Warehouse Manager

Warehouse Manager (Coldhams)

We're looking for an efficient and organised leader to head our Coldhams warehouse. If you're organised, level-headed, a great leader and able to think on your feet and keep the day running smoothly, then please apply via the link by Monday the 6th March.

The Role

This is a full time role at our warehouse at Coldhams Business Park in Cambridge. We sell solar and storage systems to trade customers, and orders vary from single-item packages sent out by courier, solar kits that are sent on a single pallet, right up to commercial PV systems with lorry loads of solar panels and associated mounting systems. We fill 4-6 outbound lorries and many vans a day with orders, as well as several lorry loads of inbound goods. It's a busy site, and needs an organised leader managing the flow of the day, and directing the teams of staff to ensure standards of safety and efficiency are upheld.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the performance of the Coldhams warehouse, including the following key areas:

• Be familiar with the company Health and Safety policy and working procedures, and enforce them to ensure a safe working environment at all times. Ensure all staff are behaving safely, and if not, escalate as appropriate.
• Ensure that picking, pallet building and inbound processing meet the standards required as well as identifying areas for improvement, and implementing those.
• Keep the warehouse team motivated and productive, as well as developing leadership and progression for staff within the team.
• Ensure that new members of staff receive induction quality and training from existing members of the team, and assist with the recruitment process for new staff.
• Monitor and address staff welfare and performance, and ensure that staff are able and willing to voice feedback and engage with key warehouse issues.
• Work closely with the operations team on inbound and outbound logistics to ensure the smooth running of shifts and flows of goods.
• Setting an appropriate professional tone, leading by example, and ensuring that the behaviour of staff remains appropriate and professional at all times.
• Helping management to set, monitor and improve on metrics of performance, including errors, damages and total daily output.
• Ensuring any necessary checks and record-keeping are conducted as required, and that general housekeeping and tidiness is to a high standard.

About Us

Midsummer Energy specialises in solar PV systems. The bulk of our turnover is in distributing complete solar PV kits, including solar panels, inverters, mounting systems and electrical components, to a network of installation customers. We also sell smaller PV systems for off-grid applications direct to retail customers, and we have developed our own software product for designing PV systems, available online at easy-pv.co.uk.

We’ve grown significantly from humble beginnings - our first storeroom was the front room of a narrowboat, but we now run multiple warehouses in Cambridge, Glasgow and Dublin.

We're passionate about the environment, and we've gained a reputation for a helpful and open approach to business, and our staff share a common sense of purpose.

What you'll get:

• A friendly and fast-paced work environment alongside a great team
• A salary of £33,000 plus eligibility for our discretionary profit-share scheme for long serving employees, which can add significantly to basic salary.
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Enrolment in the company pension scheme
• Cycle to work and EV salary sacrifice schemes

The ideal candidate

You enjoy a challenge, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. You're an excellent leader - firm but fair, you're able to motivate people but also happy to pull people up on their performance if necessary. You have a good handle on how the day is going, and what needs to happen to keep it running smoothly. You're ambitious to grow both the company's output and your team's performance.

You are organised and solution-oriented, and have a strong commitment to keeping staff safe. You enjoy working with people, and like the satisfaction of processing a full day of orders and inbound goods, and knowing it has all been done to a high standard.

Forklift or H&S training is also beneficial, but not required.

If you think this sounds like you, please apply before the 6th March.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £33,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Cycle to work scheme
• On-site parking
• Profit sharing

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 06/03/2023
Reference ID: WMC23