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Warehouse First Line Manager – Worcester – AM Shift

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

Our dedicated warehouse teams are the unsung (and unseen) heroes who work behind the scenes every day handling every product with care as if it was their own.

We are currently recruiting for a Warehouse First Line Manager who will have overall responsibility for everything that happens ‘under the roof’ within our warehouse solutions operation at our new site in Worcester, ensuring our customers receive the best quality service always. 

Role Responsibility

ArrowXL operate within an ever-evolving, fast moving industry and due to our ambitious growth, there is a constant dynamic for positive change.

Our Clients and Customers are at the heart of everything we do which is why our motto is to ‘make them feel special’. Reporting to the Warehouse Manager, you will be responsible for;

  • Efficient resource planning and cost control whilst always ensuring the operation is both effective and compliant.
  • Leading a team of highly skilled warehouse operatives to coordinate all aspects of the day to day offload, put away and pick and load processes (which includes responsibility for stock quality and integrity).
  • The resourcing, development and management of all colleagues within your team, ensuring that our operatives are fully trained and that we retain great people
  • Making prompt decisions which protect customer service and our delivery schedule, as well as remaining commercially focused.
  • Leading on-site resources (colleagues and equipment) to ensure we have everything required in the right place at the right time to not only meet, but also flex, to our Customers changing needs.

Sound exciting?

Working hours;

  • AM Shift; 06:00 to 14:00

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will need to be capable of working in a changing environment with the additional pressure to deliver on time every day.

The nature of the role is such that as well as having experience in managing warehouse operations and people management, you must be well organised, have an eye for detail, be able to communicate effectively, as well as the capacity to take a common-sense approach to a situation.

Key skills

  • Experience of managing/leading teams within a customer focused and fast-paced warehouse environment
  • Knowledge and experience dealing with first line people management issues (absence, performance, and investigations)
  • Knowledge of RedPrairie WMS is an advantage
  • Good working knowledge on Microsoft Systems as this role uses various Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word and Excel
  • Analyse and utilise Management Information to identify areas of improvement and drive change
  • Manage available performance data to coach and develop team members
  • Understand and interpret financial data to manage and improve resource costs
  • Deliver against company and customer KPI’s
  • Strong people skills – able to influence, coach and develop

Package Description

  •       Basic hourly rate of £13.99

In addition to this competitive salary, you’ll receive many excellent additional benefits including:

  •       20 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
  •       A fabulous Staff Discount at Very.co.uk
  •       An attractive pension plan
  •       Opportunities for development and progression
  •       Additional benefits with retailers, restaurants and many more!
  •       Free on-site parking

About the Company

ArrowXL are the UK’s leading provider of two-person home delivery. We strive to make the world of delivery a better place, by building a business that supports the way we live today. Most of our work is taking responsibility for storing and delivering large, bulky and heavy items – the kind of thing that typically needs two people to handle. Quite often these items need installing so guess what? We do that too!

Our culture thrives on 6 core values that form who we are…

Innovative, Safe, Respectful, Excellent, Responsible and One Team! #weareAXL

ArrowXL

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