Warehouse Manager - Industry

Royal Van Leeuwen; Tees Valley; In loco; GBP 42.000 - 54.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Royal Van Leeuwen is seeking an experienced Operations Leader for our Tees Valley site. You will coach and develop teams, manage performance, and foster a culture of continuous improvement while coordinating warehouse functions and ensuring safe, efficient operations.

Responsibilities include supervising material movement, liaising with contractors, and delivering KPI improvements. The role requires IOSH, English and Maths qualifications with Six Sigma preferred.

Competenze

• IOSH certification or equivalent safety training.
• O Level or equivalent in English.
• O Level or equivalent in Maths.
• Six Sigma /LEAN experience preferred but not essential.

Mansioni

• Coach, train and develop employees; identify skills gaps and onboarding support.
• Manage performance per HR procedures; appraisals, targets and disciplinary processes.
• Foster a positive workplace culture; drive engagement and continuous improvement.
• Plan and organise warehouse functions; manage manning and sawing activities.
• Supervise material movement; coordinate with third-party providers and internal teams.
• Ensure timely communication on delivery dates, quality and customer commitments.
• Maintain stock accuracy; support PI counts with stock controller.
• Drive safety culture; conduct investigations and follow up on root causes.

Formazione

IOSH

O Level English

O Level Maths

Six Sigma /LEAN

Descrizione del lavoro

• Coach, train, and develop employees, identifying skills gaps and supporting onboarding.
• Manage performance in line with HR procedures, including appraisals, targets, and disciplinary processes.
• Foster a positive workplace culture, driving employee engagement and continuous improvement.
• Team skill development and retention.
• Achievement of individual and team performance targets.
• High levels of employee engagement and reduced turnover.

Key Result Areas

• Coach, train, and develop employees, identifying skills gaps and supporting onboarding.
• Manage performance in line with HR procedures, including appraisals, targets, and disciplinary processes.
• Foster a positive workplace culture, driving employee engagement and continuous improvement.
• Team skill development and retention.
• Achievement of individual and team performance targets.
• High levels of employee engagement and reduced turnover.

Operations & Senior Leadership tasks

• Plan and organise warehouse functions, including manning and sawing activities.
• Supervise material movement and coordinate with third-party providers and internal teams.
• Ensure timely and accurate communication on delivery dates, quality, and customer commitments.
• Stock accuracy, working along side the stock controller ensuring the PI count is completed in a accurate and timely manner
• Utilising off cuts
• On-time completion of warehouse activities.
• Delivery deadlines consistently met.
• Improved productivity and efficiency metrics.

QHSE & Compliance

• Drive a safety-first culture and ensure safe working practices.
• Conduct accident/incident investigations and follow up on root cause analysis.
• Ensure compliance with QHSE policies, procedures, and audits.
• Reduction in accidents/incidents.
• Compliance with audit requirements.
• Positive safety culture reflected in feedback and reporting.

Continuous Improvement & Site Performance

• Support continuous improvement initiatives, including material flow, FLT/crane strategy, and transport coordination.
• Identify and drive cost efficiencies and productivity improvements.
• Monitor and communicate KPIs while implementing improvement actions.
• Delivery of cost savings and efficiency gains.
• Achievement of site KPIs (safety, productivity, quality, cost).
• Documented improvements in processes and performance.

Stakeholder & Contractor Management

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to address operational issues.
• Manage external contractors via the permit-to-work process.
• Act as a change champion, promoting initiatives positively and effectively.
• Strong cross-departmental collaboration.
• Compliance with contractor management standards.
• Successful adoption of change initiatives.

Experience

• IOSH
• O Level equivalent English
• O Level equivalent Maths
• Six Sigma /LEAN (preferred but not essential)
• 40 hours per week, Mon-Fri