Warehouse Shift Manager (355668)

Are you a first line manager looking for that next step in your career? Perhaps you are already a shift manager looking for that next challenge?

Here at GXO, we are currently recruiting for a Warehouse Shift Manager to join our team in Swindon (Symmetry Park), supporting our customer, Iceland. As a Warehouse Shift Manager, you will coordinate the customer requirements, ensuring customer satisfaction while reporting all the relevant KPI’s and finance information to manage and support your colleagues.

This is a full time, permanent position, working an any 5 from 7 rotating shift pattern of, 07:00 15:00 and 15:00 – 23:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £40,000.00 per annum, and 33 days annual leave (inclusive of 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:

• Provide leadership and guidance for the shift warehouse team and the team leaders to enable them to meet objectives, encouraging open communication between them to address operational issues effectively and in a timely manner


• Continually control cost to ensure the operation meets or exceeds budgeted targets


• Follow all HR requirements in relation to investigation, disciplinary, grievance absence management and any other employee relations issues


• Deliver team member performance reviews and develop a succession plan as appropriate

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Previous experience or knowledge of change management practices is desirable


• Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop and coach teams to ensure excellent performance


• Operational understanding of team roles within a warehouse operation


• Managing conflicting priorities in a fast-moving environment and planning and organising skills within a warehouse operation

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.