Portbury Shift Manager: Lead, Develop & Deliver Results

Gist Limited; Portbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% M&S discount on most items

25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays

Discounted healthcare cash plan

Annual bonus scheme

Pension (auto enrolment)

Wellbeing support

Training schemes and induction

Cycle to work

Job summary

Gist Limited in Portbury is seeking a Warehouse Shift Manager to lead a busy cold chain operation on a fixed Sunday–Thursday late shift (2:00pm–10:30pm). You will manage teams, drive performance, and ensure safe, efficient daily operations in partnership with the Warehouse Operations Manager.

You will develop people, optimize productivity and maintain strong stakeholder relationships to deliver outstanding results for one of the UK’s leading food supply chains.

Qualifications

• Hands-on warehouse management experience in FMCG/logistics.
• Strong leadership with ability to develop teams.
• Analytical, solutions-focused and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high-performing warehouse teams from the front.
• Drive performance to meet and exceed shift KPIs.
• Plan people and resources around live volumes for smooth ops.
• Support wellbeing, absence, return-to-work and ER with a supportive approach.
• Champion safety and uphold HSE standards.
• Build partnerships with agencies and stakeholders for resourcing.
• Identify training needs and create growth opportunities.
• Review plans and systems to drive continuous improvement.
• Lead briefings, meetings, investigations and safety walks.
• Improve productivity, accuracy and efficiency for the site.

Skills

People leadership

Warehouse management

FMCG/logistics knowledge

Analytical mindset

Team development

Stakeholder collaboration

Unions experience (advantage)

Job description

Gist Limited in Portbury is seeking a Warehouse Shift Manager to lead a busy cold chain operation on a fixed Sunday–Thursday late shift (2:00pm–10:30pm). You will manage teams, drive performance, and ensure safe, efficient daily operations in partnership with the Warehouse Operations Manager.

You will develop people, optimize productivity and maintain strong stakeholder relationships to deliver outstanding results for one of the UK’s leading food supply chains.