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Operational Work Area Manager - Night Shift
| Posting date: | 12 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £36278-36278 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2024 |
| Location: | SLOUGH, SL3 8AQ |
| Company: | Royal Mail |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 313040-42673892 |
Summary
Royal Mail is something special, a well–loved brand people can rightly be proud of. We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. Our people are at the heart of our business and are integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.
Job reference number 313040
Salary starting £36,278 per annum, £862 per month pro rata night shift allowance, 10% bonus potential
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and generous pension scheme.
Full time, 41 hours per week, Tuesday to Saturday, Permanent
Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre, Slough, SL3 8AQ
The Work Area Manager is responsible for managing a team of operators in a defined work area of the plant and for leading the team in a way which motivates, creates high performance and commitment. They are responsible for Health & Safety compliance within the work area and for creating a working environment where all employees take responsibility for safety and wellbeing in accordance with continuous improvement activities.
The role
Leading a dedicated team of up to 40 full and part time employees, you will hold regular one to one and team meetings and review the area’s performance and plans on a daily basis. You will have line management responsibility to include managing your team’s sick absence, attendance, training and engaging with the team to drive performance. Championing health and safety initiatives, increasing efficiency, and identifying areas of improvements will be essential to your role. Supporting the Shift Manager, you will provide a high quality of service to our customers and ensure all operational targets are met.
Skills and experience
As this is an extremely interesting and varied role, we are looking for candidates who are flexible, can work under pressure and possess excellent leadership and communication skills. As a leader within the business, you must demonstrate evidence on your CV of the following:
- Operational knowledge of HWDC Export and Import processing of the parcels and the overall pipeline (beneficial)
- Automation knowledge, mech performance metrics and the role of engineering in effective automation performance.
- Managing and leading a large team to maximise performance.
- People and good communication skills, able to engage and motivate team members to work to high standards.
- Target driven with a track record of improving performance and achieving KPIs.
- Experience of introducing change/improvements and successfully leading people through change.
- Data analysis and problem solving, the ability to use data to identify trends in performance and then develop solutions/make improvements.
- The ability to build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders to achieve business benefits.
- The ability to use Microsoft Office programmes including Excel (formulas and other functions), Microsoft Word (writing reports) and PowerPoint (presentation).
Shift patterns:
Tuesday to Saturday 21:48
- 06:00. A degree of flexibility is required to meet operational requirements.
Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve. We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.
Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place.
We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
Closing Date: Wednesday 24th July. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
Job reference number 313040
Salary starting £36,278 per annum, £862 per month pro rata night shift allowance, 10% bonus potential
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and generous pension scheme.
Full time, 41 hours per week, Tuesday to Saturday, Permanent
Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre, Slough, SL3 8AQ
The Work Area Manager is responsible for managing a team of operators in a defined work area of the plant and for leading the team in a way which motivates, creates high performance and commitment. They are responsible for Health & Safety compliance within the work area and for creating a working environment where all employees take responsibility for safety and wellbeing in accordance with continuous improvement activities.
The role
Leading a dedicated team of up to 40 full and part time employees, you will hold regular one to one and team meetings and review the area’s performance and plans on a daily basis. You will have line management responsibility to include managing your team’s sick absence, attendance, training and engaging with the team to drive performance. Championing health and safety initiatives, increasing efficiency, and identifying areas of improvements will be essential to your role. Supporting the Shift Manager, you will provide a high quality of service to our customers and ensure all operational targets are met.
Skills and experience
As this is an extremely interesting and varied role, we are looking for candidates who are flexible, can work under pressure and possess excellent leadership and communication skills. As a leader within the business, you must demonstrate evidence on your CV of the following:
- Operational knowledge of HWDC Export and Import processing of the parcels and the overall pipeline (beneficial)
- Automation knowledge, mech performance metrics and the role of engineering in effective automation performance.
- Managing and leading a large team to maximise performance.
- People and good communication skills, able to engage and motivate team members to work to high standards.
- Target driven with a track record of improving performance and achieving KPIs.
- Experience of introducing change/improvements and successfully leading people through change.
- Data analysis and problem solving, the ability to use data to identify trends in performance and then develop solutions/make improvements.
- The ability to build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders to achieve business benefits.
- The ability to use Microsoft Office programmes including Excel (formulas and other functions), Microsoft Word (writing reports) and PowerPoint (presentation).
Shift patterns:
Tuesday to Saturday 21:48
- 06:00. A degree of flexibility is required to meet operational requirements.
Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve. We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.
Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place.
We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
Closing Date: Wednesday 24th July. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
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