Warehouse Shift Manager (Lates)

Are you a proven leader who thrives in a warehouse environment? Does motivating and developing a team come naturally to you? Do you have a flexible approach to management that allows you to organise and prioritise workload effectively? If yes, we have the opportunity for you!

GXO are looking for a Shift Manager to join us at our Castore site in Knowsley – L33 7YQ. You will be responsible for ensuring and driving efficient operational performance on the shift, whilst maintaining strong communications with the senior management team.

This is a full time, permanent position, working on an any 5 from 7 shift pattern, Tuesday to Saturday. The hours or work will be 14:00 – 22:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

You’ll be paid a salary of up to £36,050 per annum, you’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical and dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll 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. You’ll also have access to our GXO University which provides you with the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with. There’s also our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Lead a team of managers to reach their own personal and professional potential, focusing on their key development areas, whilst also driving our ongoing cultural journey to ensure good conduct is celebrated and poor conduct is appropriately managed
• Hold a detailed understanding of our business key SLAs and KPIs, taking the lead to drive change across the entire distribution centre, with a focus on continuous improvement opportunities within the business, taking the lead of delivering initiatives which deliver a cost saving
• Be the key liaison between the warehouse operational team, the site Senior Leadership Team, and with our customer 
• Utilise throughput analysis to understand and report against capability versus actual, clearly articulating capacity and any impactful variables

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Previous experience at a minimum of First Line Manager level, within a large, fast-paced warehousing environment
• Experience managing conflicting priorities, with the ability to plan and organise a warehouse operation
• Excellent people skills - the ability to effectively lead, develop and manage a team, whilst identifying areas for development and recognising success

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.