Warehouse Operations Lead | 30+ Team | Safety & CI

Arco: Experts In Safety; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus

25 days holiday + 5 days

Excellent pension (up to 8% Arco) and

Job summary

Arco is seeking a Warehouse Team Manager to lead a large distribution centre team, ensuring safety, efficiency and accuracy in daily operations. You will coach around 30 colleagues and deputise for the Operations Manager for up to 120 staff, overseeing performance and engagement.

The role involves managing rotas (06:00–14:00 and 14:00–22:00, Mon-Fri), driving improvements, and maintaining a high standard of health and safety across the site. Excellent leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing a large and diverse workforce.
• Strong knowledge of people management processes such as sickness absence, performance management, disciplinary and grievances.
• Ability to create excel reports and analyse data, and implement improvements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills adaptable to all levels.
• In-depth knowledge of warehouse systems and processes.
• Working knowledge of site health and safety; IOSH qualification required or achievable within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Guiding and coaching Team Leaders to improve communications and people management skills.
• Managing colleagues and ensuring all employee relations matters are handled promptly.
• Ensuring training and communications are delivered, with performance reviews and feedback.
• Managing and collating weekly and daily resource plans to maximise performance and budget targets.
• Leading day-to-day site safety and liaising with SHE Team for audits.
• Driving continuous improvement projects and root-cause investigations.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Performance management

Data analysis

Excel reporting

Communication

IOSH knowledge

Education

IOSH qualification

Tools

Warehouse systems

Excel

Job description

Arco is seeking a Warehouse Team Manager to lead a large distribution centre team, ensuring safety, efficiency and accuracy in daily operations. You will coach around 30 colleagues and deputise for the Operations Manager for up to 120 staff, overseeing performance and engagement.

The role involves managing rotas (06:00–14:00 and 14:00–22:00, Mon-Fri), driving improvements, and maintaining a high standard of health and safety across the site. Excellent leadership and communication are essential.