AddressLocation: Memory Lane Cakes, Maes-Y-Coed Road, Cardiff CF14 4XR and Ultrapharm Ltd, Mamhilad Technology Park, Pontypool NP4 0JJ
Shift: Monday to Friday – 24/7 Flexibility When Required
Salary: Competitive with Opportunities for Growth
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team at our Memory Lane Cakes and Ultrapharm sites, in South Wales, in the role of Warehouse Manager
Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards, and build long-term relationships with major multiple retailers and the foodservice channel. The bread for your morning toast, ready for butter-spreading or egg-dipping. The candle-filled centrepiece for a memorable celebration. The buns, muffins and other treats that turn teatime into quality time. We make 75% of the UK’s sharing cakes from retailer own brands cakes, tray bakes through to party cakes like Caterpillar cakes This is what we do, and why we’re in business. Baking brilliance makes every day special.
The key targets in this role revolve around providing great customer service, the efficient flow of goods through our site and maintaining an accurate stock file.
We are a 24/7 business, so flexibility to work occasional weekends and nights is a must.
To be successful in this role, you will need to have experience in leading and managing a large team, in a busy 24/7 warehouse environment, ideally within an FMCG environment. People development is at our core, so experience of leadership, development, and retention is essential. Preferably, you will hold some sort of FLT license however this is not essential.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join one of the UK’s leading bakery businesses, with great opportunities for growth and development, both at a site and group level.
This is what you’ll actually do!
As a Warehouse Manager, you will oversee the efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of a wide range of finished goods and raw materials. In order to effectively achieve this, you will require a proactive, collaborative approach to managing an efficient and safe operation. You will also need to be continually looking at how we can improve and move our operation forward.
This is a very fast paced working environment, so you must be able to prioritise workload and react quickly to new challenges, whilst delivering short, medium and long term operational and supply chain efficiency benefits.
Strong communication skills will be critical to your success with our customers, suppliers and 3rd party service providers.
We pride ourselves on providing a safe working environment for our colleagues and you will be responsible for maintaining these high standards of health & safety, hygiene and security within the warehouse.
You will work within the wider site team at Memory Lane Cakes and Ultrapharm Ltd, working closely and cross-functionally, but will report into the group supply chain team.
Ideally this is you!
- Forklift license holder (Preferable).
- Effective communication skills.
- Previous experience leading a fast paced warehouse team.
- Able to maintain a flexible approach to day-to-day workload; capable of working under own initiative & direction.
- Self-motivated with ability to work to tight deadlines within a fast-moving environment.
- Attention to detail with a commitment to high standards.
- IT literate. Particularly around MS Excel, Word, M3 preferable.
- Team player with a hands on attitude with people, product and process.
What’s in it for you!
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
- Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
- Death in Service Benefit
- Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
- Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
- Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C’s dependant)
- Employee Recognition Awards
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
- An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!
If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!
