Warehouse Supervisor

Blackbook Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbook Recruitment seeks a Warehouse Supervisor for a leading FMCG site in Sydney, NSW. You will lead daily warehouse activities, coordinate labour, and oversee forklift operations, ensuring safety and efficiency.

This hands-on role requires collaboration with QA and technical teams to maintain high food safety standards, accurate stock control and timely reporting. Working hours are 4am–12pm, Tue–Sat or Sun–Thu, with Australian working rights.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising or leading teams in warehousing, logistics, FMCG or similar operations.
• Strong grasp of WHS practices and safe work protocols.
• Proven ability to coordinate labour, resources and priorities across a busy site.

Responsibilities

• Oversee incoming goods, warehouse activities and forklift operations per daily plans.
• Lead and develop the warehouse team, assign work and monitor performance.
• Maintain stock visibility across all stages and flag supply issues to stakeholders.
• Provide operational support and guidance to ensure continuity of operations.
• Ensure dispatched goods meet quality and presentation standards with accurate labelling.
• Collaborate with Site Manager and QA to uphold food safety, quality and cleanliness.

Skills

Forklift Licence

Team Leadership

Labour Planning

WH&S

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Company

Our client is a leading business within the FMCG industry, specialising in the storage and distribution of premium food products. They have a strong focus on quality, safety and customer service, with a commitment to delivering premium products across their operations.

The Role

Reporting to the Site Manager, you will be working as the Warehouse Supervisor, overseeing the day-to-day warehouse and forklift operations within the facility. This is a hands-on leadership role, responsible for coordinating the warehouse team, managing labour allocation and ensuring the safe and efficient movement of product throughout the site. The role will also work closely with the technical teams and QA team to ensure quality standards, operational requirements and customer expectations are consistently achieved.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing all incoming goods, warehouse activities and forklift operations in line with daily operational plans.
• Managing and coordinating the warehouse team, including labour planning, daily work allocation and ensuring operational tasks are completed efficiently.
• Maintaining oversight of stock levels across incoming, in-process and dispatch-ready product, ensuring any potential supply issues are communicated to relevant stakeholders.
• Providing operational support and guidance to the wider team to ensure continuity of operations.
• Ensuring all dispatched product meets customer quality and presentation requirements, including accurate labelling and order fulfilment.
• Working closely with the Site Manager and QA team to maintain high standards of food safety, quality assurance and site cleanliness.
• Ensuring all operational paperwork, reporting and workplace communications are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Leading, developing and motivating the Forklift and Warehouse team to drive operational performance, safety and continuous improvement.

Your Background

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Previous experience in a supervisory or team leadership role within warehousing, logistics, FMCG, food manufacturing or a similar operational environment.
• A current LF Forklift Licence and full driver's licence.
• Experience working within a warehouse, food production or cold storage environment, with an understanding of safe work practices and WHS requirements.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate labour, allocate resources and manage competing operational priorities.
• A hands-on leadership style, with the ability to motivate, develop and drive performance across a team.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with multiple internal stakeholders.
• A strong focus on quality, food safety and continuous improvement, with the ability to maintain high operational standards.
• Computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to complete daily reporting and documentation.
• Exposure to FMCG or food-related operations would be highly regarded.

What's on offer

In return, you will be given the opportunity to join an established and growing business, where you will play a key role in the day-to-day operations of the facility. This is an opportunity to take ownership of a hands-on leadership position, working with a close-knit team and contributing to the delivery of premium quality products to major Australian retailers. The role will require working 4am -12pm either Tuesday - Saturday OR Sunday - Thursday.

Full Australian working rights are required for this role, so please only apply if this is applicable.