Warehouse First Line Manager | (356625)

Is it time for you to take the next step in your career? Does leading a team of people and coordinating daily tasks to achieve business goals excite you? Do you want to work for a fantastic company that really value their staff?

We are looking for a First Line Manager to join our growing operation at our shared user Site in Peterborough.  You will effectively co-ordinate all warehouse related activities, by controlling the workflow between warehouse and transport operations. You will be overseeing the combined overall output of each operational shift by co-ordinating team leaders and operational activities, ensuring effective communication between operations / customer services / and transport.

If successful you will be working on a permanent full-time basis, you will be working any 5 days for 7, on a 06:00pm to 14:00pm shift.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £33,280 per annum and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more! 

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Monitor progress and performance against Key Performance Indicators and costs against budget


• Create and maintain a positive team culture and spirit, encouraging involvement from all team members when sharing group, divisional and team information


• Manage the allocation of work on a day-to-day basis ensuring cost, quality and delivery targets are met


• Promote flexibility through skills training and personal development

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience of working in a complex, fast-moving logistics/warehouse environment, ideally within eCommerce


• The ability to work on your own initiative, whilst effectively leading a team


• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written


• Knowledge of the end-to-end warehouse processes and health and safety, IOSH is highly desirable

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.