Warehouse First Line Manager

Culina Group Limited; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Wellbeing Support – EAP

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Everyday Discounts

Job summary

Culina Group Limited in Milton Keynes is looking for a Warehouse First Line Manager to lead daily operations in the Contract Logistics division, ensuring safety and service standards. This full-time role focuses on frontline leadership, shift coordination, and performance management of operatives within a fast-paced 3PL environment.

Salary £30,988 per annum; rotating 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm shifts, Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Proven FLM or Senior WH Operative experience in a fast-paced logistics/3PL environment.
• Strong people management and communication skills.
• Good computer skills with knowledge of WMS systems; SAP advantageous.
• Ability to motivate others and coach staff for development.
• Adaptable, proactive, and able to plan and coordinate shifts.
• Systematic, methodical approach to achieving project goals.

Responsibilities

• Act as key contact with administration, stock and management to resolve warehouse issues.
• Prepare shifts handover and distribute tracking data for seamless transitions.
• Performance manage operatives using warehouse management tools.
• Lead your team and ensure compliance with processes and policies.
• Create training and resource plans to align skills with needs.
• Ensure compliance with key/control, logs and MHE pre-op checks.
• Complete safety and legal checks monthly and sign off WM checks.
• Assist with weekly customer updates as required.

Skills

FLT/FLM experience

People management

WMS knowledge

SAP knowledge

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

WMS

SAP

Job description

Who are Culina?

Culina is the UK’s leading independent specialist supply chain partner, trusted by some of the nation’s best recognised food, fast-moving consumer goods (FMGC) and retail brands. We're proud to employ over 22,000 colleagues across 100+ locations nationwide, supported by a fleet of more than 5,500 trucks and trailers delivering every day.

Company Description

Culina is the UK’s leading independent specialist supply chain partner, trusted by some of the nation’s best recognised food, fast-moving consumer goods (FMGC) and retail brands. We're proud to employ over 22,000 colleagues across 100+ locations nationwide, supported by a fleet of more than 5,500 trucks and trailers delivering every day.

Who are Culina?

Culina is the UK’s leading independent specialist supply chain partner, trusted by some of the nation’s best recognised food, fast-moving consumer goods (FMGC) and retail brands. We're proud to employ over 22,000 colleagues across 100+ locations nationwide, supported by a fleet of more than 5,500 trucks and trailers delivering every day.

We currently have an exciting opportunity in our Contract Logistics division

through flexible warehousing, transport and fulfilment solutions, we simplify complexity, drive continuous improvement and create exceptional experiences for customers. Delivering certainty. Creating value. Enabling growth.

Job Description

Life in this role

As part of our, Contract division, we have an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Warehouse First Line on a full time permanent basis! As the Warehouse First Line Manager, you will hold responsibility for assisting in overseeing operations to ensure service levels are achieved safely and efficiently, you will be a vital link to ensuring customer requirements are achieved consistently.

We work with some of the largest well-known brands at this site, so the focus on customer needs and satisfaction is key in this role.

Salary: £30,988 per annum.

Working hours: Monday-Friday, 6am-2pm/2pm-10pm rotating.

Key Duties of a Warehouse First Line Manager

• Act as the key point of contact in communication with the administration, stock and management teams to resolve problems or issues that have been identified within the warehouse.
• Prepare and complete shifts handover documents fully and distribute data captured on tracking documents for the next shift to ensure seamless shift transition operational continuation.
• Performance management of Operatives using warehouse management system tools.
• Manage your team and ensure compliance to people process and policy.
• Create training and forward resource plans with the support team to ensure you have the relevant skills mix on your shift to align to the capability planning tool.
• Ensure all compliance requirements are met with regards to key control, key logs, radio logs, scanner logs, MHE pre op check sheet.
• Complete all Safe & Legal and ensure they are signed off with a monthly WM check.
• Assist with weekly customer updates as and when required.

Qualifications

What you’ll need ...

• Proven experience within a FLM or Senior WH Operative role (ideally within a fast-paced logistics/3PL environment).
• Working knowledge of operational and people management.
• Strong computer skills with high attention to detail; proven knowledge of WMS systems and SAP would be an advantage.
• Ability to motivate and empower others, while providing staff with development opportunities and coaching.
• Adaptable to the team with the ability to consult others and communicate proactively.
• Ability to work in a systematic, methodical and orderly way to consistently achieve project goals.

Additional Information

What is in it for you?

If you're looking for a role where you can make an impact, develop your career, and be part of a team that works as one to achieve great results, we'd love to hear from you. Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme - our salary sacrifice scheme offers a cost-effective way to drive an electric vehicle, with payments taken directly from your salary. Eligibility and salary thresholds apply.

• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme - our salary sacrifice scheme offers a cost-effective way to drive an electric vehicle, with payments taken directly from your salary. Eligibility and salary thresholds apply.
• Wellbeing Support – your wellbeing matters to us. Through our Employee Assistance Programme, you'll have 24/7 access to confidential counselling and legal support, whenever you need it.
• Eye Care Vouchers – free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – we love celebrating great work, we recognise those who go above and beyond.
• Everyday Discounts – our benefits platform gives you access to discounts from over 50 leading retailers, helping your money go further every day.