Warehouse Operations Manager

We have an exciting opportunity to join our now expanding Warehouse facility in Melton. This role would suit an individual who has operational management experience within Warehouse/Distribution or Logistics.

This role involves leading an experienced warehouse team of approx. 28 FTE across 24/5 to deliver the whole warehouse operation, meeting all customer service requirements while continually improving cost efficiency and quality of service in line with our goals and targets. This role ensures that our customers' specific needs are met and our service levels do not falter. It also plays a pivotal role in encouraging and supporting others with the PPE Business unit in developing synergies and our culture within the RS group.

What you can expect to be doing:

• Day to day management and planning of the inbound, outbound and distribution operation, ensuring the relevant levels of resource are in place, and all stock is received, booked in, and orders despatched within cut-off times.
• Work in partnership with the transport manager to ensure all deliveries are made on time and in full.
• Manage the daily operational requirements of the warehouse, ensuring all procedures are implemented, utilising continuous improvement skills where required.
• Maintain health and safety standards, focussing on near miss reporting and prevention, completing accident/incident investigations and ensuring SSOWs are reviewed and updated as required.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to Warehouse TL’s to ensure that all people related activities are completed within the required timeframes including but not limited to Colleague induction; Personal Development Planning; Mandatory Training; Attendance/absence management; pay reviews; goal setting.
• Maintain high quality standards within the warehouse and participate in continuous improvement across the safety solutions business.
• Maintain high levels of stock integrity and stock counting to ensure all inventory control measures are maintained.
• Manage the external facilities provision for the site, working with external companies as required to ensure that the overall maintenance is completed per site schedules.
• Ensure any non-conformance or quality issues are investigated to find the root cause and put measures in place to limit recurrence.
• Proactively manage all elements within the warehouse to maintain BRCGS (Brand, Reputation and Compliance Global Standard) standards and accreditation.

What we’re looking for:

• A proven track record in supervisory experience within a warehouse operation, demonstrating a results focus, an ability to solve problems and to drive sustainable continuous improvements.
• Demonstrated strong people management skills within their roles, with experience of coaching, mentoring, team motivation and performance management.
• Strong commercial, analytical and communication skills, with the ability to explain tasks both efficiently and effectively.
• Self-motivation, and flexibility with regards to working hours.
• Results orientated focus and a proven ability to work well under pressure.

At RS we’ve been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, turning customer challenges into achievements. Across the industrial design, manufacturing and maintenance worlds, we’re the digital destination for product and service solutions to help our customers with the maintenance, repair and operation of their businesses. Together, we have one purpose: To make amazing happen for a better world – and have fun doing it. It won’t always be easy, but we’ll make every day better. It’s in the DNA of our people to do the right thing and deliver brilliant results. We’ll invest in your development and wellbeing – because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do.

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