Warehouse Shift Manager

Great Bear; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company in the UK is seeking a Warehouse Shift Manager to oversee operations and lead a large team. The role requires strong people management skills, a solid understanding of health and safety, and the ability to work under pressure. Benefits include competitive holidays, a strong pension scheme, and private medical cover.

Benefits

Annual Leave - 20 days

Pension scheme - 5% employee, 8% employer

Private Medical Cover

Life Assurance - x4 annual salary

Wellness Programme

Eye Care Vouchers

Employee Recognition Programs

Retailer Discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar management position within Warehouse Operations.
• Ability to manage and support a large team effectively.
• Understanding of HR processes related to people management.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage day-to-day operations of the warehouse.
• Lead and motivate a team of Team Leaders and General Warehouse Operatives.
• Implement continuous improvement plans within the warehouse.

Skills

People Management

Communication Skills

Health and Safety Knowledge

Efficiency under Pressure

Tools

MS Office

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Job description

Company Description

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina 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

Joining the team as a Warehouse Shift Manager, you will be responsible for proactively managing the day to day aspects of the operation whilst focusing on delivering consistent performance. You will also work alongside the Senior Shift Manager and Depot Manager to fine tune the current operation as well as manage and motivate the large team of employees.

Working hours: 4 on 4 off nights, 18:00-06:00

Key Duties of a Warehouse Shift Manager

• Leading and motivating a team of Team Leaders and General Warehouse Operatives in their daily workload.
• Managing team attendance, performance, productivity and accuracy levels.
• Ensuring that orders are picked, marshalled, unloaded and loaded in line with customer specifications.
• Carrying out daily inspections to ensure full compliance with policies and procedures, and KPIs are being achieved.
• Driving continuous improvement within the warehouse and implementing plans to consistently improve the performance.
• Maintaining a good working knowledge of warehouse operational areas including returns, inventory control, co-pack, delivery schedules along with Health & Safety procedures.
• Communicating effectively regularly with staff, customers and other areas of the business to maintain and develop positive relationships.
• Controlling labour costs whilst ensuring a flow of work is maintained throughout the warehouse without any disruption to the business.
• Completing and carrying out Personal Development Plans for all members of the team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a similar management position within Warehouse Operations.
• People Management experience - Manage, motivate and support a large team.
• Understanding and experience with HR processes in relation to people management.
• Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety.
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships.
• PC literate including good working knowledge of MS packages and WMS.

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a 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 of 20 days inclusive of bank holidays.
• Pension scheme -We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution of 5 % employee and 8 % employer.

CompanyBonus

We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Private Medical Cover

This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa.

Life Assurance - x 4your annual salary.

Wellness

Via our Employee Assistance Programme we 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!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!