Warehouse Shift Manager

GXO Logistics; Belfast; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics provider in Northern Ireland seeks a Warehouse Shift Manager. This full-time position involves leading a team, managing operational KPIs, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Applicants should have proven warehouse operations experience and strong leadership skills. The role offers a salary up to £40,000 per annum along with various benefits including a company pension and annual leave.

Benefits

Flexible dental insurance plans

Company sponsored pension scheme

24/7 online GP service

Fully comprehensive employee assistance programme

High street discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Cashback cards

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of shift KPIs and operational processes.
• Skilled in mentoring and empowering team members.
• Ability to make data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead team engagement to meet targets and deadlines.
• Manage KPIs and resource allocation efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Warehouse operations experience

Team building and leadership

Agile planning

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). 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!

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.

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.