Operations Manager - Holmewood
Lineage Logistics Holding LLC, Holmewood, Derbyshire
Operations Manager - Holmewood
Salary Not Specified
Lineage Logistics Holding LLC, Holmewood, Derbyshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 4 days ago, 13 Nov | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Full Job Description
- Manage the warehouse operational activities including budgeting, labour scheduling, space and equipment, safety and security, housekeeping, and sanitation. Ensure people, process and technology enable meeting all customer service standards.
- Manage, train, provide performance feedback and assign duties of direct reports to ensure productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness.
- Continuously improve operational procedures such as verifying incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and moving merchandise, and maintaining warehouse inventory.
- Partner with sales, inventory control, and operations support to ensure availability of products.
- Plan long-range labour needs based on sales forecasts and input from management.
- Facilitate the achievement of prescribed company Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) regarding cost, productivity, customer service, profits, and team members.
- Operate the facility in compliance with health, safety, and environment regulations to establish and practice a culture of safety among the team members at all times.
- Analyse operational reports to identify trends and recommend solutions to management.
- Build and maintain partnerships with other departments i.e. Finance, HR, Sales, Continuous Improvement, etc.
Previous warehouse operations or direct warehouse management experience - Experience with Warehouse Management System (WMS)
- Demonstrated management skills with emphasis on guiding and developing a team, customer service, communications, and planning
- Ability to effectively present information to customers, clients, and employees of the organisation
- Ability to work a flexible work schedule and shift, including weekends if needed
- Ability to travel to the Holmewood depot location every working day
At Lineage Logistics, helping to feed the world is more than a job - it's a purpose we live every day. Lineage is the world's largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions with +20,000 colleagues globally. If you open your fridge freezer, up to 20% of the products you'll see have passed through a Lineage facility. We support customers who keep our schools and restaurants stocked and supplied as well as working with many of the UK's leading retailers. Due to internal progression we are currently seeking an Operations Manager to lead our warehouse activity at our Holmewood depot. With over 50,000 pallet positions and around 100 colleagues, this location is a critical link between our 14 UK sites., Aside from a competitive starting salary and other benefits, you're set to gain so much from being part of team. This is an influential management role; and we will support you to lead in accordance with our values which are: Safe, Trust, Respect, Innovation, Bold and Servant Leadership. Servant leadership means that we like to look at a leadership pyramid as 'inverted', leaders are there to clear the path to success for colleagues; this is a great way to lead and be led. You will enjoy leading in this manner and in return this is how we will lead you. We are also a global company which is expanding quickly across Europe, and through organic growth and acquisitions we are now in 11 European countries with over 70 locations and +1.4m pallet positions. To support this growth, we have been developing talent internally. Holmewood is a business-critical site; and a great platform to launch a successful career at Lineage. Lineage Logistics is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Why Lineage? We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job - it's an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain. Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day.
As a Lineage team member, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That's why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us - plus generous financial rewards when you successfully refer new employees. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won't go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle-to-work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union.