Warehouse Chargehand - Full Time

Farmfoods; Daventry; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Free canteen facilities

Staff discount 15%

Smart uniform and PPE provided

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Regular breaks

Job summary

Farmfoods are recruiting a Warehouse Chargehand for our brand new distribution centre in Daventry, Northamptonshire. You will plan and manage staffing to meet daily operational needs while ensuring safety, hygiene, and quality standards.

You will lead a team, conduct performance reviews, and implement training to develop multi-skilled staff. The role involves KPI monitoring, issue resolution, and cooperation with the Warehouse Manager to deliver excellent service for our shops.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and team-management experience in a warehouse setting.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience implementing cost-saving initiatives and process improvements.
• Familiarity with Health & Safety requirements and SOP adherence.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage staffing to meet daily warehouse requirements.
• Lead and develop team through training, coaching and reviews.
• Ensure SOP compliance and high standards of hygiene and safety.
• Monitor KPI performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Warehouse Manager to address issues and escalations.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Communication

Health & Safety knowledge

HR processes

Cost savings

Shift planning

Tools

WMS

Job description

We are looking to recruit Warehouse Chargehands for our brand new distribution centre in Daventry, Northamptonshire. Details about the new site are included below:

• Address = Logicor Park Daventry, Royal Oak Way, Daventry, NN11 8QL.
• Induction starts in August

Available shift patterns include:

• Lates (2pm to 10pm)
• Nights (10pm to 6am)

Pay, working hours & benefits:

We offer an hourly pay rate of £16.83 per hour for Late and Night shifts.

In addition to your pay you will also benefit from:

• 30 days annual leave.
• Regular breaks during your shift.
• Full training provided.
• Free canteen facilities.
• 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops on a great range of food and household essentials.
• A smart uniform and all PPE provided at no cost to you.
• Free life assurance.
• Workplace pension.

As Warehouse Chargehand, you will be responsible for utilising available resources to maximise efficiency in order to achieve and exceed KPI`s. Plan, manage and adjust staffing levels to meet daily operational requirements within the warehouse, as well as providing a safe working environment for all by adhering to the Site Health & Safety procedures and ensuring that these are understood and practiced by the entire team.

You will also ensure high levels of hygiene and housekeeping in the warehouse at all times and deliver team member performance reviews, development and/or succession planning as appropriate. Address any performance issues or training needs. As it is a fast paced Warehouse environment you will need to continuously monitor, review and act upon available operational reports ensuring quality and performance are never compromised and if you need to escape any potential issues to the appropriate Warehouse Manager.

Manage new starters to receive comprehensive induction training and ensure team members are multi-skilled through planned training, coaching and development. Measuring the improvement in performance and increasing responsibility, thereby promoting a culture of employee engagement. Ensure compliance to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP`s) and ensure the department continuously achieves a high level of customer focus and service. The Warehouse Supervisor will conduct team briefings daily/weekly as required, discussing with the staff any issues which may cause concern within the working environment, the successful candidate must have a proven track record using a WMS.

Who we're looking for:

• A proven track record of cost savings, productivity costs, quality control and error reduction.
• Excellent team building, leadership and motivational skills.
• The ability to communicate in an open and honest manner with the team, transport & the customer.
• Be able to demonstrate the commitment, enthusiasm and flexibility to work various shift patterns which are able to respond to customer demand.
• Experience of HR related activities; performance review, appraisal, disciplinary, grievance and good knowledge of Health and Safety requirements.
• Monitor inbound or outbound Trunks to ensure SLAs are strictly adhered to.

We welcome applications from Army, Navy and Royal Air Force service leavers and veterans into our distribution operations.

A bit about us:

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail.

We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family oriented goods. We back up our sensational value with a focus on delivering an ‘old fashioned’, genuine and friendly customer experience.

Our warehouse operatives are the backbone of our distribution operation and are essential to ensuring our shops have everything they need to deliver a great service to our customers.