Details:
- Salary: £50,000 - 55,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: LS22 Wetherby City and Borough of Leeds
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Warehouse Operations Manager
c£50-55K dependent on experience
Working: Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm
You must have experience in a raw materials manufacturing environment in a similar role
Our client is based in Wetherby; they are a family-run business, operating for over 70 years, a national food-product manufacturer providing goods that suit all dietary requirements, including, Vegan, Vegetarian and Gluten-Free, with excellent consumer reviews. They offer competitive rates of pay, they have a highly functioning, clean and tidy factory and require a competent Warehouse Operations Manager to take ownership of the day-to-day management of the people and tasks within the logistics function, ensuring H&S, GMP standards, SOPs, targets and objectives are met. As well as delivering quantifiable improvements in the logistics function in the areas of performance, team skills, training and cost control.
Skills/Competencies Required:
* A strong communicator
* Good leadership ability – able to influence and lead the team
* Strong teamwork competency, able to utilise diverse strengths of the team to best advantage
* Capable problem solver
* Adaptable – a “can do” mentality able to find solutions
* 5+ years’ experience in warehouse and logistics management ideally in a Food manufacturing environment
* Track record of team leadership
* Good understanding of H&S
* Food Safety Level 3 preferred
* Experience of stock control systems
* Ability to identify and execute improvement opportunities
* Consistent and self-disciplined
Duties:
* Management of warehousing and logistics operations, ensuring the logistics team adhere to all H&S and SOP standards (3 internal warehouses plus line services)
* Manage inbound deliveries of materials and packaging
* Manage outbound deliveries ensuring 100% compliance to customer requirements
* Manage the logistics team across all shifts (24/7 operation)
* Responsible for training and development of the team
* Flexibly manage own time to accommodate objectives (working with both day and night shifts)
* Liaise with the Shift Manager to pro-actively manage the line services function across all shifts
* Manage stock checks as required
* Identify and execute projects for process improvement and cost optimisation
* Own the management of onsite logistics equipment fleet provided by external service providers