About The Role
Are you a natural leader who thrives in a fast paced warehouse environment? We’re looking for a Warehouse Team Manager to take charge of day to day operations for a large team within our National Distribution Centre ensuring that operations are managed safely, efficiently and accurately.
In this pivotal role, you’ll lead, coach and inspire a team of around 30 colleagues, as well as deputising for the Operations Manager when required to manage a team up to 120 colleagues. You’ll be at the heart of operations, driving performance, whilst fostering a culture of engagement, teamwork and continuous improvement.
As a Warehouse Team Manager
* Key responsibilities include:
* Guiding and coaching the Team Leaders to improve communications and people management skills within their teams.
* Managing colleagues ensuring all employee relations matters are dealt with in a timely manner, following company polices and procedures. Escalating matters to the Operations Manager when appropriate.
* Ensuring colleagues receive appropriate communication and training, and have performance reviews including feedback to maximise performance and drive engagement.
* Managing and collating the weekly and daily resource plans to ensure that both people and machinery are fully utilised to maximise performance and meet or beat budgetary and key performance measures.
* Taking the lead on day to day site safety health & environmental issues liaising with the SHE Team to ensure that the site maintains a 5-star audit, escalating any major issues to the Operations Manager.
* Leading continuous improvement projects and investigations as and when required to find root causes and implement long term solutions.
On top of working for the UK’s leading integrated health and safety experts, you’ll also receive:
* A competitive starting salary plus bonus
* 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays which rises with service, plus the option to purchase up to 5 more days each calendar year
* 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year
* An excellent pension (up to 8% Arco contribution) and x4 Life Assurance scheme
* A huge range of discounts to help with cost of living via Perkbox plus Employee Discount on Arco products
* Free, 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
* Health Cash Plan where we'll reimburse up to 100% of everyday healthcare costs
* Access to our Learning Management System, to support your personal and career development
* Long-term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 years
About you
The ideal Warehouse Team Manager will be/have:
* Significant experience and knowledge of managing a large and diverse workforce.
* Strong knowledge and understanding of people management processes. Eg Sickness Absence, performance management, disciplinary and grievances.
* Ability to create excel reports and analyse data, make and implement recommendations for improvements.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills; being able to adapt communication styles to accommodate and engage colleagues at all levels.
* In depth knowledge of warehouse systems and processes.
* Working knowledge of site health and safety; An IOSH qualification is a requirement, however training will be given to achieve the qualification within 12 months of securing the role
* Experience of Continuous Improvement methodology and projects would be an advantage
About Us
With a 140-year legacy, Arco are recognised as the UK's leading safety experts. As the only integrated safety products and services business, our size, scale and reputation in the sector are why we have such an impressive portfolio of accounts and customers. We're the expert safety partner with a unique mix of specialist expertise and practical real-life industry knowledge.
We are now on a transformation journey to become more profitable and sustainable, with investment into our growing business to help achieve this. This is an exciting and demanding time for the business. There is opportunity to shape and challenge the transformation journey and future growth, while balance the pressure to deliver sales growth and financial targets that are necessary to support the future growth. Our behaviours; Care, Collaborate, Perform and Deliver, are embedded within our culture, to drive performance and ensure we succeed together and are rewarded for that shared success. Because It’s on us. To deliver. Together.
Diversity and Inclusion at Arco means understanding everyone's views and giving colleagues a sense of belonging. We respect and value individuals for their unique skills, experiences and ideas; to ensure we can be at our best. By creating a supportive and inclusive environment we will be an organisation able to drive our strategic goals, attracting and developing great people to be a more profitable and sustainable business for generations to come.
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