Warehouse Shift Leader

Acu IT; Telford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in dairy production is seeking a Shift Leader to manage team operations in their Telford warehouse. This role focuses on fostering a culture of continuous improvement, mentoring team members, and ensuring quality standards in a busy production environment. Ideal candidates will bring strong leadership skills and experience in food manufacturing.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Annual holiday of 282 hours

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Discount scheme with 800+ discounts

Free uniform/PPE

Qualifications

• Experience working within a high-volume food production environment.
• Knowledge of quality standards.
• Strong leadership and coaching abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team within the warehouse department.
• Drive continuous improvement ideas and manage performance.
• Ensure adherence to company policies and health & safety standards.

Skills

Problem Solving

Continuous improvement techniques

Teamwork & Collaboration

Health, Safety, Food Hygiene & Environment Awareness

Leading a Team

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Company Description

Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Mller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocers Top 100 list of Britains Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

Company Description

Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Mller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocers Top 100 list of Britains Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

Job Description

Muller Yogurts & Desserts in Telford are recruiting for a Shift Leader to lead and coach a team within the Warehouse department.

The purpose of this role is to enable Muller UK to achieve its strategic vision through a culture of innovation and continuous improvement and to develop and manage systems, processes and resources within a given production business unit, to both meet & exceed prescribed business targets for volume, costs, quality, environmental, Health & Safety.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading and coaching a team along with a strong background in warehousing and manufacturing.

Contract Permanent / Full time (42hours)

Working Pattern - 4 on 4 off days and nights

Location Telford

Key responsibilities

Prompt recognition and actions regarding fault finding and correction.

Sharing technical knowledge with team members to improve their capabilities

Cross functional working with all departments

Driving continuous improvement ideas through to completion

Use root cause analysis to find corrective actions and solutions to problems

Identifying & supporting, and evaluating production related training & development need

Regular and consistent communication with their team through 1-1's, PDP discussions, regular cascade briefs

Promote a lean culture on shift, promoting CI in the day to day running of the business.

Mentoring, coaching & developing team members in company behaviours

Ensuring professional work standards are met, aligned with Company policies & procedures

Effective communication & implementation of Company policies, procedures & practices

Supporting appropriate Managers/Team Leaders in Absence & Performance Management issues

Identifying & supporting, and evaluating production related training & development needs

Managing discipline of the team through a robust investigation and disciplinary procedure

Identify poor performance and manage through a Performance Improvement Plan.

Skills and Knowledge

Experience of working within a high volume Food production environment

Problem Solving

Processing / Filling theory

Technical Processing Plant / Machine Knowledge

Continuous improvement techniques

Knowledge of quality standards and affect of incident on quality

Leading a Team / coaching techniques

Use of Microsoft Office packages

Health, Safety, Food Hygiene & Environment Awareness/Knowledge

Leading & Inspiring (Leadership)

Driving for Results (Focus on Outcome & Business Awareness & customer Focus)

Capability & Accountability (Personal Accountability)

Influencing & Communicating (Communication)

Putting Initiative Into Action (Planning & Organizing & Problem Solving & Decision Making)

Teamwork & Collaboration (Team Working)

Leading & Inspiring (Development)

Benefits

A competitive salary,

Progression routes and career development / continuous training

282 Hours Annual Holiday

Company Pension

X2 Life Assurance

Mller Rewards discount scheme offering over 800 discounts

Free uniform/PPE

To be part of a globally recognised brand

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Warehousing and Storage

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