Warehouse Team Manager

What's in it for you

The additional Benefits of being part of the BEST team!

• 10% Tesco discount, which increases to 15% for 4 days every 4 weeks (all discounts apply to home delivery)
• 20% discount on F&F Clothing
• 10% discount at Tesco Café
• 10% Booker discount
• Pizza Hut Restaurants: 25% discount after 3pm, excludes buffet and deals
• 25% discount at selected Burger King restaurants
• Contributory Pension.
• 1 year life assurance for all colleagues; or 3 years if you join the pension scheme
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family & the opportunity to join a healthcare cash plan.
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including cinema vouchers & a cycle to work scheme
• A great holiday package – 29 days pro rata

About the role

We operate the UK’s only flexible multi-temp, shared customer delivery logistics network.  We buy, warehouse, pick and distribute products to the nation’s best loved food and drink brands every single day and provide the best experience to our customers.

Our warehouse is fast paced and forms an essential part of the depot in delivering the right products to our customers on time. We have an opportunity for a Warehouse Supervisor to support and facilitate the success of the warehouse.

The purpose of this role is to lead a team of Warehouse Operatives on a day-to-day basis ensuring productivity targets and safe working methods are met.

You will be responsible for

Role and Responsibilities:

• Understand the agreed requirements of internal and/or external customer and deliver on these requirements
• Communicate the required standards to the Warehouse team and ensure they are fully understood
• Train and coach Warehouse staff to achieve set standards
• Monitor team performance and behaviour, where necessary take corrective action to achieve agreed standards
• Complete new starter 3/7/11 reviews and contribute to the decisions on confirmation of employment
• Motivate team members by communicating performance targets, areas for improvement, giving praise and recognition for achievement or improvement
• Ensure employees understand company policies and procedures
• Be visible in leading the team and area in maintaining and improving safety standards with the objective of zero accidents
• Take appropriate measures to minimise stock loss and cost of credits in their area
• Maintain standards of housekeeping and hygiene in line with depot quality and safety standards
• Understand and comply with the relevant food safety legislation, ensuring team members comply with and understand the requirements in which they have been trained
• Understand and implement the Discipline and Grievance policies, through participating in Disciplinary/Investigatory meetings acting as Chair/Investigating Officer as necessary
• Actively seek to solve Grievance issues promptly and wherever possible informally before the formal procedure is invoked
• Manage the demands of the shift, dealing with problems that may arise in a professional, effective manner
• Identify staff training and development needs
• Monitor morale levels within the team and communicate any concerns to your Manager
• Monitor the administration of payroll and attendance recording, to ensure accuracy and issues or trends are highlighted  
• Adopt a flexible approach to working shifts including weekends and Bank Holidays to deliver an efficient and effective service to customers in line with any operational requirements
• Develop positive relationships with colleagues in all departments and the management team
• By words and actions, promote a positive, achievement orientated and respectful work environment with your team and colleagues

Working Hours:

40 hours per week, 4 days on, 4 days off, which may include weekends and public holidays. 

Potential Overtime available.

About The Company

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers, and small businesses, from locations across the country.  We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Booker and Best where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our workplace is one where differences are valued, and all colleagues are given the same opportunities.  We not only celebrate and embrace diversity and build inclusion but recognise the value and opportunities this brings.  Our inclusive culture makes our company stronger and is fundamental to our core purpose: serving customers, communities and the planet a little better every day.  Everyone’s welcome at Booker.

How we support disabled colleagues and candidates is key to our inclusive culture; we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact recruitment@bookergroup.com

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk