Outbound Shift Manager in Melbourne

Here at BevChain, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linfox, we are leaders in beverage supply chain solutions. As industry specialists, we partner with major customers, including some of Australia's top beer, wine, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverage brands. Our mission is to provide our customers with a competitive advantage through industry leading innovations in safety, sustainability and efficiency.

The Shift Manager plays a key role in leading a high-performing and cohesive warehouse team, ensuring BevChain's contracted outcomes are delivered safely, on time and within cost. This role sits at a leadership level within the Distribution Centre, with a focus on driving performance through Team Managers, maintaining strong safety standards, and overseeing overall shift operations.

Based at Laverton, Linfox's largest multi-user site, you will be responsible for effective resource management, working closely with Warehouse leadership to meet customer requirements, and identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency across the site. While the role has a strong outbound focus, it operates as a general Shift Manager role supporting broader warehouse functions including inbound, loading, and dispatch operations. This is a permanent, Monday to Friday day shift role, with flexibility required to meet business and site needs.

Key areas:

• Lead day-to-day warehouse operations
• Manage and allocate labour resources to ensure DC KPIs and service expectations are achieved
• Oversee performance of Team Managers, driving accountability across their teams
• Plan and roster labour to optimise productivity and meet volume requirements
• Monitor operational performance and proactively address risks to service delivery
• Maintain strong communication across warehouse, transport and customer teams
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity and efficiency
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and operational standards at all times

Are you the one?

We are looking for a confident leader with strong operational experience in a fast-paced warehouse environment, who can lead leaders and drive performance outcomes.

• Proven leadership experience within a large-scale warehouse or distribution centre
• Experience leading supervisors or Team Managers (leading leaders)
• Strong ability to build and maintain high-performing teams and culture
• Solid understanding of warehouse operations, KPIs and labour management
• Strong safety mindset with a focus on compliance and risk management
• Commercial and financial awareness, including labour cost control
• Clear communication and influencing skills across a range of stakeholders

What's in it for me?

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and return to work bonus for eligible employees
• Career development opportunities and mentoring programs
• Access to a range of benefits across dining and adventure, travel and health and well-being
• The chance to work in a high-performing team where your contributions truly make an impact

At Linfox, we focus on providing an inclusive and diverse workplace where our people can perform at their best. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and perspectives; with people of diverse genders, ages, religions, abilities, sexual orientations and cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) encouraged to apply.

You will be required to meet BevChain's employment criteria which will include but not be limited to a criminal history check and full medical with a drug and alcohol test.