Night Shift Warehouse Leader - Drive Safety & Performance

Whitworths Limited; Irthlingborough; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension

Family friendly benefits

Health & lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Whitworths Limited is seeking a confident Warehouse Front Line Manager to lead the night-shift team in a busy food-manufacturing site. You will guide Team Leaders, Warehouse Operatives and Administrators to move goods safely, accurately and efficiently.

This hands-on leadership role requires experience in warehouse environments, strong coaching skills, and the ability to balance people with operational priorities during a Sunday-Thursday night shift (23:00-07:00).

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience at Team Leader level or above within a warehouse environment.
• Experience using a Warehouse Management System and stock-control processes.
• Strong communication, organisation and planning skills.
• Positive coaching style with development focus.
• Ability to use KPI data to drive performance.
• Calm, adaptable and decisive in a fast-moving environment.
• Commitment to safe working practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop your night-shift team with clear direction and feedback.
• Manage warehouse activity to meet safety, service, quality, productivity and cost targets.
• Deliver shift briefings, handovers and performance updates.
• Ensure accurate stock movements and right-first-time inventory processes.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, health and safety, housekeeping and audit readiness.
• Oversee safe use of material-handling equipment and pre-shift checks.
• Plan labour and coordinate with agency partners for additional support.
• Manage attendance, performance, training and development fairly.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations and wider business.
• Identify process improvements and simplification opportunities.

Skills

Team leadership

Warehouse operations

Communication

Planning

Problem solving

KPIs

Tools

Warehouse Management System

Job description

Whitworths Limited is seeking a confident Warehouse Front Line Manager to lead the night-shift team in a busy food-manufacturing site. You will guide Team Leaders, Warehouse Operatives and Administrators to move goods safely, accurately and efficiently.

This hands-on leadership role requires experience in warehouse environments, strong coaching skills, and the ability to balance people with operational priorities during a Sunday-Thursday night shift (23:00-07:00).