Are you passionate about training, motivating and coaching people within a warehouse and distribution environment?
Do you want to be part of a forward thinking business with an inclusive culture, modern facility and market leading technology?
Would you like to get amazing company benefits such as free travel card in the first 6 months of joining them, free eye test, free fruit basket in the canteen, free access to the on-site gym, up to 50% discount on fantastic retail brands and a lot more?
Our client is a market leading dynamic International business. They are looking for Warehouse Training Champions who will successfully deliver training and coaching to warehouse operatives either one to one or group inductions or through on the job coaching. The Warehouse Training Champions will be provided with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Lesson Plans and Risk Assessments to deliver and utilise standardised operational training, giving the warehouse operatives the best possible support.
The Warehouse Training Champions must have a pro-active approach in their own learning that when not conducting training and/or coaching will be performing the duties and responsibilities of the warehouse operatives to ensure their skills and knowledge are maintained to the required standard, and to support the operation as and when required.
The role would suit an experienced Warehouse Training Champions, Warehouse Team Leaders, Warehouse Instructor, Senior Warehouse Operative or Warehouse Trainer with exposure to training and coaching operatives. Ideally having worked within a busy warehouse/ logistics / distribution previously and knowledgeable in training, guiding and coaching staff within an inbound, picking, packing, value added services and outbound operation. Experience in an automated ecommerce, retail or wholesale environment is highly desirable.
In return, the Warehouse Training Champions will get the chance to work for a global organisation that really care about the effect they have on the world in addition to creating a supportive environment for their own staff. Whilst gaining great rewards including an amazing benefits package and get to play your part in their environmental sustainability policy.
Warehouse Training Champions duties:
•Deliver the safety training to new hires, conduct annual refresher training to existing operatives
•Ensure all activities are carried out safely, in compliance with Risk Assessments and Safe Working Practices, act as a role model to others.
•Identify any risks or hazards and eliminate where possible, escalate any risks or hazards that cannot be resolved. Ensure all Near Misses for the area are reported.
•Train new starters on operational tasks required to complete their role
•Coach, lead, motivate the operatives through role modelling and engaging Training
•Ensure all processes are trained to the standard operating procedures (SOP)
•Train operatives on the importance of accuracy, ensure they know the consequences for our customers of inaccurate processing
•Ensure site equipment and training equipment is used appropriately, including HHT's, PC's, MHE, FLT and Company Property
•Ensure operatives are trained to achieve a KPI appropriate to the task – understand the impact of not achieving area targets
•Train operatives to ensure Customers are the focus, and that the operatives understand who their customer is
•Feedback of KPI targets during Training, and use Reward and Recognition to motivate excellent performance, supporting with additional coaching where appropriate.
•Maintain accurate training records and Skill Matrix update. Contribute to the site learning plan.
•Proactively cross train operatives to ensure they have more than one core skill, increasing flexibility and job satisfaction. Must be confident in presenting.
•Can create and update training materials where required
•Contribute to Briefings ensuring teams are aware of their responsibility regarding SQCDP
•Brand Ambassador - promote the values of the business throughout your role and when representing the business off-site.
Warehouse Training Champions requirements:
•Strong background and experience in training, motivating and coaching new starters on both one to one or group settings
•Experience of training individuals or groups in a task or process. Confident in working with groups and presenting induction and pre-prepared training materials
•Experience of working in a fast-paced environment either in warehousing, production or retail sectors
•Strong operating knowledge of a Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Microsoft Packages (Excel, Word, Outlook)
•Confident in presenting training materials
•Patient and compassionate
•Good communication skills, able to communicate to a diverse and multi-skilled workforce
•Good analytical background, able to understand data and accuracy
•Committed to the achievement and maintenance of quality and best practice
•Confident in interpreting and following standardised work and risk assessments
Warehouse Training Champions benefits:
•Competitive salary of up to £24,960 per annum
•Permanent full time role, Monday to Friday role, weekly rotating shift pattern of 6am-2.30pm and 2.30pm-11pm, giving you the weekend to enjoy!
•Merit process salary review every year
•Excellent pension scheme – 8% employer contribution
•Brand new and modern site
•Inclusive and supportive environment
•Continuous training and development – promoting employees within
•Holiday entitlement that increases the longer you stay with the business – free day off on your birthday!
•Employee discount scheme - 50% discount
•Health care scheme - Health Shield plan – you can reimburse money for any dental, optical, health and well-being (massage) and specialist consultation (ECG, MRI scans) – you can also add your child/children, how amazing and helpful is that esp in this current time!
•Discounts with various retailers through HealthShield, including discounted cinema tickets, travel, shopping and more
•On site gym
•Delicious meals on site (subsidised) canteen with menu each week, including a full English for brekkie if you want (make your own), make your own baguette/sandwich option
•Purpose team – organise free fruit, mental health awareness sessions and exciting events like Korean Foodfest this April!
•Supportive and fantastic people to work with
•A well know brand and global business – you get to work and collaborate with people from other sites too from EMEA
•Complimentary hot drinks
•Cycle to work scheme
•Associate of the month scheme – winners get £100 Love2Shop voucher