Loading Assistant Manager

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What you will be doing

Job Purpose:

To oversee all loading activities and to take responsibility for all warehouse functions on the shift ensuring that work is completed in a safe and efficient manner, meeting the agreed quality and service levels of Alloga, its clients and governing bodies and also to deputise for the Shift Manager when required.

• Oversee and manage team of up to 50 operatives and 3 supervisors.
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a busy outbound department which is heavily deadline driven.
• To manage a workload of 70-90 outbound trailers per 8 hours night shift.
• Provide regular communication to all supervisor who will be affected by any change that a project may deliver.
• To report any damage or defect whether it be to road or on-site equipment or property to the Loading Manager and Facilities Manager
• Monitor standards of operation and behaviours to ensure that safe systems of work are being followed and policy requirements are being maintained. Take appropriate action where non-compliance is identified.
• To adhere to Department of Transport regulations for Air Freight Security
• To ensure that all doors are always secured or manned ensuring no unauthorized entry to site by challenging any personnel not displaying a valid identity pass.
• To monitor staff appearance, ensuring that the company uniform is worn and is clean and in presentable condition together with the wearing and displaying of a valid identity pass.
• To ensure that all operations are in line with MHRA and GDP standards including maintaining excellent standards of housekeeping.
• To ensure that cold-chain disciplines are always adhered to.
• To take responsibility for all staff training to maximise their efficiency and to ensure training SOPs are completed and recorded on the training database.
• Operational Management
• To ensure that all direct reports always adhere to the Company Health & Safety policies/standards.
• To ensure that all accidents and near misses are reported immediately to the HS&E Manager
• To ensure that all department activity is performed in accordance with company procedures and client instructions.
• To understand all functions of the warehouse and offer support, leadership and problem-solving skills.
• Maximize profit and minimize cost paying particular attention to planned and used hours through the Budget.
• To control the weekly charging reports including any Ad hoc activity.
• Ensure all contact with clients/customers is both professional and responsive to their needs.
• To ensure that the Site Performance KPI results are to the agreed targets and/or plans are in place to achieve set targets.
• To brief the team at regular intervals
• To actively support encourage teamwork throughout the work place

• Excellent knowledge of Warehouse Activities/Systems
• Good PC skills with knowledge of Microsoft excel, Word and Power Point
• Excellent man management skills
• Excellent communicator at all levels
• Analytical skills
• Well developed interpersonal skills
• Numeracy skills
• Commercial awareness
• Team working skills
• Ability to motivate people
• Management and leadership skills
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Planning and organising
• Decision-making
• Delegation
• Team work
• Negotiation and Influencing skills
• Conflict management

• Flexible approach to work and able to work shifts
• Able to plan and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines
• Able to delegate when needed
• Confident, enthusiastic with good interpersonal skills
• Uses initiative and judgement effectively to make quick correct decisions
• Able to motivate staff of all abilities through tact, politeness and assertiveness
• Effective leader, team builder, influencer and motivator
• Conscientious, committed to performance improvement
• Able to set clear objectives for others and to use resources for maximum effectiveness
• Strategic thinker both short and long term
• Highly focused and result's driven

• Diplomacy
• Adaptability
• Stress tolerance

• Educated to O/GCSE Level Standard or above
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a warehouse or similar environment
• Sound Knowledge of GDP
• Trained in all relevant SOP's within 3 months