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Bidfood is a leading wholesale food distributor and thepreferred supplier for over 60,000 customers across the UK, ranging from pubsto schools, from restaurants to care homes and everything in between. FromLands End to John O’Groats, we deliver great food and other catering productsto a huge range of customers across the region, whether our customers want justa teaspoon or a full range of catering supplies, we’ll supply their needs. Wework as a team to provide every food option from quality ingredients tofinished meals, including a number of own brand ranges as well as all the bigbrands and regional specialties. We believe in our food, and we know that ourpeople behind the scenes are so very important in our success.
We are currently looking for a Warehouse Manager to join ournight team in our Liverpool depot. Reporting in to the Warehouse Operations Manager, youwill lead the operations of the warehouse night shift in line with Financetargets and legal compliance whilst achieving the best possible level ofservice excellence to internal and external customers, delivered througheffective engaging and motivational leadership.
Effective team deployment and development is vital to ensure thewarehouse operation provides the highest levels of operational efficiencies,service excellence and productivity within the business. You will be capable ofrecruiting and inducting skilled and motivated people into our business andwill lead, coach and engage teams to be successful.
As a Warehouse Manager you will need to be able to coach andengage individuals to perform to their maximum potential and must communicateeffectively with individuals at all levels including those within differentdepartments. You will promote and manage all QHSE and sustainability standard,focusing on team wellbeing in accordance with the relevant policies. Thisincludes PPE, ops checks, MHE, contractors, hygiene, temperature checks, pestcontrol, accidents and near misses.
To be successful in this role you will have very strong peoplemanagement and development skills and be able to consistently apply HRstandards specifically around recruitment, absence management, performance,conduct, safety and service. You will be able to set clear expectationsincluding KPIs, safety and team behaviours to all direct reports by settingannual objectives and holding regular one to ones to review performance. Youwill be confident in processing and understanding data from systems such asWMS, Risk Console and our employee self-serve system.
You must have food warehousing and distribution experience,ideally backed up with an IOSHH qualification. You will be an excellent plannerand communicator, with the ability to communicate with all levels acrossdifferent shifts and departments.
If this sounds like you, look forward to hearing from you.
About us
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) as a minimum and the opportunity to buy more
- A pension - contribute 4% and we’ll match you (after year 1, we’ll match your contributions up to 6%).
- Life cover that you can increase.
- Access to confidential support and counselling, when you need it.
- Private medical insurance for you and your partner with the opportunity to upgrade to cover your children too.
- Exclusive range of high street discounts including cinema, tech, travel, fashion, food and drink.
- Get paid as you earn - access to up to 20% of your pay before payday.
- Opportunity to buy dental cover and critical illness cover.
- A voluntary health plan that gives you money back on everyday medical costs for all the family, as well as access to a digital GP.
