Warehouse Supervisor

ALS Recruiting Ltd; Colnbrook; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

ALS Recruiting Ltd is seeking an experienced Night Shift Warehouse Supervisor to oversee a busy freight forwarding warehouse operation. The role focuses on managing the night shift team and ensuring efficient inbound/outbound freight flows.

The successful candidate will have warehouse supervisory experience in logistics, strong leadership, and a hands-on approach to meet deadlines, while maintaining health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Previous warehouse supervisory experience, ideally within freight forwarding or logistics.
• Strong leadership and organisational skills.
• Good understanding of air freight and road freight operations.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Reliable, hands-on approach to managing a night shift team.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and managing the night shift warehouse team.
• Overseeing inbound and outbound freight operations.
• Coordinating loading, unloading, sorting and dispatch of cargo.
• Ensuring time-critical air freight and road freight shipments meet deadlines.
• Maintaining health & safety and warehouse standards.
• Managing workloads, staff performance and shift handovers.
• Liaising with transport and operations teams.
• Resolving operational issues and maintaining service levels.

Skills

Leadership

Organisational skills

Air freight knowledge

Ability to work under pressure

Night shift management

Job description

Night Shift Warehouse Supervisor - Freight Forwarding

Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9pm-6am

We are looking for an experienced Night Shift Warehouse Supervisor to oversee the smooth running of a busy freight forwarding warehouse operation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervising and managing the night shift warehouse team.
• Overseeing inbound and outbound freight operations.
• Coordinating loading, unloading, sorting and dispatch of cargo.
• Ensuring time-critical air freight and road freight shipments meet deadlines.
• Maintaining health & safety and warehouse standards.
• Managing workloads, staff performance and shift handovers.
• Liaising with transport and operations teams.
• Resolving operational issues and maintaining service levels.

Requirements:

• Previous warehouse supervisory experience, ideally within freight forwarding or logistics.
• Strong leadership and organisational skills.
• Good understanding of air freight and road freight operations.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Reliable, hands-on approach to managing a night shift team.