Warehouse Shift Supervisor

Culina Group Limited; Chorley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Annual Leave

Pension scheme – employer contribution

Life Assurance - x2 salary

Wellness – EAP 24/7

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Retail discounts

Job summary

Great Bear, part of the Culina Group, in Chorley is seeking a Warehouse Shift Supervisor for a full-time role. You will support the Shift Manager in daily warehouse operations, ensuring service targets and safety standards are met. Salary is £30,986.77 per year, with flexible weekend coverage as needed.

Working hours are Monday to Friday, 6am-2pm or 2pm-10pm, rotating shifts. The ideal candidate will lead the warehouse team, coordinate activities, and maintain high housekeeping and performance

Qualifications

• A high level of attention to detail.
• Must be a team player capable of working on own initiative.
• Excellent time management skills and problem solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Shift Manager in coordinating warehouse issues.
• Supervise warehouse staff and supervise functions.
• Ensure timely completion of all warehouse activities.
• Communicate plans with Operations Controllers to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety policies.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Tools

SAP

PKMS

Road Runner

WMS Autostore

Job description

Company Description

Great Bear

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture. At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

Our friendly team in Chorley have an exciting opportunity for a Warehouse Shift Supervisor to join their team on a full time permanent basis.

As a Shift Supervisor you will support the Shift Managers in the day-to-day running of the warehouse, ensuring that all service and cost targets are met or exceeded, that all Health & Safety requirements are met and that the highest standards of housekeeping are maintained.

Salary: £30,986.77 per annum.

Working hours: Monday-Friday, 6am-2pm/2pm-10pm rotating with flexibility to cover weekends when required.

Key Duties of a Shift Supervisor:

• Assist the Shift Manager in co-ordinating any issues within the warehouse.
• Effective accident/incident investigations knowledge
• Scheduling and supervising the activities and the functions of the warehouse staff.
• Ensuring the proper and timely completion of all warehouse activities.
• Communicate plans with the Operations Controllers to ensure 100% customer satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with the Company’s Health & Safety policy and procedures.
• Keep and maintain records of team performance against plans and to advise the Shift Manager of factors that may disrupt operations which cannot be resolved by the team.
• Assist in the organisation of training and development for warehouse staff, including on-the-job coaching, and to evaluate training effectiveness in terms of improved individual and team performance and the maximum flexibility of team members.
• To offer regular feedback, formal and informal, on team and individual performance, including behavioural issues and highlighting good performance and areas for further development.
• Assist the Shift Manager in controlling levels of planned and unplanned absence and take appropriate action to ensure cover, as necessary, and manage reductions of unacceptable levels.
• Participate as an active member of the management team, and to offer suggestions for solving problems, improving efficiency, customer and quality focus and team working.

Qualifications:

• Able to demonstrate a high level of attention to detail.
• Must be a team player who is capable of working on their own initiative.
• Able to demonstrate an in depth knowledge of on-site systems.
• PC Literate in MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to efficiently lead a team, delegate, supervise functions and keep staff motivated.
• Excellent time management skills and problem solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal, conciliation skills and the capacity to network with suppliers and customers.
• Working knowledge of SAP, PKMS, Road Runner would be useful but not essential.
• Knowledge of the WMS Autostore would be useful but not essential

Additional Information:

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Competitive Annual Leave.
• Pension scheme – We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance - x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!