Warehouse Supervisor

Whistl; Hardwick; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Hardwick is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead operations in a dynamic warehouse environment. Responsibilities include team management, resource planning, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates should have supervisory experience and strong skills in warehousing, training, and compliance. This position offers competitive benefits and a supportive company culture.

Benefits

Annual leave enhanced with long service

Access to benefits and rewards portal

Health cash plan

Life assurance scheme

Critical illness cover

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Supervisor, Warehouse Supervisor, or Team Leader.
• Skills in resource allocation, compliance, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to ensure smooth and efficient warehouse operations.
• Plan resource allocation and manage unloading/loading of deliveries.
• Train team members during their induction.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external regulations.
• Build effective relationships to maximize efficiency.

Skills

Warehousing

Planning

Coordinating

Training

Process Management

People Management

MS Office

Health & Safety

FLT

Performance Management

Compliance

Job description

Overview

In this role, you will lead a dedicated team to ensure smooth and efficient warehouse operations, playing a crucial part in maintaining the high standards and reliability that our customers expect. Your leadership will directly impact the quality and speed of our service, helping us stay ahead in a competitive market. This position offers the chance to develop your management skills, contribute to a dynamic team, and grow within a company that values its people and their potential.

About the Role: The purpose of this role is to supervise a team of warehouse operatives and coordinate all activities that take place in the warehouse to ensure consistent achievement of volume, quality, and efficiency targets. This ensures that Whistl continues to deliver the highest quality, most cost-effective offering for its customers across all products.

Benefits

• Annual leave enhanced with long service.
• Access to our prestige benefits and rewards portal.
• Long service rewards: both financial and leave based.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Critical Illness cover
• Career development opportunities.
• Access to a well-established Employee Assistance Programme provider.
• And other excellent benefits you'd expect from a market leader.

Requirements

This Warehouse Supervisor role will involve:

• Resource and Process Management: Plan resource allocation according to volume and throughput, and manage the unloading and loading of deliveries to meet the Service Level Agreements. Communicate with internal and external customers to ensure they are kept up-to-date and informed on operational activities.
• Team Management: Brief and debrief team members and colleagues daily, coordinate team activities, delegate and prioritise work, and manage staff attendance, conduct, and performance in line with company policies and procedures. Deputise for the shift manager during periods of absence.
• Training: Train team members during induction to support the personal development and/or performance improvement of the team.
• Compliance: Adhere to, maintain, develop, and regularly update all warehouse standard operating procedures in liaison with the depot management team. Ensure compliance with all internal and external regulatory requirements, including (but not limited to) Safety, Health, and Environment regulations, Carriage of Dangerous Goods regulations, Data Protection, and Information Security regulations.
• Communication: Assist in developing a strong team culture by building effective relationships with colleagues from around the business and sharing information to maximise efficiency.

We welcome applications for this Warehouse Supervisor role from candidates with skills in the following areas: warehousing, planning, coordinating, training, process management, people management, MS Office, health & safety, FLT, performance management, compliance, as a Supervisor, Warehouse Supervisor, or Team Leader.

Qualifications

• Warehousing, planning, coordinating, training, process management, people management, MS Office, health & safety, FLT, performance management, compliance.
• Experience as a Supervisor, Warehouse Supervisor, or Team Leader.

Additional Information

Shifts available

• PM Shift: 1:30 pm to 10 pm any 5 over 7 ( Sunday to Thursday )