Warehouse Chargehand - Full Time 4 on 4 off.

Farmfoods Ltd; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned supermarket chain in Solihull seeks a Warehouse Chargehand for their distribution centre. This full-time position offers night shifts (6pm-6am) in a 4-on-4-off cycle. The role includes maximizing efficiency, managing staffing, and ensuring safety standards. With a pay rate of £15.75 per hour, benefits include 30 days of annual leave and comprehensive training. Ideal candidates should have strong leadership skills, experience in HR activities, and a commitment to maintaining high performance in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Free canteen facilities

15% staff discount

Workplace pension

Free life assurance

Qualifications

• Proven track record of cost savings and productivity improvements.
• Excellent leadership and motivational skills.
• Experience in HR-related activities such as performance reviews.

Responsibilities

• Maximize efficiency to achieve and exceed KPIs.
• Manage staffing levels and ensure compliance with health and safety.
• Conduct team briefings and performance reviews.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Team building

Cost savings and productivity

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Warehouse Chargehand at our distribution centre in Monkspath, Solihull.

We offer a permanent full time position working Night shifts 6pm-6am and operate on a 4-on-4-off cycle (including weekends).

Pay, working hours & benefits:

We offer an hourly pay rate of £15.75 per hour.

In addition to your pay you will also benefit from:

• 30 days annual leave.
• Regular breaks during your shift (plus additional warming breaks when picking in the cold store).
• Full training provided.
• Free canteen facilities.
• 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops on a great range of food and household essentials.
• A smart uniform and all PPE provided at no cost to you.
• Free life assurance.
• Workplace pension.

As Warehouse Chargehand, you will be responsible for utilising available resources to maximise efficiency in order to achieve and exceed KPI’s. Plan, manage and adjust staffing levels to meet daily operational requirements within the warehouse, as well as providing a safe working environment for all by adhering to the Site Health & Safety procedures and ensuring that these are understood and practiced by the entire team.

You will also ensure high levels of hygiene and housekeeping in the warehouse at all times and deliver team member performance reviews, development and/or succession planning as appropriate. Address any performance issues or training needs. As it is a fast paced Warehouse environment you will need to continuously monitor, review and act upon available operational reports ensuring quality and performance are never compromised and if you need to elevate any potential issues to the appropriate Warehouse Manager.

Manage new starters to receive comprehensive induction training and ensure team members are multi‑skilled through planned training, coaching and development. Measure the improvement in performance and increase responsibility, thereby promoting a culture of employee engagement. Ensure compliance to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and ensure the department continuously achieves a high level of customer focus and service. The Warehouse Supervisor will conduct team briefings daily/weekly as required, discussing with the staff any issues which may cause concern within the working environment, the successful candidate must have a proven track record using a WMS.

Who we're looking for:

• A proven track record of cost savings, productivity costs, quality control and error reduction.
• Excellent team building, leadership and motivational skills.
• The ability to communicate in an open and honest manner with the team, transport & the customer.
• Be able to demonstrate the commitment, enthusiasm and flexibility to work various shift patterns which are able to respond to customer demand.
• Experience of HR related activities; performance review, appraisal, disciplinary, grievance and good knowledge of Health and Safety requirements.
• Monitor inbound or outbound Trunks to ensure SLAs are strictly adhered to.

We welcome applications from Army, Navy and Royal Air Force service leavers and veterans into our distribution operations and work in partnership with Hire a Hero to support service leavers with their transition into civilian life.

A bit about us:

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail.

We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family oriented goods. We back up our sensational value with a focus on delivering an ‘old fashioned’, genuine and friendly customer experience.

Our warehouse operatives are the backbone of our distribution operation and are essential to ensuring our shops have everything they need to deliver a great service to our customers.