Warehouse Shift Manager

Gist Limited; Bristol; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Warehouse Shift Manager to oversee daily operations in a dynamic environment. This role involves managing a team, ensuring safety and efficiency, and driving performance to meet KPIs. With a strong emphasis on teamwork and innovation, you will play a key role in creating a supportive workplace culture. The company offers competitive benefits, including generous annual leave and a bonus scheme based on performance. Join this forward-thinking organization and make a significant impact in the logistics sector.

Benefits

20% M&S discount

25 days’ annual leave

Discounted healthcare cash plan

Attractive annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme and life assurance

Wellbeing support

Tailored induction

Training schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in warehouse functions within the FMCG Distribution Industry.
• Ability to encourage teamwork and innovative culture.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day warehouse operations ensuring smooth delivery.
• Conduct daily administration tasks related to payroll and queries.
• Drive shift performance to achieve KPIs.

Skills

Team Management

Analytical Skills

Flexibility

Communication

Job description

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Working in partnership with M&S, at Gist we deliver industry-leading logistics and supply chain transformation.

We value, celebrate, and believe in the power of individuality and strive to create a work environment where everyone can be themselves. We want you to join us, bring your authentic self to work and unlock your full potential.

We are looking for a Full Time Warehouse Shift Manager to join our team in Thornbury, Bristol. As a Warehouse Shift Manager, you’ll be responsible for the successful delivery of the day-to-day warehouse operations at the site, ensuring the operation is running smoothly, and supporting the Warehouse Operation Managers with a variety of tasks that add value to the operation.

What’s in it for you?

Gist is an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and evolving business built on our core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for Gist just that little bit more special…

• 20% M&S discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
• Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan
• Attractive annual bonus scheme, based on M&S performance and personal objectives
• Auto Enrolment Pension or competitive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and life assurance (up to 4 times salary)
• Access to a wide range of wellbeing support – including our Employee Assistance Programme
• A first-class welcome with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development
• Cycle to work scheme

Salary: Up to £40,500 per annum

Hours: 38 hours Per Week

Working pattern: DAYS (0500 - 1500 OR 0700 - 1700 | ANY 4 FROM 7)

Location: Gist Limited, Thornbury, BS35 3UT

What You’ll Do

• Own the recruitment and induction process within the warehouse department of new colleagues
• Conduct Daily administration tasks in relation to payroll systems, payroll queries holidays etc
• Drive shift performance to achieve KPIs
• Forward planning of operation and delivery of plan in line with live volumes and resource
• Ensure all requirements relating to safety, health, environment and quality are being fully implemented in the warehouse or escalate
• Maintaining a safe and friendly working environment for all employees, agency and subcontractors
• Manage direct reports in a variety of areas, including but not limited to:
• Wellbeing meetings, long term sick management, return to work and disciplinaries
• Shift briefings when required
• Collaborate with 3rd party agencies to ensure appropriate resourcing of operation
• Day to day reviews of plans and system maintenance in line with live volumes
• Ensuring training and development needs are identified and reviewed frequently
• Planning and organising operational, people and safety meetings
• Accident investigations and reporting
• Conduct hazard walks and observations
• Maintain and improve performance levels to maximise efficiency of operation in line with account KPI's

Who You Are

• Thorough knowledge and hands on experience of a warehouse function within the FMCG Distribution Industry
• A passion for encouraging teamwork, focusing on creating an innovative culture where all employees can voice their suggestions and ideas
• Excellent team management skill for developing Team Leaders
• An analytical mind-set
• Flexibility to cover a variety of shift patterns in the future
• You'll come in contact with Trade Unions (previous experience with this would be beneficial)

Why Gist?

At Gist we are united by our core values; with safety and people at the heart of everything do, we are progressive, accountable, collaborative, and ethical.

Our objective is to establish a performance-focused environment that is fair and inclusive, where everyone can develop, and connect meaningfully to their manager, the Gist vision, and M&S. We are fiercely protective of everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing, and align firmly to M&S’s sustainability commitments in Plan A.

Gist will play an integral part in the M&S journey as it pushes boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring era. As part of the M&S group, there’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Join us and make an immediate impact.

Gist aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment. If it’s meaningful to you, it’s important to us.

Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management, Supply Chain, and Distribution

• Industries

  Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage, Warehousing and Storage, and Food and Beverage Services

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