Warehouse Shift Manager
| Posting date: | 09 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £40,000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 January 2026 |
| Location: | Nantwich, CW5 6BP |
| Company: | NWF Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 46 |
Summary
Job Advert
As a Shift Manager you will manage, lead and coordinate the warehouse day shift. Coordinating daily warehousing activities and
employees, ensuring targets are achieved and customer requirements are met. Implement production, productivity, quality and
customer service standards and achieve the appropriate level of volume within time limits. Ensure that daily operations meet and
exceed daily performance expectations.
Why Boughey?
* £40,000 per annum
* 4 on 4 off shift pattern working 6am to 6pm
* Extensive progression opportunities across the wider group that has 2 other businesses
* Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
* Discounts across shopping, groceries, travel, entertainment, dining, days out, health & beauty and much more
* Medicash
* Long service awards
* The usual: company pension, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, free refreshments, free
on-site parking
Day to Day
* Manage and guide the Shift Leaders to achieve the warehouse targets and KPIs set in a safe and efficient manner, contributing
to an atmosphere where employees are encouraged to volunteer ideas and engaged as a team
* Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence in receiving, dispatching, and assuring quality goods –
promoting SAP system processes and handling colleague non- compliance appropriately
* Determine the appropriate staffing levels based on planned workload and assign resources appropriately– supporting
investigations, disciplinaries and absence & attendance meets as required
* To utilise employee productivity and performance data to review performance, accordingly, identifying opportunities for reward
and recognition for high performers to the Warehouse Manager
* Maintain stock integrity through goods in checking, goods out checking and a scheduled perpetual inventory program
* Maintain all record keeping and document necessary information for a clear handover to the management on the following shift
* Pro-actively identify improvement opportunities liaising with H&S, Quality & ESG, Continuous Improvement and Warehouse
Management
* Deal with any discrepancies found, ensure corrective action is taken and if necessary, report immediately to the Warehouse
Manager
* To be aware of and adhere to the Company’s Health & Safety Policy, taking responsibility for the Health, Safety, environmental
and welfare of yourself and others in your departments
What will you bring?
* Experience in leading a team in a warehousing/logistics environment at a supervisory or shift manager level
* Able to motivate and engage a team, develop and maintain a culture of employee involvement and provide coaching where required
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, time management and organisational skills allowing you to direct and
coordinate operations
* The ability to engage cross functionally (e.g. with GHT/Transport/Customer Services) to ensure all relevant parties are
involved and kept updated and handovers are correctly done
* Knowledge and experience of health and safety principles, preferably IOSH standard
* Excellent computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office and WMS (SAP, Microlise, Contrado, Capture IT would be
advantageous)
Who are Boughey?
NWF Group comprises of 3 key businesses: NWF Fuels, NWF Agriculture & Boughey Distribution. Employing over 1,400 colleagues across
the group, we encourage and empower our people to progress and move fluidly through the group, meaning the sky really is the limit
when you join us!
What makes Boughey Distribution different? We store and transport food in a way that is best for our customers, people,
communities and the planet! Boasting a 60-year heritage we are committed to on-going investment in our facilities, vehicles,
systems and our people. We have more than 1.5 million square feet of warehouse space alongside 160 trucks & 365 trailers, and we
want you to be a part of it!
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex,
disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
As a Shift Manager you will manage, lead and coordinate the warehouse day shift. Coordinating daily warehousing activities and
employees, ensuring targets are achieved and customer requirements are met. Implement production, productivity, quality and
customer service standards and achieve the appropriate level of volume within time limits. Ensure that daily operations meet and
exceed daily performance expectations.
Why Boughey?
* £40,000 per annum
* 4 on 4 off shift pattern working 6am to 6pm
* Extensive progression opportunities across the wider group that has 2 other businesses
* Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
* Discounts across shopping, groceries, travel, entertainment, dining, days out, health & beauty and much more
* Medicash
* Long service awards
* The usual: company pension, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, free refreshments, free
on-site parking
Day to Day
* Manage and guide the Shift Leaders to achieve the warehouse targets and KPIs set in a safe and efficient manner, contributing
to an atmosphere where employees are encouraged to volunteer ideas and engaged as a team
* Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence in receiving, dispatching, and assuring quality goods –
promoting SAP system processes and handling colleague non- compliance appropriately
* Determine the appropriate staffing levels based on planned workload and assign resources appropriately– supporting
investigations, disciplinaries and absence & attendance meets as required
* To utilise employee productivity and performance data to review performance, accordingly, identifying opportunities for reward
and recognition for high performers to the Warehouse Manager
* Maintain stock integrity through goods in checking, goods out checking and a scheduled perpetual inventory program
* Maintain all record keeping and document necessary information for a clear handover to the management on the following shift
* Pro-actively identify improvement opportunities liaising with H&S, Quality & ESG, Continuous Improvement and Warehouse
Management
* Deal with any discrepancies found, ensure corrective action is taken and if necessary, report immediately to the Warehouse
Manager
* To be aware of and adhere to the Company’s Health & Safety Policy, taking responsibility for the Health, Safety, environmental
and welfare of yourself and others in your departments
What will you bring?
* Experience in leading a team in a warehousing/logistics environment at a supervisory or shift manager level
* Able to motivate and engage a team, develop and maintain a culture of employee involvement and provide coaching where required
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, time management and organisational skills allowing you to direct and
coordinate operations
* The ability to engage cross functionally (e.g. with GHT/Transport/Customer Services) to ensure all relevant parties are
involved and kept updated and handovers are correctly done
* Knowledge and experience of health and safety principles, preferably IOSH standard
* Excellent computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office and WMS (SAP, Microlise, Contrado, Capture IT would be
advantageous)
Who are Boughey?
NWF Group comprises of 3 key businesses: NWF Fuels, NWF Agriculture & Boughey Distribution. Employing over 1,400 colleagues across
the group, we encourage and empower our people to progress and move fluidly through the group, meaning the sky really is the limit
when you join us!
What makes Boughey Distribution different? We store and transport food in a way that is best for our customers, people,
communities and the planet! Boasting a 60-year heritage we are committed to on-going investment in our facilities, vehicles,
systems and our people. We have more than 1.5 million square feet of warehouse space alongside 160 trucks & 365 trailers, and we
want you to be a part of it!
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex,
disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.