Despatch Supervisor

Geary's Bakeries Ltd; Glenfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free delicious bread

BUPA Cashback Plan

Death In Service

Cycle to Work scheme

Prize draw – £10k annually

Refer a friend bonus up to £500

Job summary

Geary's Bakeries Ltd is seeking a Despatch Supervisor for the day shift to lead a dedicated team in a busy UK-based bakery environment. You will ensure goods are received, stored, picked and dispatched accurately while maintaining GMP compliance and audit readiness.

The role emphasizes delivering under pressure, driving continuous improvement, and coordinating with Hygiene, Technical, Engineering, Stores, Production and Drivers to meet customer deadlines and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in goods inward, stores and warehousing environments.
• Understanding of warehouse management systems (WMS).
• Proven track record of managing a team and developing people.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop your team to work safely, effectively and efficiently to service customers with the best possible product.
• Communicate with shift manager, production and finishing to ensure smooth operation.
• Maintain GMP standards and keep the warehouse audit-ready; support audits and high-profile visits.

Skills

Goods In/Stores/Warehousing

WMS systems

Team management

Deliver under pressure

Organisational skills

Continuous improvement

Initiative & decision making

Job description

Despatch Supervisor - DAY SHIFT

• 12 hour shifts, 4 On 4 Off
• 6am - 6pm
• Competitive Salary

The role

To lead, manage and develop your team to work safely, effective and efficiently to service our customer with the best possible product. To follow and develop processes to ensure our customers receive the correct product on time and in full. To drive a culture of continuous improvement; empowering your team to improve performance, increase and maintain quality, reduce waste and delivery your departments KPIs.

To communicate effectively to both your team and your stakeholders, including Hygiene, Technical, Engineering, Stores, Production, Finishing, Drivers.

The main responsibilities include:

Technical

• Rotating stock to ensure stock is available for the outbound team
• Labelling stocks with correct information
• Visually check products are produced to specification when receipting stock.
• Ensure GMP standards are met, and warehouse is always audit ready.
• Take an active role throughout audits and high-profile visits.

Team Leadership, Management & Development

• To communicate with your shift manager, production, and finishing.
• Fit for purpose processes which are reviewed regularly and updated as required.
• To keep training matrix up to date and audit ready.
• To liaise with agency suppliers and feedback on performance
• To minimise waste
• Lead and develop your team of Inbound Warehouse Operatives
• Ensure all communication is delivered accurately and timely
• HR/ People tasks such as completing return to works and 121's.

Paperwork

• Ensure all paperwork is completed on time in full.
• Recording all information throughout the working day
• Use software to transfer stock between sites

Stock Management/Service Level

• Responsible for ensuring product is unloaded in a timely fashion, and dates checked to ensure stock labelled correctly.
• Responsible for the despatch warehouse, to ensure area is clean and free from any H&S risks.
• Labels generated with correct information to ensure accurate stock rotation

About Us

At Geary's Bakeries, we're on a crusade to make proper bread more accessible to more people. We're passionate about re-imagining the way Great Britain thinks about their everyday loaf. This passion is at the heart of everything we do, and have done, since 1906.

We are 'born and bread' in Leicestershire and proud of our long-standing heritage. Today, we operate from three sites on a 24/7 operation. We're made up of towards 900 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry.

The business has grown rapidly from £5m in annual sales to £125m+ in the last 15 years with strong and consistent profitability. We have an ambition to increase sales to more than £200m+ in the next 3- 5 years. A clear Vision and Strategy has been articulated, and this is being backed with major capital investment and a renewal and upgrading of the people, processes, and systems.

Our brilliant benefits include:

• free delicious bread, BUPA Cashback Plan, Death In Service, a Cycle to Work scheme and a chance to win a £10k worth prizes annually!
• If you refer a friend to join our team, you could earn up to £500!

#wearegearys

About You:

At Geary's, we look for people who show up every day to do their best. We're a passionate, friendly team and look for the same qualities in our new recruits. We firmly believe your attitude and approach is just as important (if not, more so) than the skills and experience on your CV.

What we're looking for:

• Experience in a similar environment (Goods In/Stores/Warehousing)
• Understanding of WMS systems
• Previous experience of managing a team.
• Ability to deliver under pressure and maintain positive attitude
• Enthusiasm and tenacity to work and achieve goals
• Good organisational skills, ability to plan own time and prioritise tasks (and that of your team)
• Ability to work to high standards, driving continuous improvement
• Ability to take initiative and co-operate with decision making processes

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK, at point of interview, and for the tenure of employment contract. As part of the recruitment process, you will be asked to provide documented evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.

If you have not heard from us within seven days, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, but we wish you every success in your search for a new position.