KHR are currently recruiting for a practical, hands-on Shift/Operations Manager to join a highly successful business in the Maidstone area.

The salary on offer for this role is £30-40,000 + a excellent benefits, progression and scope for development.

The role:

- To ensure that the Health, Safety and Environmental procedures are followed by all
personnel on shift and visitors to all sites
- Managing the activities and resources to achieve financial, operational and customer service objectives
- Planning and management of staffing, to ensure optimum level of staffing is being used
within budget, also ensuring the oncoming shift has sufficient staffing levels
- To ensure equipment is operational and relevant checks are made and maintained
- When problems arise, contacting the relevant contractors to resolve the issue
- The management of productivity to achieve KPIs, changing priorities where necessary and be
proactive in looking for continuous improvements
- To ensure company policies are adhered to and administration functions completed within
deadlines and maintain accurate records in line with customer/company requirements
- To promote harmonious and effective working relationships both internally and externally,
ensuring excellent customer service through a combination of communication team work,
motivation and leadership
- Communicating information to staff, to have a thorough and effective shift handover

The Person

- Previous experience of a similar role within an FMCG environment
- Customer focused
- Staff motivator with the ability to coach and train members of the team
- Experience of working within a fast pace warehouse/logistics environment
- Ability to communicate at all levels
- Numerate and literate
- Proactive decision maker and an organised/effective planner
- Ability to effectively handle conflict situations
- PC and systems literate
- Own transport required owing to location

If this sounds like your ideal next step or you would like to discuss the role in more detail please apply ASAP in the first instance or get in touch with KHR Recruitment Specialists.

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