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SalaryWe have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Warehouse Duty Manager to join us on a full time, permanent basis at our distribution centre in Frating, Colchester. This is a Night Shift (10pm-6am) role working 37.5 hours per week, 5 days a week Sunday to Thursday.
As a Warehouse Duty Manager you will be responsible for delivering the day to day distribution throughput that ensures the accurate and timely provision of Customer orders on behalf of Penguin Random House.
We are looking for someone with great people management skills and experience, who is able to develop and nurture their warehouse team leaders and set the team leaders up for success.
Key responsibilities include:
- Manage the warehouse processes, systems and people on a daily basis, ensuring sufficient resources, employees and allocation of workload/responsibilities to ensure that the operation runs efficiently and at maximum performance.
- Drives overall shift performance, ensuring that a ‘can do’ positive attitude is maintained within each and every department and that issues are responded to efficiently and effectively.
- Responsible for the overall management of the people within the warehouse operation, monitoring team trends, supporting, and coaching first line managers and motivating employees by being consistent, devolving responsibility and developing trust.
- Delivering excellent results through effective leadership of a team of Warehouse Team Leaders.
- Drives performance management to ensure that all team members are consistently achieving the required targets and performance and are being developed in all areas of the Warehouse.
- Creates a learning culture, where employees feel empowered to do the best work they can and looks to ensure that a succession plan is shaped for the whole site.
- Provide support for the Operations Manager ensuring the activities of the warehouse operation are in line with the strategic and tactical needs of Penguin Random House Distribution and the Group as a whole.
- Implements the business plan or road map, by defining detailed plans for the warehouse, effectively utilising procedures, resources and communication processes to ensure that all plans are communicated and achieved.
What you’ll bring to the role:
- Strong written and spoken English skills, including experience with Microsoft Office software programmes.
- A professional, self-driven and organised individual with robust team management experience within a warehouse setting (including developing staff, and performance management).
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of people at all levels.
- The ability to remain calm under pressure and manage fluctuating workloads along with competing priorities.
- Strong influencing skills, with the ability to lead and inspire teams of people.
- Commitment to the highest standards experience of delivering high quality work in a high volume Distribution Centre.
- Proven experience of working in an environment of Continuous Improvement.
- Good knowledge and understanding of Production/Material Control and Supply Chain Processes, techniques and systems.
- IOSH Managing Safely and NEBOSH certification are desired but not essential.
About Penguin: We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.
How to apply: Please apply with your CV & Cover Letter by Tuesday 30th January 2024.
Salary: £36,000 - £44,000 (plus 30% shift premium) depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus benefits.
Competitive benefits package: Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.
Our benefits include:
- Financial – discounted shopping, season ticket loan, rental deposit loan
- Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, employee assistance, gym loan
- Lifestyle – taste card, tech scheme, free and discounted books
For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/
Hybrid working: We’re experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team.While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role you will be on site for every shift.
The recruitment process: You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/
As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can't take all eligible candidates to interview.
We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.
Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.
Company: Penguin Books Limited
Country: United Kingdom
State/Region: Essex
City: Frating
Postal Code: CO7 7DW
Job ID: 267235
