Warehouse Shift Manager
Job Description
Job title: Warehouse Shift Manager
Company: Barrett Steel
Job description: Location : Edinburgh, UK Job Advert
All About the Role
Reporting to the Operations Manager; The purpose of this role is to manage all daily yard, sawing, warehousing & operational activities across the sites, whilst driving process and operational efficiencies. To manage and coordinate all goods in and picking operations, ensuring, and improving a level of productivity, profitability and efficiency which meets the site’s business requirements. You’ll fully align all site operational activities with commercial goals, to deliver short and long-term business objectives, drive cultural change to deliver process efficiencies whilst improving health and safety, quality, and customer delivery performance. You’ll be an integral part of the site Leadership Team, playing a leading role in the strategic development and direction of the business.
The hours for this role are rotating shifts Monday – Friday 06:00 – 14:30 then Monday to Friday 14:30 – 23:00
Specific tasks include, but not limited to:
- Ensure that operations, (including 3rd party workers or suppliers), are conducted in manner which fully complies with Barrett Steel Health and Safety, Quality, Environmental and Group policies, and all relevant legislative requirements.
- Supervisor the Team Leaders and to continually achieve and wherever possible exceed productivity, customer service and quality target levels across the range activities undertaken by the site.
- To develop a “safety-first” approach within Operations and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
- To ensure that a strong customer-focus is created throughout the site and sustained, through standardised application of lean techniques.
- To improve all yard /site processes from order receipt through to the fulfilment of customer deliverables.
- To drive organisational improvements at every level across both sites taking responsibility, and accountability for performance management of all relevant staff
- Ensure that all warehouse staff are working effectively, and site is maintained at the highest standard.
- Ensuring the operational capacity, including processing and distribution, satisfies customer requirements both current and projected; that sites operate effectively for storage and agreed goods in procedures to maintain the integrity of stock.
- Maintain and recommend improvements as necessary to the condition and performance of site.
- Maintain site security and protect assets to limit liability and minimise loss.
All About You/Essential Skills Required
You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way.
- A safety focused attitude and experience of managing safety, quality, and group policies.
- NEBOSH or IOSH managing safety qualification
- Previous experience in a similar role within an Operational environment with demonstrable experience in manging people up to and inclusive of disciplinary processes.
- Have relevant supervisor training and experience, with good business and financial acumen.
- Possess good written and verbal communication skills as well as IT based understanding.
- Demonstrable implemented evidence and substantial understanding of lean manufacturing processes.
- Live within a reasonable daily commute to the Newbridge site
We offer you
- £45,000 per annum
- Bonus Potential
- Pension & Life Assurance
- Discounts on retail and leisure
- Access to health and wellbeing services
- 25 days holiday plus bank holiday
- Career opportunities within the Group
Hours Rotating shifts Monday – Friday 06:00 – 14:30 then Monday to Friday 14:30 – 23:00
Department Warehouse
Job Type Full time
Contract Type Full time
Salary £45,000
Expected salary: £45000 per year
Location: Edinburgh
