Yard Manager - Nights

Who are we?

The Bread Factory is a Food Manufacturing bakery dedicated to making deliciously crafted bread, cakes and pastries. We are proud to craft products for our GAIL’s bakeries, neighbourhood grocery stores, restaurants and more!

As our teams grow, we are on the lookout for our next Yard Manager within our transport department.

Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing:

• Assisting with the placement and loading of vehicles
• Ensuring the vehicle 'waves' leave on time
• Monitor and report vehicle issues
• Ensuring all health and safety and food safety regulations are followed at all times
• Monitoring the cleanliness and general standards of the yard, ensuring that the correct PPE is worn
• Direct all traffic to ensure the flow of waves is adhered too
• Completion of any handover reporting
• Communicating with other departments including our nights operation team

Here are some key areas we think you can impact in this role:

• Improving the efficiency of the yard and reducing congestion and waiting times
• Reducing short deliveries through improved loading of vehicles/vans
• Maintaining vehicles through more frequent and detailed checks

Our team tell us you will be a great addition if you have…

• Able to work night shift (11pm to 7am)
• Clean Full UK drivers Licence is a must, with no ban or endorsement
• Strong leadership & communication skills essential
• Class 2 Licence preferable however not essential
• Forklift licence would be ideal, though not essential
• Hands on approach
• Logical and efficient
• Excellent communication skills

What’s in it for you?

• Free products on the job.
• Family-friendly policies such as enhanced maternity and paternity pay, and grandparents leave.
• 50% GAIL’s discount card and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets. As well as access to our benefits platform.
• 25 days holiday excluding bank holidays.
• 3 months career break with your job waiting for you when you return.
• Wellbeing benefits such as 24-hour GP service, parties, Cycle to work schemes and more…

We understand that flexibility can offer productivity improvement to help you balance your career with your commitments and interests outside of work. If you have a suggestion of how we can make this role work for you, please let us know.

We believe job descriptions are your daily to-do lists, and that’s why our job adverts are a little bit about us and why we would like you to choose us. If you are successful at our pre-screening stage, we can provide you with the full job description.

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