Warehouse Supervisor

The Cotswold Company; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cotswold Company is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor for our Lichfield home delivery warehouse. You will lead the day-to-day operations, keep the team safe, and ensure every vehicle leaves on time and correctly loaded.

You'll stay hands-on on the shop floor, coach staff, run daily briefings, manage routes and stock, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining high housekeeping standards. Experience in furniture or home delivery is helpful, and a counterbalance FLT licence combined with

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a warehouse role with supervisory experience.
• Counterbalance FLT licence.
• Full UK driving licence held for 12 months+.
• Strong IT skills (Excel and Word).

Responsibilities

• Lead daily shifts, plan workload, and run briefings.
• Ensure health and safety on site.
• Verify routes, loading, and stock handling each morning.
• Drive quality by reducing damage and errors.
• Manage returns and internal deliveries.
• Develop the team through reviews and feedback.
• Propose improvements and maintain housekeeping standards.
• Report performance and issues to the Depot Manager.

Skills

Warehouse leadership

Team management

Vehicle loading

FLT licence

Driving licence

IT skills (Excel/Word)

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

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Warehouse Supervisor

Warehouse Supervisor - Cotswold Home Delivery
Lichfield · Full time · Reporting to the Depot Manager ·

About us
At The Cotswold Company, we make beautiful, well-made furniture for homes across the UK, and every piece comes with a 15-year guarantee. We're a B-Corp, and we care about how we work as much as what we make. Our home delivery team is often the last people to handle a piece before it reaches a customer's home, so the care we take here really matters.

The role
You'll lead the day-to-day running of our home delivery warehouse. You'll keep the team safe and organised, and make sure every vehicle leaves accurately loaded, on time and with no damage. You'll stay hands‑on, setting the standard on the floor, and you'll also coach and develop the people around you.

What you'll be doing

• Leading the team: planning shifts, allocating work and running daily briefings. You'll be a calm, approachable presence people can come to.
• Owning health and safety on site: carrying out checks, raising and resolving concerns, and making sure everyone works safely.
• Making sure every route is right: checking that orders are picked, sorted into lanes, loaded and strapped correctly before the morning driver shift.
• Driving quality: cutting damage and errors, checking inbound stock, and acting on discrepancies quickly.
• Managing returns and internal deliveries: making sure they're processed properly and on time.
• Developing your team: running performance reviews, giving feedback, and helping people grow.
• Bringing ideas: suggesting and leading continuous improvement, and keeping housekeeping standards high.
• Reporting to your Depot Manager: sharing performance, issues and opportunities.

What we're looking for

• At least 3 years in a warehouse, ideally with some team leading or supervising. You might be a senior operative ready for your next step.
• Vehicle loading experience and a good eye for detail.
• A counterbalance FLT licence.
• A full, clean UK driving licence, held for at least 12 months.
• Confidence with systems, processes and basic IT, such as Excel and Word.
• A calm, fair leadership style that brings people with you.

It would be lovely if you also have

• Experience in furniture or home delivery
• A supervisory H&S qualification, such as IOSH Managing Safely