Warehouse Shift Manager
Are you an experienced operational leader looking for your next challenge?
Do you thrive in a fast‑paced warehouse environment and enjoy motivating teams to deliver outstanding performance? If you’re ready to take ownership of a key operational function and make a real impact, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
We’re looking for a Shift Manager to join our GXO team at Avonmouth, supporting our operation. In this role, you’ll lead and develop your team, drive operational performance, and ensure our customers receive a first‑class service every day.
This is a full‑time, permanent position, working 3 on 3 off, 06:00 – 18:00.
Pay, benefits and more:
We’re looking to offer a salary of £42,500 per annum and 23 days annual leave. Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, 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:
- Lead operational activities to achieve and exceed KPI targets and customer expectations
- Ensure Health & Safety and Environmental standards are maintained across the shift
- Manage daily resource planning, work allocation, headcount, downtime and performance
- Drive continuous improvement and eliminate waste through effective processes
- Conduct investigations, disciplinary meetings, and support grievance resolution
What you need to succeed at GXO:
- Experience in a similar managerial role within warehousing or logistics
- Strong people‑management skills with the ability to lead, coach and develop teams
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word
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.