Warehouse Manager
FareShare, United Kingdom
Job Description
FareShare
Job Description Warehouse Manager
Reporting to: Operations Manager
Location: Totton, Hampshire
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours
Salary: 21,651 22,790 (We normally offer a starting salary at the start of the range)
We welcome applications from all backgrounds.
We are a Disability Confident Employer that welcome disabled applicants and provide reasonable adjustments.
About FareShare
FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to nearly 9,500 frontline charities and community groups.
The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.
Every year, more than three million tonnes of food go to waste in the UK, enough for 7 billion meals. Meanwhile, the cost of living crisis is driving millions in to food insecurity. FareShare has a plan to help tackle the cost of living crisis using England’s surplus food.
We are fortunate to benefit from the support of major retailers, the media, sports ambassadors and a groundswell of public engagement. As a result, there has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness.
FareShare’s Strategy amp; Vision
Vision: We have the vision of a UK where No good food goes to waste.
Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.
Our Purpose:We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.
Our Values:Passion for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead
Ambition to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen.
Respect for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries
Collaboration it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger
Focus on providing the best service possible
The role
To manage the successful day to day operations and ensure the ongoing success of the FareShare Southern Central, including:- Day to day responsibility for operations staff and volunteers
- With Southern Central Manager develop new operational/logistic activity and lead on implementation
- Day to day responsibility for all compliance issues including food hygiene, health and safety and security of the warehouse and the safety and wellbeing of all warehouse staff and volunteers
Main areas of responsibility
Operations
- Co-ordinate the work schedule and daily activities of the warehouse, within the guidelines of FareShare national policies and procedures and the needs of the local community.
- Be responsible for the volunteer operations including training, retention and supervision
- Ensure that all shifts are planned, controlled and filled, and be prepared to work at short notice providing cover for shifts on occasion, including driving the van or navigating.
- Manage and use the in-house stock management database, with responsibility for the training of warehouse staff and volunteers on the database.
- Maintain good relations and communications with food suppliers and community member recipient projects.
- Co-ordinate the advisory visits for CFM organisations ensuring that each receive visits to maintain food safety
- To ensure that the vans are roadworthy and legal (taxed and insured).
- To carry out any other duties which may be reasonably requested.
- With the Manager develop new operational/logistic activity and lead on operational implementation.
Health amp; Safety, Food Hygiene amp; Equal Opportunities
- Be responsible for the Health amp; Safety and security of the project, including warehouse, vehicles, staff and volunteers.
- To carry out and update risk assessments as defined by the FareShare operating manual and ensure risk assessments for all new activity are in place.
- To ensure compliance with all FareShare policies and procedures and industry standards as required by food donor