At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the Goods in/Goods out team and ensure smooth operations in a vibrant warehouse environment.
- Company: Join Yeo Valley, a passionate company dedicated to making great food sustainably.
- Benefits: Enjoy an annual bonus, competitive holidays, healthcare cash back, and learning opportunities.
- Other info: Work a flexible 4 on 4 off day shift with excellent career growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by leading a team and improving production quality and efficiency.
- Qualifications: Experience in stock management and strong leadership skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
So, what will I be doing?
At Yeo Valley, we’re passionate about nurturing and nourishing people and the planet by making great food the right way, forever.
At our Newton Abbot site where we make our delicious Ice Creams and Desserts, we are looking for a Team Manager to lead our Goods in/Goods out team.
You will have a passion for stock taking and strong experience within a warehouse environment.
You'll be responsible for leading and developing the operators in your team, while also building on and developing your own key leadership skills.
You’ll ensure our raw materials, prepared and finished products are produced to the highest standards in the safest environment.
As well as making sure things are running smoothly, you’ll always be looking for ways to improve the quality, efficiency, and production costs through engaging and supporting your team members and collaborating with other functions.
This position is for our Day shift, working 6:00am until 6:00pm, 4 on 4 off.
Please note this position is known internally as a Team Manager.
Key responsibilities
- Leading stock management, control and counts
- Leading Health & Safety within the area of responsibility, engaging the team to ensure compliance and improve the safety culture
- Developing the team to achieve targets. Engaging them and promoting autonomy to enable them to achieve their KPIs; safety, quality, deliver, cost
- Working collaboratively with other functions to ensure that work plans are agreed, prioritised and delivered
- Supporting and supervising in the following: Preparation of, receiving, handling and issuing of raw materials and the dispatch of finished product
- The use of a computer and software packages (Microsoft bias)
- Using hand‑held devices and relevant software systems
- Leading and developing the team to improve the quality, efficiency and cost of production through engagement and application of the leadership principles
- Ensure your team is compliant with quality standards
- Deliver communication and reporting to the highest standard
- Leading and developing the team to focus on asset care and quality assurance
- Leading continuous improvement activities providing measured improvements through application of CI principles
- Important things
- Ability to influence people at all levels
- Demonstrable problem solving and analytical skills
- Proficiency in IT software such as Microsoft
- Excellent communication skills
- Even better if you have
- Previous management experience
- Health & Safety qualification, IOSH or other recognised qualification
- Knowledge of Continuous Improvement application - 5s, SIC, RCA's, visual management
- Experience of working with external auditors
- Experience of coaching and development
- Asset care/ autonomous maintenance experience
- Change management experience
- Quality Control or Quality Assurance qualifications/experience
Benefits
- annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
- non‑contributory pension scheme
- life cover
- competitive holiday allowance
- healthcare cash back plan
- cycle to work scheme
- subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
- learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow
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