Warehouse Shift Manager - Wakefield

XPO; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major logistics company in Wakefield seeks a Warehouse Shift Manager to oversee operations and manage a team. Responsibilities include ensuring efficient loading, maintaining safety standards, and managing stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience in a fast-paced warehouse, strong communication skills, and a focus on operational excellence. Competitive pay and benefits are offered, including holiday leave and various employee perks.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

High street discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Track record at a supervisory or management level in a warehouse.
• Recognised health and safety qualification (IOSH / NEBOSH).
• Experience with stock and quality management.

Responsibilities

• Supervise warehouse operations and manage loading efficiency.
• Drive a safety culture among colleagues.
• Engage and manage the team to maximize performance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Team management

Health and safety focus

Effective communication

Stakeholder management

Operational excellence

Tools

SAP

Forklift licence

Job description

Are you looking to use your warehouse supervisory or management experience in a new role? Do you like the sound of working on a large, complex operation with one of the biggest names in logistics? Are you ready for your next challenge?

We’re looking to bring in a talented Warehouse Shift Manager, for our warehouse in Wakefield for our customer British Gypsum / Saint Gobain. you’ll be responsible for FLT drivers, picking and loading from our northern distribution warehouse.

As Shift Manager you will oversee a team of operatives and motivate them to do their job efficiently. You will provide daily objectives and ensure that your team meet the requirements of our stakeholders. Using effective communication, you will raise any issues with senior management to reach business goals effectively.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a competitive salary. In addition, we offer 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days. You’ll have access to a variety of high street discounts, as well as a cycle to work scheme, a workplace pension, and many other perks.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Supervision and overseeing of the operation, ensuring all goods are put away and loaded for delivery.
• Managing customer relationships, both indirectly and face to face on site
• Driving on-site loading efficiency and looking at ways we can improve.
• Lead, manage and engage your team to get the best out of the shift.
• Ensure colleagues follow all site rules relevant to their working area.
• Drive a safety culture including reporting and record any Hazards / Near Misses / Spillages together with any Incidents / accidents according to company reporting requirements.
• Managing your team members including payroll, performance management and recruitment.
• Inventory management utilising systems including SAP.

What you need to succeed at XPO:

• A track record at a supervisory or management level within a fast-paced warehouse operation
• A strong personality with the ability to effectively manage, push for operational excellence and challenge the status quo.
• A focus on health and safety – ideally with a recognised qualification. (IOSH / NEBOSH/ Continuous Improvement)
• MHE Awareness or Instructor
• Experience within stock and quality would be beneficial and utilisation of computerised systems
• Stakeholder management and effective communication skills both verbal and written at all levels
• Forklift licence - ideally counter balance.

We strive to create an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, where everyone feels welcomed, empowered and where you can bring your true self to work. You may not feel you tick all of the boxes we have written above, so even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description but you feel you have the skills needed, please feel free to reach out to our recruitment team for an initial discussion. Your skills and passion set you apart and we welcome diverse people and perspectives at XPO. We encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds and identities. To empower you to do as well as possible during the recruitment process, if you require any changes or amendments to our application and interviews, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

XPO is a leading provider of world-class 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 XPO a great place to work.

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