About the job
Night Shift Operations Manager (6pm-6am, 5 days)
“The Opportunity to Lead Logistics Excellence at Night”
Luton. Bedfordshire
£60-65000 (including Shift Allowance + Excellent Benefits
Are you an experienced logistics leader seeking a role where you can drive operational excellence and strategic impact?
Our client, a leading national distributor of frozen, chilled, and ambient products, is looking for a Night Operations Manager to spearhead their night shift operations.
This is your chance to optimise processes, empower teams, and play a pivotal role in supporting the company’s ambitious growth plans.
In this newly created position, you will:
- Oversee the entire cycle from picking to dispatching vehicles, enhancing coordination between warehouse and transport teams for maximum efficiency.
- Lead a diverse, multicultural workforce through transformation, implementing change strategies to drive continuous improvement.
- Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and regulatory standards, with a focus on managing an ageing transport workforce.
- Align night operations with the company’s strategic vision, contributing to expansion efforts and setting the operational roadmap.
- Foster a culture of customer service excellence, meeting delivery timelines and quality benchmarks.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Extensive experience in fast-paced logistics/transport operations, ideally in fresh/short shelf-life product distribution.
- Proven expertise in multi-temperature handling (ambient, chilled, frozen) and transport management (dispatching, loading, scheduling).
- Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to motivate teams, manage performance, and drive operational improvements.
- Strong understanding of warehouse management systems, voice-picking, barcoding, and transport scheduling tools.
- Experience navigating cultural sensitivities and promoting inclusivity in a diverse workforce.
- Adaptable problem-solver with a strategic mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.
- Solid grasp of health, safety, and transport regulations.
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