Shift Manager - FLT

CV Recruitment; Blythe Bridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Shift Manager for a warehouse role in Blythe Bridge. This position involves overseeing night shift operations, ensuring customer satisfaction, and managing a team. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, supervisory experience, and a valid FLT counterbalance certificate. Competitive salary and benefits offered, including generous holiday allowance and pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance including bank holidays

Pension scheme

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory role seeking promotion to management.
• Physically active due to manual handling requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the running of the night shift and achieve customer satisfaction.
• Assign workload and staffing levels for shifts.
• Communicate job expectations and coach team members.
• Identify areas for improvement and adjust work procedures.

Skills

Excellent work ethic

Strong organisational skills

Excellent communication skills

Flexible attitude

Education

Current FLT counterbalance certificate

Job description

Shift Manager - FLT

Temporary leading to Permanent Opportunity

Blythe Bridge, Stoke on Trent

Up to £35k, up to £40k once fully operational

Plus overtime pay initially whilst in training

The Role

Overseeing and coordinate the running of the night shift

Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence in receiving, identifying, dispatching and assuring quality of goods

Determine staffing levels and assign workload for that shift

Communicate job expectations and coach team members

Liaise with other departments to answer questions and solve problems

Identify areas of improvement and establish innovative or adjust existing work procedures and practices

Skills and Attributes

Experience of working in a supervisory looking for that next step into a managerial role in a warehouse

Excellent work ethic and commitment to the role and team

A flexible attitude to working to ensure business goals are met

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Proven ability to direct and coordinate operations

Strong organisational and time management skills

Current FLT counterbalance certificate

Be physically active due to the nature of the role manual handling will be required

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance including bank holidays and extended Christmas closure

Pension scheme

Free onsite parking

The Hours:

Monday to Friday

Rotating Shifts:

Days - 8.30am - 5pm

Noons - 2.30pm - 11.30pm

Night shift 8.30pm – 5am

40 Hours per week

A flexible approach to covering the Days and Noon shift to meet business demands