Warehouse Shift Lead (UK)

Job information Warehouse Shift Lead (UK) from the Company Treatt, this latest Warehouse Shift Lead (UK) job vacancy is located in the city Bury St. Edmunds IP. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate . Job Vacancies in this Administration field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Description :

Job title: Shift Lead

Reporting to: Warehouse Manager

Location: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

Hours: 40 hours per week (05.45 – 13.45 / 13.45 – 21.45)

The Opportunity

This role is responsible for the operation of Warehouse and will support the Warehouse Manager with the day-to-day management of their area, overseeing Universal Operators and ensuring a safe and an efficient operation in achieving business targets.

They will provide leadership and line management to the team, coordinating their workloads, providing support to ensure that the team delivers. They will monitor any issues, ensuring production targets, such as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and quality standards are met to the requirements of the customer.

They will develop the team by focusing on individual performance and support requirements to achieve high standards, whilst fostering a culture of working safely.

What it’s like to work here

We’ve been making the world taste better since 1886 and sell over 3000 products in more than 90 countries, but we’re only just getting started. We’re on an exciting journey and have ambitious plans to become the indispensable partner of choice for the world’s leading flavour and fragrance houses, beverage and consumer brands. You can find out more about our exciting organisation here: TREATT | About Treatt the trusted global ingredients manufacturer

On joining Treatt, you’ll become one of over 400 international experts, working together to collectively surprise and delight our customers. Nothing is more important to us than the happiness of our people as without them, we’d never succeed.

We think Treatt’s a great place to work, but don’t just take our word for it:

“Everyone wants your feedback and opinion; it feels like a place of study where nurturing and encouragement are the standard. It is very clear the hard work that goes into providing excellence for customers, but it is also very apparent that managers have the same goals for helping us all to progress.” – Anita, Quality Analyst

“Joining my close and supportive team was the most enjoyable way to gain more skills and increase my knowledge” – Ashley, Distillation Control Team Leader

“Treatt creates an environment to help you be the best you can, with no two days the same and opportunities always available to help you learn and develop. The people and the culture create a fantastic company to be part of” – Rebecca, Customer Care Team Leader

What you’ll be doing

Strategy And Planning:

• Implement and design a loss capturing system to identify top losses in Warehouse and report accurately and effectively on the daily progress of production, including any delays and their root cause to the Warehouse Manager, so that adequate decisions are made to minimise effects on customer deliveries, production efficiency and future production planning.

Operational Management:

• Lead a ‘right first time’ policy and help to ensure that all orders are met on time and within specification.
• Ensure high standards of housekeeping and 5S are always maintained within the department and the surrounding outside buildings.
• Ensure all SLA’s are met for Goods In, Samples and Despatch with effective communication between stakeholders.
• Ensure effective coverage between all departments within warehouse.
• Ensure SOPs are relevant and up to date. Make changes if required and report major deviations to Warehouse Manager. Ensure all the operators are operating safety and all the Safety Critical Tasks are trained and Training records up to date. Manage and ensure Skills station is updated.
• Ensuring movement of stock is accurate and ensuring cycle counts are done regularly to ensure accurate stock movements and storage.
• Implement World Class Manufacturing within your area.
• To support delivery and deployment of a lean culture and behaviour in the organisation. Contribute to a ‘Continuous Improvement’ process to improve, through the Operational Scorecard optimise and make safer processes and operations. Lead a ‘Continuous Improvement’ process within shift to improve, optimise and make safer processes and operations. Review and seek to improve labour and equipment efficiencies in conjunction with the Warehouse Manager and ensure all savings are documented.
• Participation in Audits.
• Maintain high standards of GMP & BRC compliance in all aspects of the warehouse.
• Exhibit a good awareness of COSHH, risk assessment, HAZOP and general process safety and ensure this is communicated to all staff. Take the lead in introducing an excellent safety culture in general and specifically to manual handling, Vehicle / Pedestrian safety, PPE and Accident / incident reporting.
• Contribute to a good approach to Food Hygiene, HACCP and Quality and ensure all relevant regulations are met.

People:

• Carry out direct report responsibilities, including holiday approval, sickness monitoring, regular one to ones, return to work interviews etc.
• Monitoring team performance and working with the People Team to address poor performance, supported by the Warehouse Manager where required.
• Support the Warehouse Manager in delivery and implementation of a training improvement programme for all operators.
• Rollout of the training plans as per COMAH requirements together with Continuous Improvement Training included in the plan.
• In conjunction with the Warehouse Manager, maintain a skills matrix and to identify potential skills shortages and succession planning within departments.
• Development of a fortnightly Toolbox Talks and Risk Assessment, together with any required Safety Bulletins.
• Ensuring the KPI’s Scorecard and visual management boards are updated daily with build / future status and all actions are escalated.

What we’re looking for

If you have a genuine passion for what you do and want to work in an environment that celebrates progress, teamwork and dedication, you’re what we’re after.

• GCSE Grades A to C or equivalent
• An understanding of BRC and Customer Quality Standards.
• Knowledge of working within a LEAN environment.
• Be competent in computer operation and produce reports, use email and enter data as required (including the use of JDE system).
• Proven Warehouse experience which demonstrates the ability to deliver effectively.

What we’ll do for you

We offer an excellent package which includes a competitive salary; a generous holiday entitlement as well as the opportunity to purchase additional holiday, we also offer a discretionary annual bonus, BUPA medical and dental schemes, pension scheme with 9% employer contribution, life assurance, group income protection, SAYE schemes and free shares.

With the encouragement and development you need, we help you to become your ultimate you. Beyond building a successful career, we also support the wishes and ambitions of our staff outside of the office in achieving a health work/life balance – the wellbeing of our staff is paramount to us, which we actively promote and support by regularly delivering a variety of wellbeing initiatives and offering responsibility based flexibility. There will also be opportunities to be actively involved in community and charity projects and to take part in numerous subsidized social events.

Polite Notice

We politely request that we are not contacted by any recruitment agencies. We have a preferred supplier list and high volumes of speculative calls from agencies negatively impact upon the efficiency of our business. Please help us to maintain the highest levels of customer service by respecting our wishes.