Warehouse Shift Manager

NWF Group; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics provider in Nantwich is seeking a Shift Manager to oversee daily warehouse operations. The role requires managing a team to meet performance targets, maintaining stock integrity, and ensuring high customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates will have experience in a warehousing environment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to foster a positive team culture. This position offers a salary of £40,000 per annum with extensive training and progression opportunities.

Benefits

Extensive training opportunities

Discounts across various services

Company pension

Life assurance

Free refreshments

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience at a supervisory or shift manager level.
• Ability to motivate and engage a team.
• Knowledge of health and safety principles, preferably IOSH standard.

Responsibilities

• Manage and guide the Shift Leaders to achieve warehouse targets.
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Maintain stock integrity through checking and inventory.

Skills

Experience in leading a team in a warehousing/logistics environment

Excellent communication skills

Time management and organisational skills

Knowledge of health and safety principles

Excellent computer skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

WMS (SAP, Microlise, Contrado, Capture IT)

Job description

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As a Shift Manager you will manage, lead and coordinate the warehouse day shift. Coordinating daily warehousing activities and employees, ensuring targets are achieved and customer requirements are met. Implement production, productivity, quality and customer service standards and achieve the appropriate level of volume within time limits. Ensure that daily operations meet and exceed daily performance expectations.

Why Boughey?

• £40,000 per annum
• 4 on 4 off shift pattern working 6am to 6pm
• Extensive progression opportunities across the wider group that has 2 other businesses
• Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
• Discounts across shopping, groceries, travel, entertainment, dining, days out, health & beauty and much more
• Medicash
• Long service awards
• The usual: company pension, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, free refreshments, free on‑site parking

Day to Day

• Manage and guide the Shift Leaders to achieve the warehouse targets and KPIs set in a safe and efficient manner, contributing to an atmosphere where employees are encouraged to volunteer ideas and engaged as a team
• Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence in receiving, dispatching, and assuring quality goods – promoting SAP system processes and handling colleague non‑compliance appropriately
• Determine the appropriate staffing levels based on planned workload and assign resources appropriately– supporting investigations, disciplinaries and absence & attendance meets as required
• To utilise employee productivity and performance data to review performance, accordingly, identifying opportunities for reward and recognition for high performers to the Warehouse Manager
• Maintain stock integrity through goods in checking, goods out checking and a scheduled perpetual inventory program
• Maintain all record keeping and document necessary information for a clear handover to the management on the following shift
• Pro‑actively identify improvement opportunities liaising with H&S, Quality & ESG, Continuous Improvement and Warehouse Management
• Deal with any discrepancies found, ensure corrective action is taken and if necessary, report immediately to the Warehouse Manager
• To be aware of and adhere to the Company’s Health & Safety Policy, taking responsibility for the Health, Safety, environmental and welfare of yourself and others in your departments

What will you bring?

• Experience in leading a team in a warehousing/logistics environment at a supervisory or shift manager level
• Able to motivate and engage a team, develop and maintain a culture of employee involvement and provide coaching where required
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, time management and organisational skills allowing you to direct and coordinate operations
• The ability to engage cross functionally (e.g. with GHT/Transport/Customer Services) to ensure all relevant parties are involved and kept updated and handovers are correctly done
• Knowledge and experience of health and safety principles, preferably IOSH standard
• Excellent computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office and WMS (SAP, Microlise, Contrado, Capture IT would be advantageous)

Who are Boughey?

NWF Group comprises of 3 key businesses: NWF Fuels, NWF Agriculture & Boughey Distribution. Employing over 1,400 colleagues across the group, we encourage and empower our people to progress and move fluidly through the group, meaning the sky really is the limit when you join us!

What makes Boughey Distribution different? We store and transport food in a way that is best for our customers, people, communities and the planet! Boasting a 60-year heritage we are committed to on‑going investment in our facilities, vehicles, systems and our people. We have more than 1.5 million square feet of warehouse space alongside 160 trucks & 365 trailers, and we want you to be a part of it!

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.