We are looking for an enthusiastic team member to join our Logistics team as a First Line Manager based at our Distribution Centre in Worksop. The shift pattern for the role is 6.00am until 2.00pm and 2.00pm until 10.00pm, including weekend working on a rota’ d basis.

As our First Line Manager you’ll lead a team within the Distribution Centre to ensure inbound supplier deliveries are received and deliveries to stores are fulfilled, whilst all targets are achieved around health and safety, availability, people, stock and cost to serve.

Taking huge pride in what you do, your role will involve planning and organising induction programmes and training for new starters. You’ll be responsible for managing the learning management system training by producing a weekly/monthly compliance dashboard. Along with;

• You’ll take the lead in creating a safe place to work, driving standards, ensuring that methods of work/safe systems are in place within the Distribution Centre and all legal compliance is adhered to.
• To manage the team by ensuring all inbound stock is receipted, stock is available on time in line with demand, store orders are picked and loaded on time to the despatch schedule.
• You’ll take the lead in creating a great place to work within the Distribution Centre, ensuring team members are fully engaged, all targets around absence are met, retention and engagement are achieved.
• Manage the team by ensuring that all stock processes are always adhered to, all team members and functional areas are compliant.
• You’ll identify any shortfalls in process that may lead to shrink and put actions in place to rectify.
• You’ll lead the team to achieve all KPI’s including team member, departmental performance targets and payroll management in line with budget spend.
• Support the delivery of the Distribution Centre strategy, by identifying any short to medium term initiatives that will drive improvements.

For this role we need someone who has experience in an equivalent role within logistics/warehouse environment; with strong leadership skills, ability to influence, lead, coach and support the team. Being able to manage a demanding workload, with the experience of working with unions. Experience of proactively planning staffing requirements to a varied seasonal workload whilst monitoring and reviewing costs. Have the understanding and knowledge of HR principles along with employee relations experience.

We know it’s not just about the role but how we can reward you too, so with every role comes a competitive salary, a brilliant rewards scheme, 33 days holiday entitlement (inc Bank Holidays) rising to 38 days after 5 years’ service, a great pension scheme, an exceptional array of apprenticeships, wilko WOW flexible benefits (such as great discounts on shopping, days out, holidays, health and fitness and money-saving schemes to cut the costs of childcare), holiday homes and most importantly 20% team member and family discount in store and online