Warehouse Shift Manager

Fowler Welch; Broxburn; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Wellness – Employee Assistance Program

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Everyday discounts

Job summary

Fowler Welch, part of the Culina Group, is seeking a Warehouse Manager to ensure safe, efficient operation of the site and drive performance across goods in/out, labour planning, and stock control.

Reporting to the Senior General Manager, you will lead shift supervisors, manage KPI performance, liaise with customers, and champion health and safety, continuous improvement and staff development.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in warehouse operations and leadership roles.
• Experience with stock and warehouse management systems.
• Proven ability to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
• Experience in FMCG environments and customer-led operations.
• Strong communication and change management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe and efficient warehouse operation and site functions.
• Lead shift supervisors and ensure staff, equipment, and information availability.
• Manage KPI performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate labour and equipment plans by shift and workload.
• Liaise with customers and attend interface meetings.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Team leadership

Stock systems

Co-pack processes

FMCG environment

Budget awareness

Health and safety

Communication

Education

IOSH

Tools

Vision

SAP

Job description

Fowler Welch (Part of the Culina Group) operates in the fresh produce sector providing time critical logistics solutions for major retailers, growers and manufacturers across the UK.

At Fowler Welch we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior General Manager, the Warehouse Manager will ensure the safe and efficient operation of the warehouse and site functions. Maintain and improve performance levels both in terms of service and financial control. Responsible for ensuring shift supervisors have all staff, equipment and information that they need to operate through the shift.

Working hours:Tuesday - Saturday - 17:00pm - 02.00am

Key Duties of a Warehouse Manager:

• Develop a highly focused and efficient Warehouse operation, including, but not exhaustive: Goods in/Goods Out, 3rd Party Hauliers and Internal Movements.
• Challenge the ways of working and deliver through innovation cost savings. Monitor, control and minimise waste.
• Ensure best practise is developed and used, constantly seeking improvements to layout, efficiency and stock integrity.
• Management of the Stock Team and for the Control & Management of stock on IPS and Customer stock systems e.g. Vision & SAP
• Management of Yard and associated activities
• Co-ordinate short & long term labour and equipment plans.
• Reviewing staffing levels by function, rotating staff accordingly in line with volumes.
• Monitor and manage team performance against KPI's.
• To effectively motivate a team of people to meet Warehouse targets
• Identify and mentor potential Key Players of the future. Create strength in depth through the development of the teams. Develop staff by training, mentoring and personal development plans.
• Work with Group Safety Manager on maintaining the Health and Safety Management System
• Monitor and manage the safety systems and training to ensure the site can effectively manage and report on Health and Safety areas.
• Attend the Health and Safety meetings, providing feedback as necessary
• Liaise with customer and attend customer interface meetings
• Manage customer stocktakes on site as required
• To participate in the company’s PDP program
• Drive own personal development through training and work based experience To conduct disciplinary investigations in accordance with company procedure
• To undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time, that reasonably fall within the scope and grade of the post.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience within an operational/warehouse role
• Experience of managing a Warehouse Operation
• Experience of leading and motiving a team
• Customer stock and systems experience
• Extensive knowledge of Co-pack processes and procedures
• Experience of working successfully within a FMCG environment
• Experience of working in a customer-led environment with changing priorities
• IOSH
• Change management
• Financial / Budgetary awareness
• Develops best practice and drives continuous improvement in all aspects of performance, in order to achieve service objectives
• Ability to communicate in a positive and clear manner
• Proficient in all Microsoft packages

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Fowler Welcha great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement
• Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution of 4.5% employee and 6% employer
• Life Assurance - x 3 your annual salary
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!