Warehouse Supervisor

Barrett Steel; Newbridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus Potential

Pension

Life Assurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discounts on retail and leisure

Access to health and wellbeing servizi

Job summary

Barrett Steel Scotland is seeking a respected supervisor to lead site teams within our UK steel distribution network. You will drive safety, quality and lean improvements while ensuring excellent customer service and on-time deliveries from the site.

The role requires prior supervisory experience in manufacturing or operations, strong communication skills and a valid UK driving licence. Barrett Steel Scotland offers competitive benefits and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Safety-focused attitude and experience managing safety, quality, and group policies.
• NEBOSH or IOSH managing safety qualification preferred.
• Experience in supervisory role within manufacturing/operational environments with people management.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and IT literacy.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Supervise teams to achieve productivity, customer service and quality targets.
• Develop a safety-first culture and embed continuous improvement.
• Ensure strong customer-focus through standardised lean techniques.
• Improve yard/site processes from order receipt to delivery fulfilment.
• Drive performance management and accountability for staff.
• Ensure warehouse staff operate efficiently and site remains high standard.
• Maintain capacity for processing and distribution to meet stock requirements.
• Recommend site improvements and maintain security to protect assets.

Skills

Safety management

People management

Communication skills

IT literacy

Education

NEBOSH or IOSH managing safety qualification

Job description

Barrett Steel Scotland are part of Barrett Steel the UK's largest steel distributor and processor, with over 160 years of heritage we are still family owned and operate from 29 sites across the UK and Ireland, holding more than 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Although we are a business with significant scale, our success is built on the people who make it happen every day. We continually invest in our people, the latest processing machinery, technology, and materials-handling equipment so that we can deliver an exceptional service to our customers. Our people, our customers, and the communities in which we operate are at the heart of what we do. We are a forward-thinking business that values hard work, ambition, teamwork, and are always open to new ideas.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supervisor the teams to continually achieve and wherever possible exceed productivity, customer service and quality target levels across the range activities undertaken by the site.
• To develop a "safety-first" approach within Operations and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
• To ensure that a strong customer-focus is created throughout the site and sustained, through standardised application of lean techniques.
• To improve all yard /site processes from order receipt through to the fulfilment of customer deliverables.
• To drive organisational improvements at every level across the site, taking responsibility, and accountability for performance management of all relevant staff
• Ensure that all warehouse staff are working effectively, and site is maintained at the highest standard.
• Ensuring the operational capacity, including processing and distribution, satisfies customer requirements both current and projected; that sites operate effectively for storage and agreed goods in procedures to maintain the integrity of stock.
• Maintain and recommend improvements as necessary to the condition and performance of site.
• Maintain site security and protect assets to limit liability and minimise loss.

Role Requirements

• A safety focused attitude and experience of managing safety, quality, and group policies.
• NEBOSH or IOSH managing safety qualification preferred.
• Previous experience in a similar supervisory role within a manufacturing or operational environment with demonstratable experience in manging people up to and inclusive of disciplinary processes.
• Possess good written and verbal communication skills as well as IT based understanding.
• A full Uk driving licence.

Comprehensive package includes

• Competitive salary
• Bonus Potential
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Discounts on retail and leisure
• Access to health and wellbeing services