Midsummer Energy
Salary: £34,000 per year
Location: Unit 9B, Coldhams Business Park, Norman Way, Cambridge, CB1 3LH
Job type: Full-time, Permanent
Shift pattern: Late shift, approx. 2:00pm–10:00pm (exact days/hours to be confirmed)
Reports to: Warehouse Manager
Please note, UK right to work required for minimum of next two years
About Midsummer Energy
Midsummer is one of the UK's leading wholesale distributors of renewable energy systems, supplying solar PV, battery storage, EV charging, off-grid and renewable heat products to a nationwide network of installers. The business started life in the front room of a narrowboat and has since grown through five warehouses and into a subsidiary in Ireland, with sites now in Cambridge and Glasgow. Midsummer has been voted the UK's best renewables distributor and named among Cambridgeshire's top 100 privately-owned companies - but has kept the friendly, informal, get-stuck-in culture it started with, along with a genuine passion for the environment.
The Role
We're looking for a confident, hands-on Late Shift Manager to take charge of our Coldhams warehouse for the second half of the day. Once the day team clocks off, you'll be the senior person on site - keeping outbound and inbound moving, keeping the team safe, trained and supported, and making sure the warehouse is cleaned down, secured and ready for a 6am start the following morning.
Key Responsibilities
Running the Late Shift
- Act as the senior point of contact and shift lead for all warehouse staff on the late shift, prioritising and delegating tasks as needed.
- Take ownership of late shift staffing, making sure the warehouse is fully covered through to close.
- Manage late shift communications - handing over clearly to the day team and Warehouse/Operations Manager on outstanding issues, stock queries or urgent orders, and keeping relevant systems and logs updated.
- Act as the main escalation point for any issues that come up once warehouse management have left for the day.
Outbound & Inbound
- Oversee outbound processing, making sure the day's orders are picked, checked, packed and booked on for dispatch before close.
- Manage inbound deliveries - unloading, checking and putting away stock, and replenishing picking faces and racking ready for the next day.
- Prepare and load our own outbound lorry shipments ready for departure.
- Make sure early-shift fleet vehicles and courier collections are fully loaded, checked and ready to go out from 6am the following morning.
Close of Day
- Finish off any outstanding tasks from the day and chase down loose ends before handover.
- Carry out a full clean-down of the warehouse at the end of the shift, leaving it safe, tidy and ready for the morning team.
- Act as keyholder - securely close up and lock down the site at the end of the shift, including setting alarms.
- Flag any equipment faults, damage or maintenance issues from the day for follow-up.
Health & Safety
- Make sure all late shift staff work within Midsummer's health and safety policies and procedures at all times.
- Address unsafe practices immediately, escalating to the Warehouse Manager or Operations Manager where necessary.
- Take on relevant site safety responsibilities as required, such as Fire Warden, Person Responsible for Racking Safety, or Banksman duties.
- Report and log any accidents, near-misses or incidents that happen during the shift.
People & Training
- Deliver on-the-job training and coaching to new and existing team members, leading by example on quality, pace and safety.
- Monitor staff performance and wellbeing during the shift, offering informal feedback and flagging any concerns to the Warehouse Manager.
- Support with hiring and onboarding, including running trial shifts for late shift candidates.
HR & Administration
- Support the Warehouse Manager and HR team with absence management, including conducting absence review/return-to-work meetings and issuing related letters.
- Assist with day-to-day HR administration for the late shift team, including supporting disciplinary, grievance and performance review processes in line with Midsummer's policies.
- Keep accurate records of shift handovers, incidents and staffing issues for the Warehouse Manager.
About You
- Previous experience leading or supervising a warehouse or logistics team, ideally on a late or evening shift.
- A valid counterbalance forklift licence - preferred but not essential, training can be provided.
- A practical, hands-on approach - happy to get stuck into picking, packing and loading alongside the team.
- Comfortable managing health & safety and confident raising and resolving issues as they arise.
- Good communicator - you'll be the main link between the late shift, the day team and warehouse management.
- Calm under pressure and comfortable being the senior person on site with reduced supervision.
- Reliable and energetic, and keen to help the business grow and improve.
What You'll Get
- £34,000 per year
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Cycle to Work and EV Salary Sacrifice schemes
- Discretionary profit-share scheme
- The chance to help lead a fast-growing, award-winning renewables business
How to Apply
CV to [email protected] and applications via Indeed.
Application form questions:
- Please give an example of a time you needed to solve a problem or show leadership in a warehouse or management context
- What are three important things you think we are looking for from a late shift lead?
- What motivates you?
- What do you think a former employer would say about you?
Pay: £34,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
Experience:
- Warehouse Leadership: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
