About the Role

DP World Logistics offers tailored Logistics Concepts for the automotive, supplier and consumer goods industry. We support from planning to implementation of reliable process chains by understanding all the needs and requirements and make individual solutions possible.

We are currently recruiting for a Warehouse Shift Manager with excellent leadership skills and a commitment to continuous improvement. This position will be based at our large site in Swindon UK, please note some adhoc travel to other sites may be required.

Location: Swindon

Hours: Rotating shift pattern from Monday to Friday (10 pm to 6 am and 2 pm to 10 pm)

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 3rd May 2024

How you will Contribute

• Leading the team to achieve all Warehouse objectives and targets whilst managing continuous improvement of the Warehouse and operations
• Undertake on call weekends on a rotational basis
• Efficient resource planning
• Manage Receipt, Picking and Despatch teams.
• Chair Warehouse team meetings, organise daily/weekly workforce briefings to ensure direct reports and associates understand company expectations and targets.
• Ensure all work instructions, H&S and Safe Systems of work are complied with, with support from site Quality/Inventory Manager and the site Health & Safety Manager to deliver a culture of safety and safe working practices.
• All accidents/incidents to be fully investigated and concluded with robust actions
• Monitor sickness absence and holiday absence including ensuring both are Logged by the team for all absence and prior to Return to Work Interview the Sickness Database has been updated correctly and absence reports have been printed off the system to confirm during the Interview.
• Ensure data input has been completed by the Admin Clerk that the Electronic Time sheet is checked for accuracy against manual timesheets and signed off.
• Ensure that all direct reports have annual appraisals and reviews and that training needs are identified and training plans implemented.
• Financial and budgeting understanding of closed and open book accounts.
• Implementation of Lean processes.
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives throughout the operation including environmental energy savings.
• Warehouse organisation to ensure FIFO and Kanban principles are adhered to.

What you will bring: 

• Vocational training and expertise including Health and Safety and MHE.
• Demonstrable experience of working as a Warehouse Shift Manager within a fast moving Unionised environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• People management skills, including the ability to inspire, lead and motivate a team of people, delegate work and explain ideas.
• IT skills including MS Word and Excel
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Problem solving skills and the ability to work at a strategic level.
• Knowledge of the legal requirements of operating a Warehouse
• Willing to work additional hours to meet the demands of the role
• Qualification in Supply Chain Management. E.g. CILT, CPC and Transport experience or willingness to achieve accreditation
• Experience within an automotive environment

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.  

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. 

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.  

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door. 

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW 

TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE

DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We believe that employees are happiest when they’re empowered to be their true, authentic selves. So, please come as you are. We can’t wait to meet you.

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