Warehouse Shift Supervisor

Culina Group; Heywood; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in logistics seeks a Shift Supervisor to ensure efficient warehouse operations and uphold Health & Safety standards. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. With responsibilities that include team management, safety adherence, and performance monitoring, this role offers a rewarding opportunity for career development in a thriving environment.

Benefits

28 days annual leave including bank holidays

Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition programs

Access to retail discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a packing or e-commerce operation preferred.
• Able to prioritize workload effectively.
• Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Health & Safety is prioritized on the agenda.
• Manage and motivate the shift team to meet KPIs.
• Conduct disciplinary and grievance interviews as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work under pressure

Time management

Tools

WMS systems

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

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

As a Shift Supervisor you will contribute to the success of the site by supporting the Shift Operations Manager in the day-to-day running of the warehouse, ensuring all aspects of Health & Safety within the Warehouse are maintained and product is picked and dispatched to the highest standard in order to meet contractual KPI’s.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Responsible for ensuring that Health & Safety is ‘No1 on the agenda’ aligned with the overall site and business goals and guidelines.
• Manage and motivate the shift team in order to ensure that productivity and service KPI’s are achieved or exceeded.
• Deliver communication briefings so that all shifts are aware of all Company and local issues and employees are able to offer input / improvements and feel involved.
• Develop all team members so that their contributions to the Warehouse can be maximised and succession plan.
• Carry out disciplinary / grievance interviews and investigations in line with Company procedure.
• Monitor and control sickness absence levels in line with Company policy and carry out return to work interviews effectively and efficiently.
• Monitor and control time and attendance system.
• To offer regular feedback, formal and informal, on team and individual performance, including behavioural issues and highlighting good performance and areas for further development.
• Labour planning, by ensuring the appropriate levels of overtime and agency workers to efficiently and cost effectively run the shift.
• Enforce and adhere all Company policies and procedures.
• Support Shift Operations Manager in any all aspects of the operation
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement
• Employee Engagement

Qualifications

• Able to demonstrate a high level of attention to detail.
• Should have good oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, conciliation skills
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.
• Effectively prioritise work load in order to meet set deadlines.
• Working knowledge of WMS systems would be useful but not essential.
• Experience in a packing, or e-commerce operation would be advantageous.
• Able to demonstrate a high level of detail
• PC Literate in MS Word, Excel and Outlook

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Great Beara 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:

• Annual Leave– 28 days inclusive of the bank holidays.
• Pension scheme –We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirementso we offer agreat contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance- x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness –Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe 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!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!