Warehouse supervisor - united kingdom, northampton, northamptonshire

are you an experienced warehouse supervisor looking for a new opportunity? we have a position available to join our northampton depot.

we are looking for an individual who is self-motivated, has excellent attention to detail and is keen to lay roots within a company which is growing year on year.

you would be joining an organisation that embraces change, with individuals who are positive, curious, and respect each other, which we believe enables and empowers individual success in people like you.

we currently have an exciting opportunity to join our depot operations team as a warehouse supervisor.

the purpose of this role is to supervise of a team of warehouse operatives and co-ordinate all activities that take place in the warehouse to ensure consistent achievement of the volume, quality, and efficiency targets so that whistl continues to deliver the highest quality, most cost-effective offering for its customers across all products.

key duties for this warehouse supervisor role, will include:

people and resource management

plan resource allocation according to volume and throughput to meet service level agreementcoordinate the activities of a team, delegating and prioritising work appropriatelymanage staff attendance, conduct, and performance in-line with company policies and procedurestrain team members on induction, to support personal development and/or performance improvement on the teamdeputise for the shift manager during periods of absencecommunication

brief and debrief team members and colleagues on a daily basisassist in the development of a strong team culture by building effective relationships with colleagues from around the business, sharing information in order to maximise efficiencycommunicate appropriately with internal and external customers to ensure they are kept up-to-date and informed on operational activitiesprocess management

managing arrangements of the unloading and loading of deliveries - goods in/outadhere to, maintain, develop, and regularly update all standard operating procedures in the warehouse in liaison with the depot management teamensure compliance with all internal and external regulatory requirements, including (but not limited to): safety, health and environment regulations, carriage of dangerous goods regulations, data protection, information security regulationswe would welcome applications for this warehouse supervisor role from candidates with the following skills: warehouse, supervisor, planning, coordinating, training, communication, process management, people management, it literate, ms office, health & safety, flt, performance management, compliance, leadership, warehouse supervisor.

benefitsenhanced annual leave entitlement: starting at 31 days (including public holidays), increasing up to 36 days with long serviceaccess to our prestige benefits and rewards portallong service rewards: both financial and leave basedhealth cash planlife assurance schemecareer development opportunities: through e-learning, management development programmes, and apprenticeships in which you can gain professional qualifications during working time at no cost to yourselfaccess to a well-established employee assistance programme provider, who provides support to our people and their families in areas such as their health and wellbeingessential skillsstrong verbal and written communication skills in order to disseminate information effectively both internally and externally according to audience and situationinfluencing and feedback skills to support people and process managementable to work through and assess issues in a logical way the identify solutions and communicate plans/decisions clearlyable to manage own work in order to meet conflicting deadlines whilst maintaining performance standards and a consistent high degree of accuracycompetent working with microsoft excel and outlook to record and communicate informationable to motivate and develop a team effectively in order to prioritise and organise activitiesfor some supervisory roles, a forklift truck (flt) licence, first aid, fire warden, or relevant health & safety training will be requiredproactively seeks to identify opportunities for continuous process improvementdesirable skillstypically, we would estimate that it would take at least 3 years' experience within a similar environment to acquire the knowledge and skills requiredexperience of supervising a team including performance management, staff development, disciplinary, grievance, and attendance managementflexible and able to work across different shifts and locations on occasionabout companywhistl are a delivery management company providing efficient, high-quality, and competitively priced services across business mail, parcels, fulfilment and doordrop media both in the uk and internationally. distributing more than 4 billion items annually, we are market leaders in downstream access mail (dsa) services handling over 50% of bulk business mail in the uk.

whistl is a disability confident employer and is committed to equal opportunities for all in all of our employment policies and practices.

due to the nature of our business, this role may be subject to a basic dbs check.

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