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Warehouse Manager

Employer
Manpower
Location
Ashford, Kent
Salary
£27000 - £27500/annum
Closing date
14 Jul 2021

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Job Sector
Manufacturing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Warehouse Manager

Salary: £13ph / £27,000 per annum + 25 days holiday & bank holidays

Type: Full time, permanent

Hours: 40 hours a week, 5 days per week, start time 07.00am, overtime/weekend working available as per business needs

Location: Ashford, own transport required due to client location

Manpower UK are currently looking for a Warehouse Manager to join a leading fresh produce and confectionery business. This will be a fast-paced role that is ideal for someone who has previous experience of working in a production environment or facility.

The Warehouse Manager will be responsible for the management of the stores staff, storage and receipt of raw materials, despatch of finished products. This will be a hands-on role.

Other responsibilities include:

Maintaining all storage areas over two sites in good, clean, and tidy condition, they include: dry stores, chill stores (incoming and outgoing products) and cold stores
Maintaining forklift trucks in good condition, with appropriate daily maintenance checks, in accordance with the suppliers recommended schedules
Maintaining correct storage for all raw materials including organic and all allergen products by segregation to prevent any cross contamination, plus manage and maintain strict stock rotation
Completion of vehicle collection checks and paperwork
Ensure picking of orders and loading/unloading of vehicles are executed to deadlines and ensure all documentation of incoming raw materials is recorded for trace-ability and intake checks
Control inspection of all raw materials and packaging before release to production
Segregation into quarantine areas for non-conforming materials as directed by Technical Dept
Managing all customer despatches of finished product
Control of movements in the yards and housekeeping of the areas
Ensure optimum utilisation of labour by effective planning and development of all staff

The ideal person:

Experience of food manufacturing logistics and distribution preferable
Effective problem solving
Positive attitude and a professional approach
Energy, enthusiasm, commitment, and a can-do flexible attitude
Excellent communication skills both verbally and written, with the ability to deliver direction and motivation in an effective mannerIf interested please apply ASAP

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