Day Shift Supervisor

ao.com; Basildon; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading appliance delivery company in Basildon seeks a dedicated Day Shift Supervisor to manage warehouse operations and ensure timely deliveries. Candidates should have a strong understanding of transport legislation and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include overseeing vehicle compliance, problem-solving independently, and supporting a team in a fast-paced environment. Competitive salary and generous benefits offered.

Benefits

31 days holiday

5% pension contribution

Exclusive Staff Discount

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Packages

Paid charity days

Share-save Scheme

Qualifications

• Hands-on approach to support warehouse operations.
• Ability to make decisions independently.
• Strong ability to manage relationships with team members.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth warehouse operations and timely deliveries.
• Oversee and check vehicles for compliance.
• Communicate effectively with drivers and handle queries.

Skills

Understanding of transport legislation

Good communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

Relationship building under pressure

Competent in Microsoft Excel

Job description

Our Day Shift Supervisors ensure that our warehouse operation always runs smoothly and that each one of our customers receives their appliance on time, every time. You will be responsible for ensuring that our delivery and installation runs are prepped to go out each morning and supported via tracking any issues which may arise throughout the day.

A hands-on approach is required to support our self-loading depot and you will ensure that all our vehicles are road worthy, legal and compliant whilst providing on-going support to our Drivers, Quality and People teams.

• Salary: £27,000.00 per annum
• Hours: 5 on 3 off, 5 on 2 off (40 hours per week)
• Start and finish time: 4am - 1pm & 1pm - 10pm
• Job Type: Full time and permanent contract
• Location: Bowden Terminal, Luckyn Lane, Basildon, Essex, SS14 3AX

Here's What You Can Expect To Be Doing

• Complete in-house reports for the Depot Manager daily
• Check that all vehicles leaving the depot are secure and meet required transport legislation requirements
• Ensure that all members of the team both employed and self-employed are complying with the training that they have received
• Complete alcohol testing when required
• Communicate with our Drivers, handling any queries efficiently and in a professional manner
• Transport Debriefing duties of vehicles returning from delivery and installation runs
• Take responsibility for managing the transhipping and reloads

A Few Things About You

• Understand transport legislation and logistics operation
• Able to build good relationships with people even when under pressure
• Challenge any vehicle issues or damages with our Drivers
• Able to make decisions in the absence of the Depot Manager to drive performance and service
• React quickly to information and be able to solve problems independently
• Good communication skills both verbally and written
• Competent use of Microsoft, particularly Excel
• 31 days holiday
• At least 5% contribution pension scheme
• Exclusive Staff Discount
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Packages
• Expression of wish service
• Make a difference days (x2 fully paid charity days a year)
• Share-save Scheme

To see all our benefits and perks, visit our AO Benefits page.