Warehouse Night Shift Manager Leeds, England
Job description
Warehouse Shift Manager
£35,000.00
We have an exciting opportunity for a Warehouse Shift Manager to assist the Warehouse Manager at our Leeds depot. This cross-dock warehouse is a busy 24-hour operation and requires a hands-on Shift Manager who can lead by example.
Founded in 1979, Walkers Transport is today one of the UK’s leading transport solutions providers, moving over 1.2 million pallets each year. Our Can Do. philosophy encompasses the values of making time for our people and engineering a positive working environment where honesty, respect and fun is at the centre of all we do!
Offering a complete solution for the daily management and delivery of palletised freight across the UK, Ireland and Europe, our 100-strong fleet operates via our three logistics centres across Leeds, Lichfield, and Manchester.
As our Night Warehouse Shift Manager, you will be responsible for:
To manage and supervise colleagues at the Morley Distribution Centre, ensuring a smooth flow of stock in and out whilst optimizing use of available resources in the most efficient manner.
- To ensure that the highest standards of hygiene and housekeeping are maintained in all warehouse and yard areas.
- To ensure that the highest levels of communication are maintained with the warehouse teams and that the individuals are appropriately trained and motivated.
- To adopt a continuous improvement approach striving to achieve improved performance against all measured parameters, especially operational quality, labour control and information recording.
- To ensure all inbound/outbound loads are scanned and recorded in line with the daily schedule and provide appropriate levels of communication to other departments.
- To pro-actively identify process development opportunities and to work with other departments to successfully implement such projects.
- To review and manage the performance of the warehouse team, proactively managing their motivation, identifying training needs and developing skills as appropriate.
- To inform the Warehouse manager of any issues which may adversely affect warehousing or customer service or operational quality.
- Ensure all colleagues complete their daily MHE/Vehicle checks and report any defects.
- To assist in the delivery of SWP compliance.
- To deliver and compile daily KPI’s
· FLT licence and IT knowledge is essential.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
Experience:
- Warehouse Management: 1 year (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: ST
