Warehouse Shift Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Sherburn in Elmet; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics firm seeks a Warehouse Shift Manager in Sherburn in Elmet to lead operations and maximize efficiency. You will manage a large team, drive performance, and foster a positive workplace culture. The role offers a salary of up to £42,600 per annum and includes benefits like a pension scheme, private medical insurance, and various discounts. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills and experience in fast-paced warehouse environments.

Benefits

Company-sponsored pension scheme

Private medical & dental insurance

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing a large operational team in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Ability to lead continuous improvement projects while demonstrating excellent planning skills.
• Excellent communication skills with a focus on maintaining on-site engagement.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the shift, striving to maximise productivity, quality, and efficiency.
• Drive performance through effective monitoring of coaching and performance.
• Review all aspects of shift performance, identifying areas for improvement.
• Motivate high performance, develop positive engagement, and good communication.
• Manage the warehouse training requirement and function.

Skills

Managing large operational teams

Continuous improvement projects

Excellent communication skills

Planning skills

People-oriented approach

Job description

Are you looking for your next challenge? Are you someone who excels in leading by example? Are you looking for a management role in a team that you can help thrive? Look no further, we are that team!

Here at GXO, we are recruiting for a Warehouse Shift Manager to join our Sainsbury’s team in Sherburn in Elmet. As a Warehouse Shift Manager at our multi temperature site, you will be reporting into the Operations Manager and be responsible for managing and leading your own team helping to coach, motivate and engage them to create a great team culture with a strong work ethic.

This is a full time, permanent position working on a rotating 4 on 4 off shift pattern, 06:00 till 18:00 and 10:00 till 22:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £42,600.00 per annum, and 22 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Manage and lead the shift, striving to maximise productivity, quality, and efficiency across the Warehouse
• Drive performance through effective monitoring of coaching and performance
• Review all aspects of shift performance, identifying areas for improvement to ensure efficient and accurate process
• Leading the team on shift proactively to motivate high performance, develop positive engagement and good communication across the operation
• Management of the warehouse training requirement and function

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven experience in managing a large operational team in a fast-paced warehouse environment at a similar level
• The ability to lead continuous improvement projects whilst demonstrating excellent
  planning skills
• Excellent communication skills with a focus on maintaining on-site engagement
• Positive, people-oriented approach and readiness to tackle the challenges of the
  night shift

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain 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 GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.