic and leadership style.
• English GCSE and Maths GCSE / equivalent international standards
• Degree / Degree calibre preferred
• IOSH certification.
• Learning to Lead (Internal Manager training)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred.
• Ideally also some other external formal management training.
  
  

THG Ingenuity is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.

THG Ingenuity is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG Ingenuity please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.