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As part of the Warehouse Management team, you will successfully lead a team of Warehouse Operatives and Line Managers, ensuring a safety-first culture, colleague engagement and daily targets for their section are met.

Salary: £32,000

Duties and responsibilities

• Line management of a team of Operatives and Line Managers: attendance, training & development, performance etc.
• Setting daily targets for achievement across a designated section
• Planning and controlling daily / weekly labour requirements for assigned section / sections, ensuring sufficient capability to meet a fluctuating workload
• Identifying and reacting to potential problem areas within the section / sections
• Liaising with Senior Managers to ensure operational targets are identified, that regular measurement is taken against these targets and that remedial action is taken as appropriate
• Developing a highly motivated team by encouraging open communication and holding regular briefing sessions
• Ensuring all Health & Safety and Legal requirements are met and adhered to
• Liaising with other shifts and departments to ensure continued efficiency and better service levels as appropriate
• Working to challenging KPIs, working collaboratively across all sections
• KPI management of all operational tasks and coaching/investigations where required
• Conduct investigations and disciplinary meetings where required
• Understanding volume fluctuation and altering shift resource and headcount accordingly
• Ensuring quality & accuracy of goods picked to ensure minimal issues with customer orders
• The creation, ownership and delivery of continuous improvement of operational processes and practices within the operation
• Maintain compliance with the Company’s Health & Safety policies and procedures through the use of LGIR, WSOP, SOP’S, practices, and housekeeping
• Promote and support the provision of information and training to the warehouse team
• Investigate and document all accidents and incidents using reporting procedures and paperwork
• Actively develop the risk management process daily, by completing Safety Conversations, Near Miss’ and LGIR’s
• Ensure a high standard of housekeeping is maintained throughout the warehouse and yard areas
• Asset Management (MHE / Stillages / Poles etc)
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement and lean thinking through the use of employee engagement and voicing ideas
• Provide KPI / SLA reports to Senior Management team as required
• Ensure all stock is put away in a timely manner and any priority inbound is dealt with
• Ensure all core and agency colleagues are sufficiently trained
• Administration of team in all appropriate People systems
• To perform any other management function as required by the business
• A degree of flexibility outside core shift hours is required in order to attend meetings, working groups etc outside of the regular shift.

Experience, skills and attributes:

Essential:

• Previous experience of managing large teams within warehousing
• Excellent communication skills
• A clear leader, who leads by example and takes ownership of their performance and accountabilities
• Confident in the use of Google/Microsoft applications
• Experience in all aspects of health and safety within a warehouse environment

Desirable:

• Experience in Continuous Improvement
• Coaching skills