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Warehouse Shift Manager

Posted 17 March 2026
Salary £37,000 - £45,000 Per Year
LocationWallsend
Job type Permanent
Industry Sector Technical , Manufacturing
ReferenceJ140270
Job FunctionProduction

Job description

​Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

  • Immediate start available

  • Overtime available

  • Dayshift

  • The opportunity to work with a well-established and rapidly growing North East based company

  • A defined progression pathway to a Senior Management position in 3-5 years

MTrec’s New Opportunity;

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious client, based in Wallsend, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a Warehouse Shift Manager to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client is a well-established player in their specialist sector in the North East and supplies its quality products and services nationally. You will be joining an exciting and rapidly expanding business, where you will enjoy a varied working environment, a great team culture and an excellent new career move.

The Job You’ll Do;

  • Hands on operational leadership on shift

  • Day to day supervision of the site, ensuring flow, safety, performance and compliance

  • Lead areas with emphasis on Health & Safety, Food Safety and HR

  • Support audits, documentation, corrective actions and training

  • Manage HR processes including recruitment, onboarding, performance and ER

  • Conduct inspections, investigations and continuous improvement activity

  • Over time, expand responsibilities into analysis, reporting and broader leadership as part of succession development

About You;

  • Experience in a fast-paced warehouse or production environment (Food/FMCG desirable)

  • Proven team management experience, including coaching and performance management

  • Strong Health & Safety background, ideally formally qualified or with demonstrable experience

  • Experience or capability in Food Safety and working to standards such as BRCGS

  • Confident managing HR processes (disciplinary, grievance, recruitment, onboarding, training)

  • Comfortable as a hands on “working manager” with strong presence on the warehouse floor

  • Ambition to progress into a Senior Warehouse Manager role within 3–5 years

  • Good communication skills, able to support cross shift continuity

  • Able to balance compliance requirements with operational delivery

  • Comfortable working in a fast paced, high-volume environment with growth expectations