Warehouse Shift Manager

Lineage Logistics; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Bristol is looking for a Shift Manager to oversee coldstore operations. The role involves leading a team, managing cross-docking, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have experience in warehouse management and be proactive problem solvers. You will receive a competitive salary along with various benefits including career development opportunities and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Free onsite car park

Employee assistance program

Career development opportunities

Referral bonuses

Qualifications

• Proven experience in warehouse or coldstore operations.
• Strong understanding of warehouse safety and stock control.
• Calm under pressure, with a solution-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of operatives.
• Oversee end-to-end night operations.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety.

Skills

Team Leadership

Warehouse Operations

Performance Monitoring

Problem Solving

Tools

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Job description

Overview

Shift Manager – Portbury Depot

At Lineage, our mission is simple but powerful: to help feed the world. We do this by providing temperature-controlled logistics solutions that help keep the world moving – and we need ambitious, driven individuals to help lead the way.

As the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics, we employ more than 20,000 colleagues globally. When you open your fridge freezer, up to 20% of the products you see may have passed through a Lineage facility.

We support customers that supply schools, restaurants, hospitals, and many of the UK’s leading retailers – and now we’re looking for a dedicated Shift Manager to lead the days/evenings operation at our Bristol depot.

Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday rotating shift pattern.

• 06:00-14:00
• 14:00-22:00
• 08:00-16:00

Location: Bristol Depot

Salary: Competitive starting salary paid monthly.

As a Shift Manager, you’ll play a vital role in the smooth running of our coldstore operations, ensuring that our stock moves efficiently and safely. You’ll be responsible for leading a team, managing resources, and delivering on performance targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Engagement – Lead and motivate a team of operatives, creating a culture of accountability, teamwork, and high performance.
• Days and Evenings Operations Management – Oversee end-to-end night operations including cross-docking, stock flow, and warehouse coordination.
• Planning & Resource Allocation – Develop shift plans and assign duties to ensure timely and effective completion of tasks.
• Performance Monitoring – Use the Warehouse Management System (WMS) to track inventory accuracy and identify discrepancies before they become issues.
• Health, Safety & Compliance – Maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and safety. Lead accident investigations and ensure all procedures are followed.
• Operational Reporting – Maintain accurate shift reports and provide regular feedback to site leadership.
• Cross-Shift Collaboration – Ensure smooth shift handovers and consistent performance across the 24-hour operation.
• Employee Development – Conduct regular reviews and coach your team to support growth and development.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in warehouse or coldstore operations, ideally with supervisory or shift management responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of warehouse safety, stock control, and team leadership.
• Proficient with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
• Clear communicator with the ability to engage and align teams.
• Calm under pressure, with a solution-focused mindset.
• Comfortable working in a coldstore environment (approx. -20°C – PPE provided).
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• MHE licence is desirable but not essential.

What’s In It For You?

• A permanent opportunity with a direct employer; we will not employ you through an agency.
• Opportunity to develop a career within an industry leading global company.
• Opportunity to earn an extra day holiday each year up to the maximum of one extra week over the first 5 years of employment.
• Free onsite car park
• Support your emotional well-being with access to a 24/7 employee assistance phone line offering confidential free counselling and advice.
• Preferential rates for loans and savings offered through exclusive access to a credit union.
• Refer new employees and get generous financial reward through our referral scheme.

Why Lineage?

We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain.

Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. At Lineage we also recognise that Ex-Military, veterans, and military families have great experience with transferable skills and core values that can add significant value to our organisation.

Benefits

As a Lineage team member, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That’s why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us – plus generous financial rewards when you successfully refer new employees. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won’t go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle-to-work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union.

Your everyday wellbeing is also important to us, so we will provide you with all the protective equipment you need to be safe and comfortable at work, and you will have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance phone line, which offers confidential counselling and advice. With all of this offered against the backdrop of a fun and social environment in which you will be supported by a team who enjoy helping each other in achieving their goals, we are confident you will excel with us.