Night Shift Warehouse Supervisor

Workforce Staffing Ltd; Halesowen; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics and distribution company is seeking a Night Shift Supervisor in Halesowen to manage a small warehouse team. The role requires supervisory experience and a valid forklift licence. Responsibilities include ensuring health and safety compliance, leading the night shift team, and overseeing task allocation and training. The position offers a salary range of £29,000 to £38,655 with benefits including a profit share scheme and pension.

Benefits

Profit/share scheme

Company pension

Employee discounts

Health & wellbeing programme

Free onsite parking

Additional company benefits

Qualifications

• Supervisory or team leader experience within a warehouse or logistics environment.
• Valid forklift licence with hands‑on operational experience.
• Strong logistics knowledge, including planning, routing, and workflow coordination.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all night shift operations comply with health and safety standards.
• Lead, motivate, and support the night shift team.
• Oversee staffing duties including monitoring attendance and managing performance.
• Allocate and supervise tasks to ensure orders are processed accurately.
• Maintain safe and efficient stock handling.
• Provide training to ensure the team maintains required skills.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Valid forklift licence

Logistics knowledge

Effective communication

Proactive attitude

Job description

Night Shift Supervisor (Warehouse) - Permanent

Location: Halesowen

Salary: £29,000 base, up to £38,655 with shift allowance and company share options

Hours: 10:30pm - 7:30am, Monday to Friday (with occasional Saturday morning)

Contract: Full-time, Permanent. NEED A FORKLIFT LICENSE!

Overview

An established UK-based logistics and distribution company based in Halesowen is seeking a Night Shift Supervisor to oversee a small warehouse team. This role is ideal for someone with strong leadership ability, proven supervisory experience, and a solid background in logistics operations. The successful candidate must hold a valid forklift licence, have practical warehouse and logistics experience, and be confident with planning and coordinating work across a night shift environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all night shift operations comply with health and safety standards, addressing any issues promptly.
• Lead, motivate, and support the night shift team, promoting a positive and productive working environment.
• Oversee staffing duties including monitoring attendance, approving leave, and managing performance.
• Allocate and supervise tasks to ensure all orders are picked, processed, packaged, and dispatched accurately and on time.
• Assist with and, when required, independently manage route and workload planning.
• Maintain safe and efficient stock handling – correcting poor storage, packaging issues, or missing labels.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and escape operational problems where appropriate.
• Provide training and ensure the team maintains required skills and competencies.
• Keep the warehouse clean, organised, and compliant with environmental and operational standards.
• Manage documentation and processes in line with company quality procedures.
• Complete pre‑shift checks and ensure safe loading/unloading of vehicles.
• Communicate clearly with internal teams, using standard documentation and photo evidence where helpful.
• Support the recruitment and development of new team members.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Supervisory or team leader experience within a warehouse or logistics environment.
• Valid forklift licence with hands‑on operational experience.
• Strong logistics knowledge, including planning, routing, and workflow coordination.
• Effective communicator with the ability to lead by example.
• Reliable, proactive, and committed to maintaining high standards of safety and performance.
• Customer‑focused with a continuous‑improvement mindset.

Benefits

• Profit/share scheme
• Company pension
• Employee discounts
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Free onsite parking
• Additional company benefits
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