Operations Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 8, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 5, 2026.
Salary competitive plus a range of other benefits
Take your warehouse career to the next level with Sysco GB. We’re home to some of the UK’s leading food businesses including Brakes and Fresh Direct the role is based at our Reading Depot. Designed with colleagues in mind, the site has all the right ingredients to be an amazing place to work. Join us as an Operations Manager and help set our site and the team up for success.
A satisfying role
Put simply, your focus will be to deliver excellence for our customers, our business and everyone around you. Accountable for everything from team engagement and warehouse performance to efficiency and budgets, you’ll shape plans that drive change and develop the team. You’ll actively create a safe and efficient working environment where colleagues feel included and can do their jobs brilliantly. Crucially, you’ll also drive the performance of leaders across the warehouse.
What you bring to the mix
Having successfully led a large, fast-paced warehouse function before, you’ve got everything needed to thrive in this role:
- experience in planning resources and managing costs, service and safety through others
- the ability to coach and mentor teams to drive performance and achieve shared goals
- a results-focused and collaborative approach
- a track record of creating plans that improve the experience of customers and colleagues
- strong relationship-building and financial skills.
Bags of benefits
The amazing facilities and working environment at our Hemel site are not the only benefits of working here. You’ll be able to take your pick from everything from a pension scheme and generous holiday to family-friendly flexibility and ongoing training. You’ll get fantastic discounts on our delicious products too.
Tempted to join the team? Apply today!
Supporting You at Every Stage of Life
At Sysco GB, we recognise that everyone's circumstances are different - and that life doesn't stop when you're at work. That's why we offer a range of policies and support designed to care for colleagues through different life stages and personal circumstances.
Our support includes:
- Flexible working opportunities from day one
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay for eligible colleagues
- Up to 52 weeks of maternity and adoption leave
- Adoption and surrogacy support
- Shared parental leave
- Fertility treatment leave
- Carer's leave and support for colleagues with caring responsibilities
- Emergency time off for unexpected dependant care situations
- Parental leave to help balance work and family commitments
- Compassionate leave to enable you to be there with loved ones during the most difficult times
- A 24/7 employee assistance programme, giving you access to independent advice, support and medical services such as free virtual GP appointments and free virtual physiotherapy - including for your spouse and dependents
- Access to a wide range of discounts and other benefits to support your financial wellbeing
We're committed to helping colleagues thrive and grow, while managing the responsibilities that matter most outside of work.