For 25-year-old Liam McLelland, an early start is a perfect fit. As a deputy manager at a regional distribution centre in Neston, Cheshire, he’s up at 5.30am before taking a quick shower, making some toast, and then driving a short five minutes to work – ready to take on the day before most people have even hit snooze.
“I clock in, then it’s straight to the office, planning for the day,” he says. “We work out store demands, gauge how many boxes and pallets we need to ship and how many people we’ve got on shift. After that, it’s on the go, communicating what the shifts are going to be like to the team, and working together to get the job done.”
