Warehouse Supervisor

Rowlands Pharmacy; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medicash

Financial Wellbeing app

High Street discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Contributory Pension Scheme

Accredited Training Programmes

Job summary

Rowlands Pharmacy is seeking an experienced Warehouse Team Lead or Supervisor for our Wakefield Depot to drive KPI performance and oversee order picking, stock rotation, and secure handling of products to ensure timely, accurate customer orders.

You will maintain GDP and OHS compliance, support training, and develop a multi-skilled team. The role requires standing for most of the shift and lifting up to 15 kg, with IOSH/First Aid and pension benefits preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven warehouse experience required.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations.
• Demonstrated leadership and people management skills.
• Strong communication and organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive KPI performance in quality and productivity.
• Oversee accurate order picking and stock rotation (FEFO).
• Ensure GDP, OHS, and QMS compliance.
• Support induction and training of warehouse staff to multi-skill the team.

Skills

Proven warehouse experience

Health & safety regulations

Leadership qualities

Excellent communication

Well organized

Team development

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Warehouse Team Lead or Supervisor to come join our Wakefield Depot. In this role you be important in ensuring key performance indicators (KPIs) are met, ensuring we exceed our customers' expectations. Monitoring and ensuring all operations are carried out with a high level of attention to detail, guaranteeing customer orders are fulfilled in a safe, secure, and timely manner.

The heart of the role

• Drive depot KPIs in quality and productivity while ensuring discipline, cleanliness, and optimal staffing for maximum efficiency.
• Oversee accurate order picking, stock rotation (FEFO), and secure handling of products, including credit returns and controlled drugs.
• Maintain compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP), Occupational Health & Safety (OHS), and the company's Quality Management System (QMS)
• Support the induction and ongoing training of warehouse employees, ensuring they are multi-skilled and equipped to meet operational demands.

In this role you will be required to stand and walk for the majority of your shift, as well as needing to be able to lift (products up to 15kg), bend, twist, kneel, and crouch.

• Proven warehouse experience
• An understanding of laws and regulations relating to Health & Safety
• Leadership qualities
• Excellent communication skills
• Well organised
• Desirable qualifications being: IOSH, First Aid, and Fire Marshall
• 22 days (pro rata) paid annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with length of service
• Medicash- a health cash program to assist with day-to-day healthcare costs, such as eyecare or prescriptions
• iTrent Financial Wellbeing -a financial wellbeing application which allows for flexible control of your finances
• Access to High Street discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Accredited Training Programmes available (Education paid for by the company via the Apprenticeship Scheme)