COMPANY OVERVIEW
Sysco connects the world to share food and care for one another. Sysco leads from the heart of food and service to deliver the freshest of foods and ideas to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Our customers can count on us to deliver on-point products and solutions since only Sysco is the global leader, sitting at the heart of innovation supply, delivery, culinary and more.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join Our Team at Sysco – Exciting Opportunities Await
At Sysco, our success is powered by passionate, dedicated people who go above and beyond to deliver every day.
- We deliver opportunities to our colleagues ensuring that we can all thrive in work and beyond.
- We deliver the potential of food and drink to our customers, supporting thousands of cafes, restaurants and bars to thrive every day.
- We deliver new thinking, technology and talent to our industry.
- We deliver support and commitment to our communities, making a lasting impact.
Be Part of Something Big – Sysco’s New Chapter in Northern Ireland
We are expanding our presence in Northern Ireland with the opening of our brand-new, state-of-the-art “Sysco Belfast” facility at Nutts Corner, Co. Antrim.
This is a transformational step for our business in Northern Ireland, bringing enhanced capacity, efficiency, and career growth opportunities. We are looking for talented individuals to join us on this exciting journey.
Join Us and Grow Your Career
We are seeking passionate, ambitious, and driven individuals who want to be part of a team shaping the future of foodservice across the island of Ireland.
Whether you are an experienced professional or looking for your next challenge, now is the perfect time to join us.
We’re looking for a Warehouse Lead on the Day Shift in our brand new state of the art Belfast facility. This role will play a key part in the overall growth of the organisation along with helping to maintain our core ethos here are Sysco – keeping the customer at the heart of everything we do.
Summary:
This is a supervisory position responsible for the operational and personnel activities of an assigned area of the warehouse; supervising a section of the warehouse, providing leadership and direction in order to achieve organisational goals.
The successful candidate will have experience of leading and building teams to drive best in class performance, accuracy and engagement. You will also be responsible for supporting our vision to being our customers most valued and trusted business partner.
Key Accountabilities:
- Direct supervision of order selectors, loaders, forklifts, and/or other warehouse employees.
- Perform functional supervision including scheduling and making recommendations.
- Direct supervision of order selectors, loaders, forklifts, and/or other warehouse employees.
- Perform functional supervision including scheduling and making recommendations regarding hiring and performance management.
- Monitor and control production, overtime, absences, tardiness, truck shorts, etc. within established limits.
- Counsel, advise, and instruct warehouse employees in related policies, procedures, safety training and productivity.
- Conduct regular coaching and counselling with warehouse employees towards the overall objective of meeting or exceeding jointly established performance goals and related activities.
- Supervise correct selecting of product, loading of trailers and proper handling of outgoing product for on-time departure of trucks.
- Train employees and demonstrate employee duties
- Conduct staff meetings and training sessions for employees.
- Responsible for keeping the warehouse clean and orderly in compliance with HACCP and Pallas Foods standards.
- Provide appropriate training, retraining and corrective action to prevent injuries and accidents.
- Perform administrative duties, such as completing reports, maintaining warehouse operations records, and filing reports.
Requirements:
- Previous experience in a Warehouse Management role or similar supervisory role essential.
- Excellent knowledge of warehouse procedures.
- Experience in FMCG environment.
- Fully flexible in relation to start and finish times to meet the needs of the business.
- Experience in change management and continuous improvement.
- Excellent timekeeping and attendance.
- Exceptional communication skills with experience in building and developing teams.
- High level of motivational and interpersonal skills, maintaining strong close working relationships.
Core Competencies:
- Understanding Your Customers– acts as a role model in personal approach to internal and external customer goals. Takes time to understand the underlying needs of the stakeholders beyond those initially expressed.
- Flexibility & Adaptability –Demonstrates understanding of how change impacts people. Anticipates resistance to change and works to support effective change initiatives.
- Building Effective Relationships– Is a role model for maintaining constructive and effective relationships with others across departments and other boundaries. Demonstrates effective communication techniques and skills and is seen as a team player.
- Communication & Listening– Exceptional communication skills – writes and speaks clearly in a variety of communication settlings and style.
- Successfully delivers messages to all levels of the business and stakeholders achieving the desired effect.
The duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description are neither definitive nor restrictive and may change in detail from time-to-time to meet the changing needs of the business.
On Offer
- Flexible working possible
- Annual Leave
- Service Leave
- Wellbeing Day
- Service Recognition
- Learning & Development
- STAR Award
- Colleague Sysco Discount
- Lifestyle Savings Platform on a number of well known brands and retailers
- Enhanced Company Sick Pay
- Employee Assistance Programme, and much more
Be part of something bigger. Be part of Sysco.
Apply today
Sysco is an equal opportunity employer.
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Inclusion
We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture where diversity is celebrated, everybody feels they belong, and we embrace both our differences and similarities.
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Sysco For You
Sysco for You is our comprehensive suite of colleague rewards and benefits, offering health and wellbeing support, colleague resource groups, tuition reimbursement, graduate programmes, and exclusive rewards and savings.
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Community - We Deliver
We are committed to supporting our local communities and the colleagues who volunteer within them.
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