Shift Manager

Are you a Team Leader looking for your next step in your career? Perhaps you’re currently a Warehouse Shift Manager looking for a change? If you’re ready to give your best shot, this is the role for you!

Here at GXO, we are currently on the search for a Shift Manager to join our team in Peterborough, on the mountain warehouse contract. You’ll be responsible for the efficient running of the warehouse operations, placing the highest regard on colleague wellbeing, health and safety whilst, meeting the operational KPI’s.

This is a full-time, permanent position operating on a 5 out of 7 rota. Flexibility is a key requirement, as business volumes and demand may necessitate working any of the following shifts: 06:00–14:00, 14:00–22:00, or 22:00–06:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of £38,000.00 per annum, plus shift allowances when working the night shift and 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays). 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:

• Understand the short to medium term plans of their customer and the operational requirements for each shift by working with First Line Managers to review operational volumes and forecasts for the coming week
• Close liaison with the sites Inventory/admin and quality teams to ensure availability of the right stock in the right place, through routine inspections to ensure stock integrity
• Organise fast and effective follow up on preventive/remedial action where investigation identifies faults are attributable to the business
• Responsible for and aware of the budgeted headcount for the contract for which they are responsible for and the breakdown of full and part time colleagues

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience leading a team of warehouse colleagues within a large, fast paced warehouse environment
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good knowledge around H&S policy’s & producers

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.

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