At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead daily warehouse operations, ensuring efficient receipt, storage, and dispatch of goods.
- Company: Join Tangerine Group, a growing organisation focused on operational excellence and teamwork.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £35,000, full-time hours, and opportunities for personal development.
- Other info: Promote a positive, safe, and high-performance working culture.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in warehouse management, strong organisational and communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 35000 £ per year.
Location: Boundary Road, Lytham
Hours: Full time – Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
Up to £35,000 dependent on experience
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Warehouse Manager to lead the day-to-day operation of our warehouse at Lytham. Reporting to the Operations Director, you will be responsible for the efficient receipt, storage, picking and dispatch of goods, ensuring stock accuracy, productivity targets and health & safety standards are consistently met. This is a key operational role that combines people leadership, process control and continuous improvement, working closely with Production, Purchasing, Quality, Customer Services and Health & Safety.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Warehouse Operations
- Overseeing the accurate receipt, storage and dispatch of all goods in line with SOPs
- Ensuring goods are checked against delivery notes, purchase orders and certificates of analysis
- Maintaining full traceability through accurate booking-in and stock control systems
- Managing FEFO stock rotation and proactively highlighting low or short-expiry stock
- Picking, Packing & Dispatch
- Ensuring orders are picked, packed and dispatched accurately and safely
- Managing compliance with shelf-life requirements, pallet configurations and country-specific transport restrictions
- Overseeing dispatch documentation, courier bookings and daily shipping manifests
- Ensuring same-day despatch for direct orders received before 3pm
- Liaising closely with Customer Services to meet daily dispatch deadlines
- Health, Safety & Compliance
- Taking full responsibility for health and safety within the warehouse and yard
- Ensuring compliance with HSG76 and all relevant legal requirements
- Managing risk assessments, control measures and team training
- Overseeing forklift, racking and workplace transport safety inspections and maintenance
- Leadership & People Management
- Leading and developing Warehouse Operatives through effective supervision, training and appraisals
- Managing holiday planning, sickness cover and resourcing requirements
- Ensuring training records and ongoing competency are maintained
- Promoting a positive, safe and high-performance working culture
- Continuous Improvement & Planning
- Maintaining up-to-date warehouse SOPs and supporting wider operational improvements
- Planning future warehouse capacity and availability in line with business needs
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, accuracy and safety
- Ensuring warehouses remain clean, organised and audit-ready at all times
What We’re Looking For
- Experience & skills:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar warehouse management or supervisory role
- Strong working knowledge of warehouse operations, stock control and dispatch processes
- Good understanding of warehouse health and safety legislation
- Strong organisational, time-management and IT skills
- Excellent communication and people-management skills
- Personal attributes:
- Self-motivated and proactive
- A quick learner who adapts well to change
- Reliable, flexible and hands-on
- A strong team player with high personal standards
- Committed to integrity, accountability and continuous improvement
Why Join Tangerine Group?
You’ll be joining a growing organisation where operational excellence and teamwork are central to our success. This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact on daily operations while developing people, processes and systems in a fast-paced environment.
