Warehouse Deputy Shift Supervisor Days

**Company Description**
Valeo Snackfoods is the combination of Kettle Foods, Tangerine, Big Bear and It’s All Good and is one of the UK’s top 100 grocery brands. It is headquartered in Norwich and Pontefract and employs over 2,000 people. Over the past few years, we have strengthened our portfolio to include the Metcalfe’s popcorn brand and Yellow Chips in Emmeloord, Netherlands. The business in the UK and Europe generates revenues of over £280 million.

Our brands include KETTLE® Chips, Metcalfe’s® popcorn, Foxes, Poppets, Barratt (Wham, Fruit Salads, Black Jacks, Refreshers, Sherbet fountain, Dip Dab).
- Please note: This is a day shift role, 39 hrs per week, working 12 hour shifts (7am to 7pm) on a 3 on 3 off basis._

**Job Purpose**
- The effective leadership, organisation and supervision of all Warehouse Operatives and activities at Snetterton
- To manage a team of Warehouse Operatives in the duties of unloading and loading, picking, Health & Safety and housekeeping
- Movement of palletised goods utilising a (VNA, counterbalance & reach) fork lift truck and recording accurately
- To monitor and record accurately the team’s and site performance
- To effectively manage the behaviour of Warehouse operatives

**Key Accountabilities**

**Safety**
- Responsibility for ensuring compliance with all site systems and maintaining a safe working environment
- Responsible for shift compliance: PPE, 5S, housekeeping standards and behavioural audits as part of all warehousing sites performance control systems
- Take site responsibility for specific safety duties, including taking on the role of Incident Controller in event of evacuation
- Reduce accidents through accident, near miss reporting Safety conversations, Hazard conversations and investigation, deliver behavioural observations through the team
- Support training requirements and records for the team. Work with the Warehouse Manager to share and execute best practice
- Create and deliver plans to maintain and improve quality and site audit standards, ensuring no non-conformances
- Support the business SLOB (slow & obsolescence) process and reduce faulty goods to 0.2% of net sales
- Reduce damaged stock (caused by the warehouse) to
3.5%
- First point of contact for their respective shifts at all times
- FG controls and counting responsibilities
- Implementation of Deputy Lead Hands and coach / development on all shifts
- Implementation of Load Plan training for Deputies & cover
- Support training/coaching for all operators on equipment to be multi-functional on shift
- Lead technical requirements, support and plan for corrective actions raised on audits or external functions

**Additional duties & responsibilities**
- Effective management & communication of shift reports & loss intelligence systems
- Effective handovers with oncoming / leaving shift teams
- Weekly review of shift & process performance with Warehouse Manager
- Involvement & leading of Continuous Improvement projects or focus groups
- Supporting external audits, supporting and conducting internal audits
- Assists with special projects
- Become a super user on the IFS & Cedar Bay business system
- Responsibility of Stock Take responsibilities within the site

**Qualifications** Essential**
- Conscious of Health & Safety of themselves and others at all times
- Current and valid counterbalance and reach truck licenses.
- Capable of prioritising tasks
- Able to effectively manage people, systems and processes
- Good understanding or warehousing and/or manufacturing
- Ability to work alone or as part of team
- Good management experience
- Sound working knowledge of Microsoft office products
- Full UK driving licence

**Desirable**
- Experience within a fast paced working environment
- Project management
- Experience in culture change

**Additional Information** What we offer you in return**
- £27,659.63
- Matched pension scheme up to 10%
- Death in service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retailer discount platform
- Staff discount
- And plenty more