Menzies distribution

Warehouse Operations Supervisor

20/01/2025
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Deadline date:
£24388 - £24388 / year

Job Description

Warehouse Operations Supervisor

Join the dynamic team at Menzies Distribution! We have an exciting opportunity for a Warehouse Operations Supervisor to take the lead and make an impact in our Wakefield location. Don’t miss out on this chance to advance your career in a fast-paced and rewarding environment!

THE DETAILS:

  • Shift Pattern: Monday – Friday / 10:00am – 18:00pm
  • Hours: Average 37.5 hours per week
  • Salary: £24,388.00 per annum
  • Location: Menzies Distribution, Telford Way, Wakefield, WF2 0XW

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

  • Provide on the job training to all staff to ensure they are able to undertake their duties effectively, efficiently and safely and provide direction where necessary
  • Plan and control the allocated resources within your team based on volume forecasts
  • Actively support and promote culture change within the business
  • Promote and participate in active communication within your teams
  • Organise and manage the operation to ensure safety, efficiency and cost-effectiveness aligned to KPIs, Service Pledge and Company guidelines.
  • To ensure that quality standards are maintained while productivity targets are met
  • Motivate and develop a team in a continuous improvement environment, coaching and guiding the team, with an involved approach, at all times.
  • Ensure all staff have completed the necessary Health & Safety Training to carry out their role safely
  • Ensure the warehouse and loading areas are kept clean, tidy and safe at all times to comply with Company Policy and Health & Safety Regulations.
  • Ensure safe systems of work are being adhered to at all times
  • Highlight and manage any risk assessments required for staff, i.e., returning from an absence, maternity risk assessments, or any new tasks/machinery requiring staff to undergo further training
  • Manage and motivate the team to meet customer timescales and improved productivity
  • Provide Hand over Report as required by Management

WHAT YOU NEED:

  • Physically Fit – standing, walking
  • Flexible working in line with peak periods/volume
  • Ability to work under pressure and Meeting deadlines
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for detail.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

BENEFITS:

  • Pension Scheme
  • Life Insurance
  • Cycle2Work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • SPIRIT Awards – Peer to Peer recognition

INCLUSION:

Menzies Distribution is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment, where employees feel safe, proud and valued. We seek to recruit people from the widest talent pool, who reflect the society in which we work, and encourage an inclusive culture where people can feel empowered to be their very best, which is what makes us strong as a business with an increasingly agile workforce

Metro supply chain

Warehouse Operations Supervisor

07/01/2025
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Deadline date:
£31000 - £31000 / year

Job Description

About the role: Leading the warehouse operation to deliver the operational service required by Metro Supply Chain and our customers.

Qualifications:

  • Numerate and literate with a good level of education to GCSE standard or equivalent
  • ILM Level 2 in Leadership and Management (or equivalent) or currently/willing to study for this
  • Experienced in Warehouse Management Systems
  • Warehouse operations experience.
  • Significant people management experience having previously worked at a supervisor level either within Metro Supply Chain or in a previous role outside of the company
  • Full clean driving licence.
  • Ability to communicate at all levels.
  • Qualifications to operate PPT.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Work with the customers in order to understand their requirements and expectations and acting as the senior Metro Supply Chain staff on the shop floor.
  • Understand our customers’ issues and help drive business improvements.
  • Assist the managers and other supervisors in their roles.
  • To ensure that all staff on site operate within all current legislation.
  • Produce regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
  • Work with General/Operations Manager on all operational matters
  • Support the objective of Safety in operations by ensuring H&S management best practice is applied, and investigations and corrective actions are applied rigorously.
  • Ensure staff act and conduct themselves in a safe manner in accordance with H&S guidelines.
  • Ensure site housekeeping is carried out regularly.
  • Ensure MHE is checked daily before use.
  • Support the team to ensure that stock records are kept accurate and up to date.
  • Ensure operational activities (intake, put away, pick, pack, label, despatch) are conducted in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Monitor and manage staff productivity and accuracy and take action as required
  • Help ensure that we have an informed team and support development of a continuous improvement culture.
  • Develop relationships throughout the business in order to create a larger team that will assist one another and thus exist as part of the operation as a whole, not isolated and focused on our own domain.
  • Optimise the utilisation of all assets across the operations
  • Identify areas of risk to the business and help develop appropriate contingency plans to reduce the risk to an acceptable level.
  • Support the Management Team in their regular meetings and reports to the customer
  • Learn specific product requirements and ensure we fulfil these across the operation
  • Be able to develop relationships with supplier representatives to aid operational efficiencies.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £31,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 24/01/2025