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Warehouse Professional, Wakefield 

12 month FTC

3 on 3 off Days and Nights

Salary circa £49k

Structured Career Development + Annual performance related pay bonus + Share scheme + Competitive pension contributions + Laundered uniform and all safety equipment provided + Range of flexible benefits and Corporate discounts + Free parking + Overtime available + Free hot and cold drinks and subsidised canteen + Excellent parental benefits + Flexible working.

What you become part of:

Wakefield Distribution Centre is a 24/7 operation, our Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) warehouse holds 28,000 pallets, alongside a racked and block-stacked conventional warehouse of 12,000 pallets.  The combined typical annual throughput is over three million pallets.  Every 24 hours we expect to receive around 5,000 pallets from the on-site manufacturing operation, as well as handling around 360 vehicle movements at peak. 

What to expect:

As a Warehouse professional you will work as one of four team leads (Conventional / ASRS / Office / Midbulk). Reporting to the Senior Warehouse Professional on shift, you will be accountable for a variety of business metrics including cost and service, as well as an expectation for delivering a year-on-year improvement in these areas and others. 

Your core responsibilities:

Safety:

• You will operate within a H&S management system and collaboration with a Team of representative .
• You will be responsible for developing Lead indicators and Reporting / Resolving Lag indicators to advance the health and safety culture.

People:

• You will support your team (approximately 10 – 15 operators) to grow and develop by engaging them with our performance management processes and successfully develop the pipeline talent of the future.
• You’ll inspire your team to follow operational processes, maintain stock accuracy, load/unload vehicles promptly and coach them in developmental areas.
• You will maintain high standards of customer service, for internal customers (e.g, factory) and external customers (e.g, retailers) and communicate these values to your team

Operational:

• You will lead as an Warehouse professional, Working directly Warehouse Technician operatives
• FLT training given to support the operation
• General warehouse duties / Housekeeping
•  Directly managing the wider team on your shift.
• You will manage and direct the skills across shift to ensure customer targets are met
• There will be a continued focus on the Safety and Continuous Improvement by sharing Best Practice with other team members, colleagues, and national contacts.

Skills & Prerequisites:

Essentials:

Excellent communication, Organisation and influencing skills

• Previous record of Process Compliance
• Ability to understand change management and able to identify changes and focus areas for your team
• Willing to accept responsibility for long term, sustained performance improvement
• Ability to work under pressure whilst managing multiple timed targets simultaneously
• Working on shifts, you will take a flexible and co-operative approach to changes in the rota to meet the needs of our business

Desirable but not essential:

• Knowledge and understanding of SAP or working with other Warehouse Management System
• Previous Warehouse or People management experience
• Previous experience operating FLT/or shunting.

The closing date for applications is 24/06/25. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure you are considered for this role, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.