Shift Manager

Location :
Clarks Distribution Centre, Street, Somerset

• Oversee labour deployment within teams on their shift, ensuring that the throughput targets are achieved in the most efficient way possible and communicating this to the next Shift Manager as part of your handover.
• Coach and mentor a multiskilled Team Manager operation on their shift to ensure Team Managers are fulfilling their roles with appropriate results and in the correct manner.
• Ensure that the Team Managers receive the appropriate training, development and support to achieve within and beyond their role.
• Ensure decisions are made with the business in mind, such as working in line with the Westway Strategy and the overall OGSP for the business.
• In conjunction with the leadership team to be jointly accountable for the 24 hour performance of the DC, assisting other shifts to achieve this where necessary.
• Support Team Managers in employing sensible, balanced and appropriate Performance Leadership techniques using the business performance policies and Weekly 10.
• Ensure that all teams receive appropriate communication and communications are consistent.
• Actively support and encourage the submission, evaluation and trialling of Continuous Improvement principles and ideas within their shift.
• Visibly support their Managers and Operatives by ensuring that at least 50% of their time is spent on the floor of the DC as well as giving Team Managers the opportunity to conduct 1-2-1’s with their teams off the shopfloor.
• Demonstrate role model behaviour at all times and treat every employee, visitor or contractor with respect, courtesy and dignity in line with the Company’s 5C’s and ensure Team Managers also model this behaviour.
• Accountable for the adherence to Health and Safety procedures on their shift including weekly floor walks to enable, continually reviewing and enhancing the operating procedures to facilitate safe and efficient ways of working.
• Overall accountability on their shift for holiday and sickness absence.
• Develop a network of contacts outside Westway to gain an understanding of the full end to end business process.
• Deputise for the Senior Shift Manager as and when required.
• Take full accountability for their own personal development, ensuring that they continually drive to improve their own performance through increased knowledge, skills and awareness as well as their team.
• Deliver financial and performance indicators.
• All Team Managers and all DC Operatives have regular one to one meetings and documented development plans using Weekly 10.
• Establish and develop relationships with all key stakeholders and business partners across the organisation as appropriate.
• An overall training plan developed for the shift that produces and maintains a multi-skilled workforce.
• Succession plans are in place within the Team Management group, a culture of personal development and progression is established and embedded within the management team.
• Provide support for Senior Shift Manager.
• Demonstrate role model behaviour in all activities including Health & Safety ensuring attendance to monthly Health & Safety meetings and a decrease of reportable incidents.
• Pragmatically resolve any employee issues which could impede productivity.
• Appropriate and consistent level of communication established between staff and managers including the Transport Team, Control Room, IT, HR and the Office Logistics Manager.
• Engaged workforce and an increase of engagement reflected in Pulse survey results.
• Manage and maintain positive working relationships with the Union, ensuring attendance to fortnightly Union calls/meetings.

• Health and Safety and application in the workplace
• Strong operational knowledge
• Outstanding leadership and…