Competitive Salary
BBF Limited
Blackburn, Lancashire
Job Overview
The Warehouse Manager will provide leadership and management support to the warehouse teams at both the Blackburn and Shadsworth Bakery sites. The role involves ensuring the successful delivery of inbound, stock holding, and outbound processes to service the bakeries effectively while maintaining safety, compliance, and supporting team members and cross-functional colleagues.
Who Are We Looking For?
1. Experience managing warehouse operations in a similar-sized food manufacturing environment.
2. Management experience in Health and Safety, food safety, and GMP compliance.
3. Understanding of stock management and WMS systems (preferred).
4. Strong people management, influencing skills, and attention to detail.
5. Results-driven with a continuous improvement mindset and a flexible attitude.
6. Ability to work autonomously, prioritize, and remain objective under pressure.
7. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
8. IT literacy, including ERP systems and Excel.
9. Desirable: Valid FLT license.
Role Responsibilities
1. Maintain and improve health and safety, food safety, and GMP standards.
2. Oversee maintenance of racking, FLTs, and storage areas, ensuring safety checks are completed.
3. Lead continuous improvement initiatives across yard, storage, systems, and vehicle management.
4. Drive waste and cost reduction by minimizing damages and errors.
5. Coordinate with operations to ensure smooth goods movement.
6. Participate in site review meetings, ensuring action points are addressed.
7. Resolve internal and external service issues effectively.
8. Collaborate with Supply Chain and 3PLs on transport to align with production.
9. Ensure vehicle inspections and temperature checks are completed.
10. Accurately process paperwork into the ERP system, resolving invoice discrepancies.
11. Monitor stock locations, ensuring correct batch/date info and timely transfers.
12. Identify and resolve stock rotation issues.
13. Provide training and support to build a high-performing warehouse team.
14. Establish and monitor warehouse KPIs for performance tracking.
15. Manage CHEP pallet system, including stock counts and reporting.
16. Lead stock counts and investigate variances.
About BBF Limited
BBF Limited is a leading UK manufacturer of ambient cakes and chilled desserts, supplying major retailers across the UK and Europe. We develop and produce a wide range of high-quality products, including celebration cakes, mini rolls, mince pies, and more. Our passion for quality and customer satisfaction drives us, and we are expanding rapidly, offering exciting opportunities for talented individuals.
What Benefits Do We Offer?
Financial
* Competitive Salary
* 4x Life Assurance/Death in Service Benefit
* Access to 'Company Shop' discounts
Health & Wellbeing
* 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays
* 24/7 access to a GP and bereavement support
Professional Development
* In-house learning and development team
* Online training with 100+ courses
Additional Perks
* Quarterly and yearly BBF Star Awards
* Free on-site parking and refreshments
Recruitment Information
All recruitment is managed centrally. We operate a preferred supplier list and do not accept speculative CVs. Please contact us through official channels for application inquiries.
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