Warehouse Shift Manager, Nights

Waitrose & Partners; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading employee-owned business as a Warehouse Shift Manager. You will be responsible for overseeing operations, ensuring efficient stock management, and supporting team development. This role offers a competitive salary and the chance to thrive in a supportive environment focused on inclusion and growth.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Health and Safety legislations.
• Experience in managing large teams in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Experience with warehouse management systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational procedures and ensure the smooth running of the warehouse.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety and legislative procedures.

Skills

PC literacy

Senior management experience

Health and Safety knowledge

Management experience in Distribution/Warehouse

Job description

About the role

As a Warehouse Shift Manager, you'll oversee the operational procedures of the warehouse and the team of Partners working in it to ensure the smooth running of our supply chain operation. Ensuring stock is in the right place at the right time for our customers in our shops. You'll support the personal development of your team, creating a culture of inclusion and growth for everyone.

Hours of work -37.5 hours per week, working 22:00 - 06:00 on a rota basis, including weekend working.
Due to the working hours, you need to be 18-years or older to work in this role.
Salary - £44,800 - £67,200
Please note this role will attract an additional 33.33% night shift premium of the base rate.
Contract - This is a permanent position

Key Responsibilities

Working in our supply chain operation is fast paced as we aim to ensure stock is in the right place at the right time for our customers. On a day-to-day basis, you'll be responsible for:

- Ensuring Health and Safety and all legislative and operational procedures are adhered to.

- Keeping the operation working smoothly, identifying areas for improvement and implementing these with you team.

- Leading and developing a high performing team, acting as a role model for the Partnership.

- Making sure all Partners are treated fairly and respectfully.

- Supporting the wider teams within your site when required, including deputising for the Warehouse Shift Manager in their absence.

- Managing the entire site in the absence of the General Manager and Warehouse Operations Manager.


Essential skills/experience you'll need

- PC and numerically literate.

- Senior management experience (managing large teams preferable in a FMCG company).

- Experience working in a management role in Distribution/Warehouse environment with knowledge of working with warehouse management systems.

- Extensive knowledge of Health and Safety legislations.

- Experience of dealing with full disciplinary procedures according to ACAS guidelines.


Desirable skills/experience you may have

- Continuous Improvement Level 1 Business Excellence Training.

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About The Partnership

We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you'll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.