Warehouse Shift Manager
hace 3 días
Canterbury
Warehouse Shift Manager (Days) \n Location: Canterbury Salary: £40,582 per annum Shift Pattern: 6:00am - 6:00pm Job Type: Permanent \n Are you an experienced Warehouse Team Leader or Shift Manager looking for your next challenge? We are seeking a hands-on Warehouse Shift Manager to lead a fast-paced operation, ensuring service levels, productivity targets, and customer expectations are consistently achieved. \n This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business where you will play a key role in driving operational performance, developing teams, and maintaining the highest standards of safety and compliance. \n As Warehouse Shift Manager, you will take full responsibility for the day-to-day warehouse operation, ensuring all goods-in and goods-out activities run efficiently while meeting KPIs, SLAs, and budget targets. \n Key responsibilities include: \n\n • Leading and motivating warehouse teams to achieve operational excellence.\n, • Managing staffing levels and shift schedules in line with business demands.\n, • Monitoring warehouse performance, productivity, and labour costs.\n, • Producing and analysing operational and financial reports.\n, • Ensuring all health & safety, HACCP, and compliance standards are maintained.\n, • Overseeing warehouse equipment, MHE, racking inspections, and maintenance.\n, • Managing stock flow, dispatch accuracy, and on-time deliveries.\n, • Driving continuous improvement projects to increase efficiency and reduce costs.\n, • Building strong relationships across departments to ensure seamless operations.\n, • Promoting a positive team culture focused on performance, accountability, and development.\n\n We're looking for a proactive leader who can inspire teams and deliver results in a fast-moving warehouse environment. \n Essential Skills & Experience: \n\n • Minimum 5 years' warehouse management experience.\n, • Experience within FMCG, food production, manufacturing, produce, or a similarly fast-paced environment.\n, • Proven ability to lead, motivate, coach, and develop teams.\n, • Strong understanding of warehouse operations, KPIs, and budget control.\n, • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.\n, • Experience implementing operational improvements and delivering against business plans.\n, • Strong English and Maths skills.\n, • Full UK Driving Licence.\n, • Comfortable operating in a hands-on management role.\n\n If you're a driven warehouse professional with a passion for operational excellence and team development, we'd love to hear from you. \n \n \n