Warehouse Manager - Salary £30,000-40,000 - Bolton


My client, an international manufacturer within the steel industry based in Bolton is seeking an enthusiastic Warehouse Manager or a Warehouse Team Leader looking to make the next step in their career and move into a more senior position.


They're looking for someone who has experience in SAP, Hand-held scanner systems and is generally IT savvy.


Warehouse Manager Operational Duties
● Coaching, Training and development of employees- identify and implement in partnership with HR, adhere to internal performance management procedures (appraisals, targets identifying talent and managing under performance etc)
● Conducting team based accident/incident investigations as and when they arise.
● Ensuring safe working practices are adhered to and maintaining a safe working environment at all times
● Support the development and oversight of the continuous improvement process
● Managing your team to monitor and improve working methods to increase productivity and/or safety.
● Plan and organise Warehouse functions to be carried out in a timely and effective
manner. Including planning of manning and sawing activities.
● Support the implementation of ops and logistics internal policies and procedures for continuous improvement including but not limited to:


- Site saw strategy
- Material flow analysis
- Site FLT/crane strategy
- Transport coordination and management


● Managing your team to supervise material movement, coordinating third party service providers and internal departments as necessary to ensure timely and efficient execution in own warehouse as well as external locations.
● Manage external contractors via the permit to work process
● Work in collaboration with internal stakeholders to address topical issues whilst taking ownership and reporting any issues to the operations manager


What you need
● Good secondary education or time served equivalent
● Six Sigma/LEAN experience - preferred
● Previous experience in metal industry preferred
● Having worked in a Management role, preferably in the manufacturing environment for a minimum of 3 years
● People management skills



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