Warehouse First Line Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Company pension

GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

GXO University

MyBenefits discounts

Job summary

GXO is seeking a Warehouse First Line Manager for the Halfords contract at our Crick site near Northampton. You will support the Shift Manager to run the warehouse efficiently, allocate resources, and drive continuous improvement while developing the team.

You’ll work an any 5 from 6 shift pattern with weekly rotation between 05:30–14:00 and 13:30–22:00, with a salary up to £33,475 per annum and a broad benefits package.

Qualifications

• Proven track record at a similar level in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Experience handling disciplinary, grievance and absence matters proactively.
• Excellent people skills to lead, develop and manage a team.
• Ability to plan and organise a warehouse operation effectively.

Responsibilities

• Allocate and distribute tasks to maximise efficiency and KPI attainment.
• Maintain and communicate oper­ational procedures and system knowledge.
• Create and maintain a positive team culture to improve engagement.
• Identify cost-saving initiatives and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure health & safety policies are followed and risks escalated when needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Performance management

Prioritisation

People development

Disciplinary handling

Health & safety

Tools

Warehouse Management System

Job description

Are you a proven leader who thrives in a warehouse environment? Does motivating and developing a team come naturally to you? Do you have a flexible approach to management that allows you to organise and prioritise workload effectively? If yes, we have the opportunity for you!

We’re looking foraWarehouse First Line Managerto join us at our Halfords contract, at our site in Crick, Northampton. You’ll support the Shift Manager in the efficient running of the warehouse shift, ensuring optimum use of resources to deliver first class customer service. Taking a proactive approach to enhancing employee engagement and their development, you’ll drive forward a culture of continuous improvement.

This is a full time, permanent position, working on an any 5 from 6 shift pattern. The hours will rotate weekly between 05:30 to 14:00 and 13:30 to 22:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

You’ll be paid a salary of up to £33,475 per annum. You’ll also receive 33 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, 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!Including our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Utilise available resources to allocate and distribute tasks within the operation to maximise efficiency in order to achieve and exceed customer KPI's/productivity targets
• Maintain and communicate all operational procedures, have extensive knowledge of all aspects of the warehouse operation and system
• Create and maintain a positive team culture, by actively encouraging involvement from all, to improve employee engagement
• Identify cost saving initiatives and implement corrective actions where appropriate to maximise the efficiency of the warehouse operation
• With good understanding of Health & Safety you’ll strive to make sure all operational processes are fully compliant with our policies, while accurately identifying risks and escalating your findings

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• A proven track record at a similar level, within a fast-paced warehouse environment
• Demonstrable experience of managing disciplinary, grievance and absence matters, taking a proactive approach to poor performance/capability
• Excellent people skills - the ability to effectively lead, develop and manage a team, whilst identifying areas for development and recognising success
• Experience managing conflicting priorities, with the ability to plan and organise a warehouse operation

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 from time to time, as needed.Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.