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Operations Manager
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Continuous Training
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Turn your ideas into action in an environment that champions creativity and empowers you to lead change.
Events
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Quick Decision Processes
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Job Description
What you can expect
Fixed Term Contract from 1st Aug 2026 to 1st Jan 2027
Working Hours
- Friday: 08:00 – 16:00 (7.5 hours)
- Saturday: 06:00 – 18:00 (11.5 hours)
- Sunday: 06:00 – 18:00 (11.5 hours)
- Monday: 08:00 – 16:00 (7.5 hours)
Warehouse Management
- Establish and maintain a safe working environment for all employees, contractors, and visitors.
- Ensure warehouse housekeeping is maintained to 5S standards and audit scores maintained.
- Ensure Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of work, and Standard Operating Procedures are maintained and updated accordingly.
- Ensure the most cost-effective methods of operations are used while achieving the level of service to customers.
- Ensure the Rhenus warehouse is adequately staffed to manage all areas to meet the customers SLA’s and KPI’s.
- Ensure that the site stockholding and operational work areas are created to maximize the site capacity.
- Maintain accuracy and integrity of Inventory both systematically and physically.
- Manage relevant stocktakes and audits within the agreed deadlines.
- Accountable for ensuring any new initiatives, new customers, or projects are implemented and the expected deliverables are achieved.
- Monitoring and controlling assets within the relevant site.
- Support and implement continuous improvement programs throughout the operations.
- Development of colleagues to ensure the continued performance and growth of the business.
- Ensure employee communications are maintained including but not limited to; team briefs conducted to all teams across all shift patterns & appropriate interactions with direct reports.
- Drive high levels of employee engagement.
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KPIs
- Target Zero lost time accidents.
- Reporting on incidents, accidents, and near misses relating to Health & Safety.
- Operational costs delivered to budget.
- Quality and Service metrics delivered to customer and business standards as defined by the business.
- Employee engagement rating delivered to required standards as defined by the business.
- Ensure that time sheets are up to date.
- Completion of daily reports.
- Labour statistics.
Support Services
- To monitor all on-site contracts & support services to ensure they provide a high-quality service in a cost-effective manner and within agreed budgets.
- Ensuring effective maintenance and housekeeping of the Rhenus site to ensure the site is capable of supporting the service requirements of the customer.
- To ensure an effective security operation is in place that manages risk to employees and prevents loss.
- Ensure the health and safety, welfare at work of your colleagues.
- Manage and conduct work activities in such a way as to prevent any improper conduct or behavior likely to endanger employees.
- The maintenance of good employee relations with an effective workforce throughout the site with the support of the HR function.
- Working in partnership with the IT department to provide the resources to function within the operations.
KPIs
- Site Security is maintained.
- Accidents and incidents managed to prevent risk and injury to all persons attending site.
- ER KPIs
- Absence Management.
- Maintenance requests for site completed.
Creating the Best Team
- Manage and lead the operational team ensuring that they have the relevant skill sets, resources, and support needed to deliver in their role and achieve the site objectives.
- Lead the operational team in a manner that is consistent with the culture and core values of the business.
- Train and develop colleagues to ensure that they are equipped to perform their role effectively and in accordance with company operating procedures.
- Support with the ongoing development for colleagues and operational management with the assistance of HR training function.
- To meet & improve on agreed quality standards through effective and efficient utilisation of labor and MHE equipment.
- Ensure appropriate probationary reviews and personal performance reviews (PPR’s) are conducted within the agreed deadlines set by the business.
- Set team objectives & targets that are aligned to the business plan. Support and implement the site engagement plans.
- Assist and develop with employees listening groups.
- Identify, develop, and retain talent within the business.
- The ability to manage change throughout the business.
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KPIs
- Employees survey results
- PPR completion
- Engagement Plans
- Listening / Focus groups
- Training and development strategy
Management Leadership Qualities
- The business operates in a very dynamic manner; therefore you must be able to clearly communicate, and influence as required, be used to working proactively often on your own, be results-oriented, and focused on innovation and improvements.
- The following leadership skills will be required to effectively drive forward the company and the role of Operations Manager.
- Ability to think strategically.
- Customer-focused.
- Ability to develop others.
- Commercial Acumen
- Learning agility
- Ability to influence.
- Performance Management
- Employee Engagement and relationship management
- Drive results and deliver in a timely manner.
- People-oriented
- Change Management
What you bring
Skills & Knowledge
- GSCE Maths and English grade B or above or equivalent.
- Logistics / Warehouse Management Qualifications Level 4 or above.
- Full driving license.
- IT skills, including Advanced Microsoft / Excel.
- The ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines.
- Experience of implementing processes.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced people environment.
- Great communicator.
- Positive attitude & drive results.
- Teamwork and Information Management.
- Process improvement, innovation
- CI & 5S
- 2 years’ experience in an Operations Manager role within Distribution / Logistics.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
- Warehouse Management Systems
- Aware of Health & Safety legislation.
- Project working group/Project Management.
- Exposure to implementing new systems
- Proactive approach to own continuous development.
- Experience of new customer implementations & start-ups.
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Skills
Logistics
Warehouse Management
Communication
Teamwork
Process Improvement
Project Management
Health & Safety
Employee Engagement
Change Management
Training
Inventory Management
Continuous Improvement
Customer Focus
Performance Management
Commercial Acumen
IT Skills