Logistics Lead Operative - Weekends (Rochdale, GB, OL16 4NR)

Danish Crown UK Ltd.; Newhey; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish Fridays

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Danish Crown UK Ltd. is seeking a Logistics Lead Operative for weekends in Rochdale to support day-to-day coordination of inbound, storage, picking and dispatch activities.

The role provides on-shift leadership, deputises for Logistics Supervisor when needed, and drives safety, accuracy and efficiency across the warehouse while maintaining compliance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Warehouse environment.
• Experience managing FIFO/FEFO
• Strong knowledge of SAP and Arolink
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of accuracy across inbound, storage, picking, and dispatch activities.
• Support and oversee goods receipt, checking, storage, and system updates in line with procedures.
• Monitor stock accuracy, investigate discrepancies, and support timely resolution.
• Ensure all handling, storage, and movement of goods meets safety, quality, and compliance standards.
• Act as a point of escalation for operational issues and ensure prompt resolution.

Skills

SAP knowledge

Arolink

Warehouse operations

FIFO/FEFO

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multi-shift leadership

Supply chain knowledge

Tools

SAP

Arolink

Job description

Logistics Lead Operative Weekends | Rochdale
The Lead Logistics Operative is responsible for supporting the day-to-day coordination and performance of logistics activities, ensuring the accurate receipt, storage, picking, and dispatch of goods. In addition to core operative duties, the role provides on-shift leadership, ensuring standards are maintained, issues are resolved quickly, and the team is aligned to operational priorities. The role will also deputise for the Logistics Supervisor when required, supporting continuity of operations, service, safety, and efficiency across the warehouse.

Logistics Lead Operative Weekends | Rochdale
The Lead Logistics Operative is responsible for supporting the day-to-day coordination and performance of logistics activities, ensuring the accurate receipt, storage, picking, and dispatch of goods. In addition to core operative duties, the role provides on-shift leadership, ensuring standards are maintained, issues are resolved quickly, and the team is aligned to operational priorities. The role will also deputise for the Logistics Supervisor when required, supporting continuity of operations, service, safety, and efficiency across the warehouse.

What You Will Be Doing

Stock & Operational Control:

• Maintain high standards of accuracy across inbound, storage, picking, and dispatch activities.
• Support and oversee goods receipt, checking, storage, and system updates in line with procedures.
• Monitor stock accuracy, investigate discrepancies, and support timely resolution.
• Ensure all handling, storage, and movement of goods meets safety, quality, and compliance standards.
• Act as a point of escalation for operational issues and ensure prompt resolution.

Team Leadership & Coordination:

• Provide day-to-day direction and support to Logistics Operatives during the shift.
• Allocate tasks and coordinate workloads to ensure operational priorities are delivered.
• Promote safe working practices, hygiene standards, and adherence to procedures.
• Support onboarding, training, and coaching of team members to build capability.
• Act as the first point of contact for operational queries, escalating where required.
• Deputise for the Logistics Supervisor when required, ensuring effective team coordination and decision-making in their absence.

Operational Performance & Process Management:

• Support efficient warehouse operations, ensuring flow across inbound, storage, and outbound activities.
• Monitor performance against plan (e.g. throughput, accuracy, service) and highlight risks.
• Maintain a clean, organised, and safe working environment always.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and ways of working.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors and wider teams to ensure alignment and smooth operations.
  

What You Will Bring

• Proven experience in Warehouse environment
• Experience managing FIFO/FEFO
• Strong working knowledge of SAP and Arolink
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability
• Good communication skills across all levels
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-shift environment
• Experience in supervising multi-shift operations
• Knowledge of supply chain and warehouse processes
• Working knowledge inventory or warehouse

Why join us

Joining Danish Crown in this role offers you exceptional autonomy to manage defined spend areas independently and directly influence our commercial outcomes. Reporting to the Head of Procurement Operations and Sustainability, you will operate within a supportive, forward-thinking team where your market insights and sourcing strategies will drive tangible business improvements.

We offer a structured schedule with an early finish every Friday, working within an environment that values professional development, career growth and collaboration. You will have the opportunity to stretch your capabilities, shape supplier relationships across multiple UK sites and contribute to our ongoing sustainability and commercial goals.

About Us

Danish Crown UK is a business built on trust, teamwork and ambition. We exist to deliver food that people believe in, and we know that takes strong leadership and collaborative cultures.

Our leadership principles guide us. We act for the good of the whole organisation. We hire brilliant people and help them grow. We are ambitious, curious and open to new ideas. We build trust by accepting mistakes as part of development. We believe real leadership is earned through example, not title.

Whoever joins us will help create a workplace where people feel safe to speak up, share ideas, challenge old ways of working and stretch themselves to achieve more. If that sounds like the environment where you thrive, we would love to hear from you.