Warehouse Shift Manager

GXO; Belfast; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain solutions provider in Northern Ireland seeks a Warehouse Shift Manager to oversee operations and team performance. You will lead a team to achieve operational KPIs in a fast-paced environment, with responsibilities spanning engagement, compliance, and customer relationships. Offering a salary up to £40,000 and a variety of benefits, this full-time role operates on a 12-hour shift rotation. Ideal candidates have strong warehouse operations experience and leadership skills.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Generous holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience within logistics/manufacturing, with understanding of shift KPIs.
• Skilled in mentoring and empowering direct reports for high performance.
• Agile approach to planning and passion for improving efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement with team to meet targets through support and communication.
• Drive performance through operational and team performance management.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
• Manage resources and optimize processes for operational efficiency.
• Maintain strong customer relationships and collaborations.

Skills

Warehouse operations experience

Team building and leadership

Data-driven decision making

Excellent communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you looking for your next warehouse operations challenge? Are you someone who excels in leading by example? Passionate to support your team to thrive? Look no further, we are that team!

Here at GXO, we are looking for a Warehouse Shift Manager, to join our team in Lisburn, NI supporting our customer Coca-Cola.

This role is pivotal to the efficient running of our operation, leading colleagues to work effectively and collaboratively. Focused on delivering performance and operational KPIS, you will be reporting to our Warehouse Manager, where you will have accountability for the day-to-day management of our team of supervisors and operations. Delivering a culture of excellent performance and colleague engagement.

This is a full time, permanent position. Working 12-hour shifts on an 8 week rota basis; rotating days and nights (7.00 AM to 7.00 PM and 7.00 PM to 7.00 AM). With a minimum of 3 days off between shifts, resulting in some weeks working 36 hours (3 day) and 48 hours (4 day). Every second month you will have 7 consecutive days off.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary up to £40,000 per annum and 21.5 days annual leave (inc bank holidays). In addition to generous remuneration, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Lead engagement with your team of Supervisors/Operatives, to meet targets and deadlines through guidance, support, and effective communication
• Drive performance, reporting and KPI management through operational and team performance, attendance, and productivity with continuous improvement initiatives
• Pride in delivering compliance and H&S by ensuring adherence to company policies, procedures, and health & safety standards, including proactive risk assessments
• Resource and Budget Oversight, manage temporary labour and agency relationships, control budgets, and optimize processes for operational efficiency
• Customer engagement and stakeholder relationship responsibility, with maintaining strong customer relationships and collaboration with wider teams/union representatives

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven Warehouse operations experience within logistics/manufacturing, with strong understanding of shift KPIs and operational processes
• Skilled in team building and leadership, through delegation, mentoring, and empowering direct reports to achieve high performance and continuous improvement
• Agile approach to planning, data-driven decision-making, and passion for improving efficiencies and processes
• Excellent verbal/written communication, IT literate with Microsoft proficiency, and ability to collaborate effectively across teams

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.

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.