Warehouse Shift Manager (Nights)

GXO Logistics; Luton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Benefits platform with discounts

Job summary

GXO Logistics in Hemel Hempstead is seeking an experienced Warehouse Shift Manager to lead a 30-person team on a 37.5 hour per week night shift (Sunday to Thursday, 22:00–06:00). You will own the shift operations, drive engagement, and deliver safe, high‑performing results.

Join a collaborative, safety‑first culture with a salary of up to £38,000 per annum, 25 days' leave plus bank holidays, pension, life assurance and access to the benefits platform.

Qualifications

• Previous warehouse logistics experience as a Shift Manager in a large, fast-paced warehouse.

Responsibilities

• Take full operational responsibility for the day to day running of the warehouse on your shift, you’ll lead, motivate and develop your team to achieve challenging targets
• Effectively lead, develop and manage our team, whilst identifying areas for development and recognising success
• Create and maintain a positive team culture, by actively encouraging involvement from all, to improve employee engagement
• Drive a strong health & safety culture through visible leadership, proactive risk management and full compliance with site procedures, ensuring a safe working environment for all colleagues
• Communicate effectively with senior management, providing updates and insight

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Communication

Job description

Are you an experienced Warehouse Shift Manager who thrives in a collaborative operation and enjoys leading teams to deliver outstanding results? Do you have the leadership skills to create a high-performing, safety-first culture?

Join us and take ownership of a key shift, where you'll have the opportunity to inspire, develop and motivate colleagues while driving operational success.

This is a full time, permanent opportunity reporting into Operations Manager, working alongside 3 other leaders. You’ll be joining a team circa of 30, based in our Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7EQ) site for our customer Cormar Carpets.

Working contracted hours of 37.5 hours per week, Sunday to Thursday 22:00 to 06:00 (flexibility required for business needs).

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £38,000 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, life assurance and access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• company sponsored pension scheme
• life assurance
• access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Take full operational responsibility for the day to day running of the warehouse on your shift, you’ll lead, motivate and develop your team to achieve challenging targets
• Effectively lead, develop and manage our team, whilst identifying areas for development and recognising success
• Create and maintain a positive team culture, by actively encouraging involvement from all, to improve employee engagement
• Drive a strong health & safety culture through visible leadership, proactive risk management and full compliance with site procedures, ensuring a safe working environment for all colleagues
• Communicate effectively with senior management, providing updates and insight

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Previous warehouse logistics experience as a Shift Manager in a large, fast-paced warehouse environment
• Experience managing conflicting priorities, with the ability to plan and organise a warehouse operation
• Excellent people skills - the ability to effectively lead, develop and manage a team, whilst identifying areas for development and recognising success

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.