Shift Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Shift Manager to join their dynamic team in Daventry. This full-time role involves overseeing warehouse operations, motivating staff, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. You will be pivotal in driving performance and fostering a positive work environment. With a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, this opportunity is perfect for individuals looking to make a significant impact in a thriving logistics company. If you are passionate about leadership and operational excellence, this role is for you!

Benefits

Company sponsored pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

24/7 online GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

High street discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Cashback cards

Saving scheme

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience in a warehouse environment is essential.
• Analytical and logical approach to problem-solving is required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and motivate Warehouse Operatives to meet customer expectations.
• Ensure training and development of staff are conducted efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety requirements.

Skills

Team Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication

Health and Safety Compliance

Analytical Skills

Job description

Are you a Warehouse Supervisor looking to be a part of a successful team? Do you feel as though your skills are not being valued or used as much as they should be? Perhaps you’re just looking for a change?

Here at GXO, we are looking for a Shift Manager to join our team in Daventry, helping to support our Daikin contract. You will play a vital role in ensuring colleagues meet, or exceed, their operational requirements within specific contracts. You will also work alongside management to supervise warehouse-related processes and associated warehouse functions as required.

This is a full-time, permanent position, predominately working Monday – Friday, with the occasional weekend work on a rotational shift pattern of 06:00 – 14:30 and 14:00 – 22:30.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £41,500.00 per annum and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance, and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme, and much more!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Monitor, motivate, and evaluate Warehouse Operatives performances to ensure customer expectations are being achieved/exceeded.
• Ensure that training and development requirements of Warehouse Operatives are carried out efficiently.
• Be conversant with site Health and Safety requirements and ensure all members of staff and visitors are compliant with these requirements.
• Respond to and deal with customer or colleague communication, often through emails or phone calls.
• Deal with the initial stages of colleague welfare, and ensure all are treated fairly.

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Previous supervisory experience within a similar environment.
• An analytical and logical approach to problem solving.
• The ability to work on own initiative as well as lead a team.
• Flexible with work hours and days, with the availability to work overtime when required.
• Excellent team leadership skills with the ability to develop and coach teams to ensure excellent performance.

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities