Job Description
Here at GXO, we have an exciting opportunity for a Warehouse First Line Manager to join the team, at our multi temperature warehouse for our leading frozen food customer, Iceland, based in Swindon.
You will be responsible for ensuring and driving efficient operational performance, whilst maintaining strong communications with the on-site senior management team. In this role, you’ll be working any 5 days out of 7, on rotational shifts, 7am to 3pm and 3pm to 11pm, meaning weekend availability is essential.
Pay, benefits and more:
We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £31,000 per annum. In addition, we offer 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days. You’ll also have access to a variety of high street discounts, as well as a cycle to work scheme, a workplace pension, and many other perks.
What you’ll do on a typical day:
- Lead a large team of colleagues to operational success in our Multi Temperature warehouse
- Set daily and weekly KPIs and ensure that these are always being met, and ideally exceeded
- Maximise productivity and improve quality in order to grow your team
- Lead HR requirements in relation to investigation, disciplinary, grievance and absence management
What you need to succeed at GXO:
- Proven experience in managing a large operational team in a fast-paced warehouse environment (ideally a food operation)
- The ability to lead continuous improvement projects whilst demonstrating excellent planning skills
- Excellent communication skills with a focus on maintaining on-site engagement
We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.
GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are Disability Confident Committed as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £30,999.00-£31,000.00 per year