Shift Manager
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 March 2026 |
| Location: | G21 2QZ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Post Office Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 18551 |
Summary
Salary: Competitive salary and benefits package
Grade: 2B
Contract Type: Permanent, Part-Time (14 hours per week)
Working Pattern: Days: Thursday and Friday, Shifts: Alternating weekly between early shift (05:15 – 12:45) and late shift (12:00 – 19:30)
Location: Glasgow, G21 2QZ
What to expect
As a Depot Shift Manager, you will have the highly valuable role of leading, motivating and supporting the frontline team on the site whilst effectively managing performance against KPIs. You will have the responsibility of ensuring Post Office Supply Chain remains compliant, safe, secure, and legal. Whilst positively contributing to the business by challenging costs, driving excellent engagement, and delivering excellent customer service.
In this role you will have the opportunity to lead an important team, servicing Post Offices across Scotland. This will include the management of day-to-day operations on site, undertaking performance reviews, opening and closing the site and ensuring compliance regulations are being met.
What you’ll need to succeed
You will be a strong communicator with strong people skills who can lead and working within a team. As a CViT Shift Manager, you will have the ability to understand and produce reports to deliver operational improvements and manage change. You will:
- Have line management experience of a frontline team
- Be comfortable working within a team or in isolation
- Experienced with basic health and safety principles
- Have a UK driving license
- Strong numeracy
- Computer literate
- Previous experience working within fleet or logistics is desirable but not necessary
- CPC qualification (or willingness to obtain) is highly desirable.
(For compliance regulations you must hold a SIA licence before starting the role. This will be applied by the company, if you do not already hold one. Must have O Licence or be prepared to sit the O Licence exam)
Please note, this role requires you to work in a high security environment. If successful at interview, you can typically expect to have a waiting period of up to 12 weeks; while your application goes through our screening process (which includes 5 years referencing). Prior to submitting your application, please ensure your CV details all activity over the past 5 years including any gaps in employment, as this will significantly help speed up the recruitment process.
What we can do for you
Now, more than ever, we understand that attracting the right talent is pivotal in driving the positive change needed throughout our organisation. Beyond a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
Pro rata annual leave entitlement of 25 days, increasing with length of service.
Up to 10% on target bonus opportunity
Access to Benenden Healthcare
Generous pension contribution
Life assurance
Income protection after 12 months service
Full support from our employee assistance programme and access to our employee benefits platform
Ever-evolving learning and development opportunities
At Post Office our commitment to embracing diversity extends beyond just words, we actively foster an inclusive workplace culture that values the unique perspectives and contributions from all colleagues. We believe that Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is not only important but essential to our success and growth; our priority is building a business that represents the communities we serve across the nation. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we embrace our employees’ differences; Post Office wants people from all walks of life working here and we welcome your application. That’s how we build Everybody’s Business.
Grade: 2B
Contract Type: Permanent, Part-Time (14 hours per week)
Working Pattern: Days: Thursday and Friday, Shifts: Alternating weekly between early shift (05:15 – 12:45) and late shift (12:00 – 19:30)
Location: Glasgow, G21 2QZ
What to expect
As a Depot Shift Manager, you will have the highly valuable role of leading, motivating and supporting the frontline team on the site whilst effectively managing performance against KPIs. You will have the responsibility of ensuring Post Office Supply Chain remains compliant, safe, secure, and legal. Whilst positively contributing to the business by challenging costs, driving excellent engagement, and delivering excellent customer service.
In this role you will have the opportunity to lead an important team, servicing Post Offices across Scotland. This will include the management of day-to-day operations on site, undertaking performance reviews, opening and closing the site and ensuring compliance regulations are being met.
What you’ll need to succeed
You will be a strong communicator with strong people skills who can lead and working within a team. As a CViT Shift Manager, you will have the ability to understand and produce reports to deliver operational improvements and manage change. You will:
- Have line management experience of a frontline team
- Be comfortable working within a team or in isolation
- Experienced with basic health and safety principles
- Have a UK driving license
- Strong numeracy
- Computer literate
- Previous experience working within fleet or logistics is desirable but not necessary
- CPC qualification (or willingness to obtain) is highly desirable.
(For compliance regulations you must hold a SIA licence before starting the role. This will be applied by the company, if you do not already hold one. Must have O Licence or be prepared to sit the O Licence exam)
Please note, this role requires you to work in a high security environment. If successful at interview, you can typically expect to have a waiting period of up to 12 weeks; while your application goes through our screening process (which includes 5 years referencing). Prior to submitting your application, please ensure your CV details all activity over the past 5 years including any gaps in employment, as this will significantly help speed up the recruitment process.
What we can do for you
Now, more than ever, we understand that attracting the right talent is pivotal in driving the positive change needed throughout our organisation. Beyond a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
Pro rata annual leave entitlement of 25 days, increasing with length of service.
Up to 10% on target bonus opportunity
Access to Benenden Healthcare
Generous pension contribution
Life assurance
Income protection after 12 months service
Full support from our employee assistance programme and access to our employee benefits platform
Ever-evolving learning and development opportunities
At Post Office our commitment to embracing diversity extends beyond just words, we actively foster an inclusive workplace culture that values the unique perspectives and contributions from all colleagues. We believe that Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is not only important but essential to our success and growth; our priority is building a business that represents the communities we serve across the nation. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we embrace our employees’ differences; Post Office wants people from all walks of life working here and we welcome your application. That’s how we build Everybody’s Business.
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