Warehouse Shift Manager

Warehouse Shift Manager (Nights)

Location: Canterbury

Salary: £40,582 per annum

Shift Pattern: 6:00pm - 6:00am

Job Type: Permanent

Are you an experienced Warehouse Team Leader or Shift Manager looking for your next challenge? We are seeking a hands-on Warehouse Shift Manager to lead a fast-paced operation, ensuring service levels, productivity targets, and customer expectations are consistently achieved.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business where

you will play a key role in driving operational performance, developing teams, and maintaining the highest standards of safety and compliance.

As Warehouse Shift Manager, you will take full responsibility for the day-to-day warehouse operation, ensuring all goods-in and goods-out activities run efficiently while meeting KPIs, SLAs, and budget targets.

Key responsibilities include

Leading and motivating warehouse teams to achieve operational excellence.

Managing staffing levels and shift schedules in line with business demands.

Monitoring warehouse performance, productivity, and labour costs.

Producing and analysing operational and financial reports.

Ensuring all health & safety, HACCP, and compliance standards are maintained.

Overseeing warehouse equipment, MHE, racking inspections, and maintenance.

Managing stock flow, dispatch accuracy, and on-time deliveries.

Driving continuous improvement projects to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

Building strong relationships across departments to ensure seamless operations.

Promoting a positive team culture focused on performance, accountability, and development.We're looking for a proactive leader who can inspire teams and deliver results in a fast-moving warehouse environment.

Essential Skills & Experience:

Minimum 5 years' warehouse management experience.

Experience within FMCG, food production, manufacturing, produce, or a similarly fast-paced environment.

Proven ability to lead, motivate, coach, and develop teams.

Strong understanding of warehouse operations, KPIs, and budget control.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Experience implementing operational improvements and delivering against business plans.

Strong English and Maths skills.

Full UK Driving Licence.

Comfortable operating in a hands-on management role.If you're a driven warehouse professional with a passion for operational excellence and team development, we'd love to hear from you