Warehouse Supervisor - Nights

Universal Publishers; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading office furniture manufacturer in the UK is seeking an experienced Night Shift Warehouse Supervisor for their Knowsley site. This role involves managing warehouse operations, ensuring quality standards, and supervising staff while maintaining safety protocols. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience in a fast-paced environment and a valid FLT or Reach Truck Licence. Join a friendly team and enjoy benefits like health plans and employee discounts.

Benefits

28 days holiday per year

Employee discounts

Health cash plan

Death in service insurance

Employee awards

Free on-site parking

Employee wellbeing service

Yearly flu vaccination clinics

Night Shift Allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory capacity in a fast-paced warehouse.
• Strong understanding of warehouse functions.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Despatch Manager in warehouse operations.
• Supervise stock accuracy and team performance.
• Ensure timely dispatch of orders.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial Awareness

People Management

Education

FLT and/or Reach Truck Licence

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dams have been providing furniture solutions since the 1960s and is one of the UKs leading manufacturers and suppliers of office furniture, employing over 370 people from our site in Knowsley.

We are currently looking to expand our Warehouse Team with the addition of a experienced Night Shift Warehouse Supervisor to work at our Knowsley site.

Package On Offer

• 28 days holiday per year (rising with service) including bank holidays
• Access to Dams employee hub with hundreds of retailer discounts
• Health cash plan(employer funded)
• Death in service insurance(employer funded)
• Employee 'Above and Beyond' awards
• Free on-site parking
• Employee wellbeing service
• Yearly on-site flu vaccination clinics
• Sunday-Friday, 10pm to 6am
• Night Shift Allowance
  
  

What will you be doing?

Assist the Despatch Manager in maintaining the smooth operation of a fast-moving environment. Responsible for the day-to-day management of people within the warehouse function, to ensure company's targets and objectives are met to meet customer requirements, whilst ensuring that staff comply with health, safety, and standard operating procedures.

• Ensure that the quality of the product and service within the Warehouse is maintained at the highest possible standards.
• To supervise the team to ensure that they are always aware of their role and responsibilities.
• Work with the Despatch Manager to organise staffing levels required to efficiently fulfil volume requirements.
• Supervise stock accuracy through Perpetual Inventory (PI) checks and stock movements.
• Ensure picking process is accurate and that every order is despatched from the warehouse on time and to customers specification.
• Accurate and timely completion of all paperwork and record keeping.
• Ensure work allocations relate to priorities and that vehicle departure schedules are met.
• Reporting all damage caused in the Warehouse to the Despatch Manager immediately.
• Operate in a safe manner complying with all health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Warehouse Management System Training
  
  

Requirements

• Experience of operating in a supervisory capacity ideally within a fast paced, highly pressurised warehouse and distribution environment
• Current FLT and/or Reach Truck Licence (essential)
• Commercial awareness of the needs of the customer
• Strong understanding of all warehouse functions goods-In/pick/stock moves etc.
• Experience of managing teams within tight quality and efficiency parameters
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages and ability to adapt to bespoke systems.
• Strong people management and leadership skills, able to work without supervision.
  
  

We think Dams is a great place to work, so if this opportunity sounds like you and you'd like to join our growing and friendly team, we'd love to hear from you.

The company reserves the right to interview for this post should we receive suitable candidates prior to the closing date. Dams is only accepting direct applicants for this role, no agency contact is currently required.