Operations Manager (Night)
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About
- About HIVED 📦
- At HIVED, we’re steamrolling forward as one of Europe’s fastest growing startups, and our momentum shows no signs of slowing.
- Based in London, we are a climate and logistics start-up building the first sustainable parcel delivery network at scale, powered by a 100% electric fleet. In an ever-growing industry where unreliable service has long been the norm, HIVED has been built from the ground-up to meet the demands of modern consumers and disrupt parcel delivery.
- A tech company at heart, our talent and technology is laser-focused on delivering the best possible delivery experience for end-customers and meeting the needs of our retail partners. From our drivers to our data engineers, we are constantly working to improve this customer experience that makes us deliver better.
- Already trusted by leading international brands such as John Lewis, Nespresso, Uniqlo, H&M brands and more, we are solidifying our position as the leaders in Europe to tackle this growing market.
- Our tight-knit team is made up of ex-Revolut, Bain, HelloFresh, ASOS, Apple and Google employees, and we are backed by some of Europe’s leading investors and VCs in climate-tech, logistics and mobility including Planet A Ventures, Maersk Growth, Pale Blue Dot VC, Eka Ventures, NordicNinja VC and the British government. We’re passionate about driving innovation and redefining the future of delivery.
- Role Overview 📝
- The Night Ops Manager oversees all UTR activity during the night, with full accountability for inbound processing, scanning, sorting accuracy, and pre set-off readiness.
- While there are no on-the-road drivers during this shift, the role is critical in ensuring a smooth AM set-off by delivering accurate bags, cages, manifests, and a clean, well-prepared depot. The Nights Ops Manager owns the quality of the operational handover to the AM team and ensures no backlog or operational debt is passed forward.
- They lead supervisors and handlers teams during Night hours, maintain safety and standards, manage real-time escalations, and ensure the depot runs smoothly from first inbound activity through to start of set-off.
- Accountabilities
- Accountable for all in-depot night activities including people (labour pool, engagement, leadership succession planning), safety (auditing and near miss/incident reporting), quality (SLA, set-off/on-time dispatch), and cost (labour planning D+1/W+1/TPH).
- Responsibilities
- Lead shift during rotation - managing Shift Managers, Coordinators - to deliver exceptional OTR & UTR day-time performance.
- Receive handover from Day team, deliver strong handover to Day Manager & GM - bridge any metrics DBR/WBR wise (such as people, safety, quality, cost).
- Lead & inspire, & develop and performance manage, team on OM’s shift rotation.
UTR
- Labour planning for week-ahead & night.
- Run inbound, scanning, sorting, and routing-prep activities with speed and accuracy.
- Monitor and improve TPH (direct + indirect).
- Hourly flow meetings & proactive improvement actions.
- Handler in-shift management.
- Handler performance management.
- Enforce scanning accuracy, correct bagging, cage flow, and exception handling.
- Identify, contain, and resolve mis-sorts, reworks, and problem parcels.
- Coordination & proactive escalation with Network teams on Night plan, & tech teams for support
- Support morning set-off - Ensure all dispatch assets (bags, cages, manifests) are complete, accurate, and AM-ready; Prepare lanes, equipment, and floor layout for morning dispatch; Close all known exceptions and clearly document unresolved issues.
- Own night-shift headcount plan in alignment with Day shift.
- Drives continuous improvement initiatives & Develop standards and operating procedures.
- Maintain safety, standards, and productivity discipline.
- Ensure smooth transition from Day to Night Shift - Deliver a structured, high-quality handover to the AM Ops Manager.
- Requirements
- 4-6 years’ experience leading fast-paced Nightshifts / last-mile operations.
- Strong understanding of processing SLAs, routing cut-offs.
- Hands-on shift leadership with ability to manage 30–100+ staff via supervisors. Ability to lead and coach team.
- High urgency, strong communication, strong escalation habits.
- Comfortable solving real-time operational pressure during peak windows.
- Able to work constructively cross-functionally.
- How we reward our team 🎁
- Dynamic working environment with a diverse and driven team
- Huge opportunity for learning in a high growth environment, with progression opportunities based on success in the role
- 25 days of holiday allowance plus public holidays
- if you're on a 4 days on - 4 days off shift pattern, you are entitled to the equivalent of 18 days paid holiday plus public holidays
- similarly on 4 days on - 3 days off shift pattern, you are entitled to the equivalent of 20 days paid holiday plus public holidays
- 1 Birthday Day Off + 2 Tenure-Based Additional Days Off
- Subsidised Private Medical Insurance including dental, vision & mental health therapy
- Bi-annual performance reviews and tailored development plans
- Annual compensation review
- Team lunch provided once a week
- Quarterly team socials and annual sports day (HIVED Olympics)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption policy as day 1 right
- Community volunteer days
- Cycle to work scheme
- Dog friendly office and depots
- MacBook Air or Windows Laptop (depending on your preference)
- 🔍 Want to learn more?
- 🎥 Meet the team in 60 seconds: Behind the scenes with HIVED
- HIVED is B Corporation certified
- We are named as UK StartUp of the Year 2024
- Read how HIVED raised $42M to transform parcel delivery with AI and all-electric logistics network
- Check the Impact Report 2024
- Keep up with HIVED ✨ here ✨




