Team Manager

Lineage is the world's largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, with a global network of over 400 facilities, spanning 25 countries across North & South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Working a Lineage is not just a job - it's an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of the Lineage team, you are a critical link in the food supply chain.

The Asia-Pacific region currently includes Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Singapore employing nearly 3000 team members.

Position Details
As we continue our transformation and growth journey in the region, we are now looking to appoint two experienced **Team Managers** for our retail operations facility in Laverton, Melbourne.
**These are frontline, leadership roles, AM and PM shifts on a Tuesday to Saturday roster.**
The primary focus of these roles is ensuring the site is operating in a safe, compliant, profitable, and cost-efficient manner whilst ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction and service is being delivered.
We're looking for Team Managers with a safety-first mindset and the energy & enthusiasm to support an engaged and high performing team culture.

**Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Assisting with the implementation & management of site safety initiatives and being a visible safety champion, ensuring safety policies & procedures are adhered to.
- Role modelling the values and behaviours of the company and leading by example, enabling effective collaboration between teams.
- Ensuring agreed customer service levels are met on a consistent basis and regularly reviewing operational performance and taking corrective actions to address any issues.
- Supporting and managing the performance of the team, including reviewing KPIs, ensuring productivity outcomes are achieved and inventory is appropriately managed.
- Ensuring daily and weekly labour and resourcing requirements are met.
- Ensuring all team members are trained to operate all machinery/equipment and understand the company's warehouse work systems.
- Engaging the team frequently to drive a constructive and positive culture.

**To be successful, you will ideally have**:

- Extensive experience in a similar role (logistics/transport industry is preferable)
- A background in a retail logistics environment within a distribution centre or a fast-paced FMCG environment
- Strong understanding and implementation of safety procedures, product safety, quality and legality issues
- Excellent experience and knowledge of a multi temperature operation
- Qualifications in Logistics Management or a business discipline, and/or equivalent relevant experience
- Strong leadership skills, managing a large sized operational team
- Experience and knowledge with transport / route distribution is advantageous
- Basic understanding of profit and loss and other KPI's that drive storage, handling and distribution costs
- Basic knowledge of labour cost control and improvement, and the relationship between labour and handling revenue

**Why is this opportunity exciting?**

As well as receiving a highly competitive salary, you will be joining a values-based business, proud to offer you a respectful work environment built around trust, collaboration and support.

This means we will do everything in our power to set you up for long-term success.
In addition, this particular role will afford you with the opportunity to make a positive impact on our team ensuring we remain a great place to work.
**The Lineage Difference**

At Lineage, we live by our values of Safety, Trust, Respect, Innovation, Boldness, and
You'll work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you're empowered to make a real impact on operations that matter.
We offer global career progression, professional development, and the opportunity to contribute to something bigger than logistics.

Why Lineage?

Lineage is more than just a cold storage logistics business. We're focused on being a vibrant, innovative and progressive employer where all our teams work safely, harmoniously and efficiently toward a common purpose - transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world.

Lineage is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic work environment and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply.