Warehouse Team Manager

• Guiding and coaching the Team Leaders to improve communications and people management skills within their teams
• Managing colleagues ensuring all employee relations matters are dealt with in a timely manner, following company polices and procedures, escalating matters to the Operations Manager when appropriate
• Ensuring colleagues receive appropriate communication and training, and hold performance reviews including feedback to maximise performance and drive engagement
• Managing and collating the weekly and daily resource plans to ensure that both people and machinery are fully utilised to maximise performance and meet or beat budgetary and key performance measures
• Taking the lead on day to day site safety, health and environmental issues liaising with the SHE Team to ensure that the site maintains a 5-star audit, escalating any major issues to the Operations Manager
• Leading continuous improvement projects and investigations as and when required to find root causes and implement long term solutions

• Significant experience and knowledge of managing a large and diverse workforce
• Strong knowledge and understanding of people management processes such as sickness absence, performance management, disciplinary and grievances
• Ability to create excel reports and analyse data, make and implement recommendations for improvements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• being able to adapt communication styles to accommodate and engage colleagues at all levels
• In depth knowledge of warehouse systems and processes
• Working knowledge of site health and safety
• An IOSH qualification is a requirement, however training will be given to achieve the qualification within 12 months of securing the role

Experience of Continuous Improvement methodology and projects would be an advantage

• A competitive starting salary plus bonus
• 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase 5 additional days annual leave each calendar year (subject to qualifying salary)
• 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year
• An excellent pension (up to 8% Arco contribution) and x4 Life Assurance scheme
• A huge range of discounts to help with cost of living via Perkbox plus Employee Discount on Arco products
• Free, 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Health Cash Plan where we'll reimburse up to 100% of everyday healthcare costs
• Access to our Learning Management System, to support your personal and career development
• Long-term service awards