Job Description
Warehouse Operations Shift Manager Vacancy (URGENT)
* Location: Luton, Bedfordshire
* Job Type: Full-time
* Salary: Competitive
Join a market-leading manufacturer and distributor in the electrical industry as a Warehouse Operations Shift Manager. This role is pivotal in leading and overseeing all core warehouse functions during the assigned shift. You will manage a team of supervisors and be responsible for maintaining high service levels, safety standards, and shift performance against agreed KPIs. This position offers the opportunity to drive continuous improvement initiatives to maximise efficiency, productivity, and long-term operational performance.
Day-to-day of the role:
* Receiving & Unloading: Manage all inbound activity during the shift, ensuring all deliveries are checked for quantity and quality.
* Put-away & Storage: Ensure timely and accurate placement of goods into optimal storage locations, maintaining location accuracy.
* Inventory Control: Oversee pick-face replenishment to ensure stock availability for pickers.
* Order Picking & Packing: Achieve efficient, accurate picking and packing to meet service levels and productivity targets.
* Dispatch & Shipping: Manage loading and trailer utilisation to meet carrier schedules and ensure accuracy of dispatch documentation.
* Assembly, Repack and Labelling: Supervise routine assembly, re-packaging, and labelling, maintaining adherence to quality standards.
* Shift Leadership & People Management: Lead, coach, and performance manage a team of supervisors.
* Performance Management: Own all operational KPIs for the shift, including pick rate, OTIF performance, stock accuracy, and space optimisation.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
* Significant experience in warehouse operations, with at least 3 years in a shift leadership role managing multiple functional areas.
* Proven track record of managing and developing teams in a fast-paced, KPI-driven environment.
* Strong working knowledge of WMS/ERP systems for goods-in, storage, replenishment, picking, packing, and dispatch.
* Solid understanding of inventory control, pick-face replenishment, space utilisation, and order fulfilment processes.
* Knowledge of health and safety requirements within warehousing and distribution.
* Proficient in MS Office, including Excel, for KPI reporting and basic analysis.
* Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; ability to remain effective under pressure.
* Hands-on, visible leadership style with a "floor-first" approach.
Apply now if interested!