Warehouse Supervisor - ref. h880203

Salary: £35,000 - £37,000 Per annum

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Warehouse Supervisor on behalf of one of our clients.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The set-up, operation and running of the Packing and Warehouse departments.
• Maintaining close communication links with Scheduling, Client Services and the Production
• Management team to ensure work is completed on time and to customer specification and problems are resolved promptly and effectively.
• Responsibility for the shift handover process including writing of comprehensive and informative shift reports.
• Responsibility for the provision of KPI reports to Production Manager detailing performance on Employee efficiency, Stock utilisation directly associated with Packing and Warehouse departments.
• Attending and fully participating in daily Production meetings including discussion regarding departmental challenges and initiatives, resourcing capacity and contributing to problem resolution.
• Monitoring and controlling of stock so that minimum and maximum stock levels are maintained to cover the current workloads.
• The supervision of maintenance of departmental machinery, to ensure consistent quality and output is maintained.
• Supervision of departmental procedures & workflows, housekeeping and shift change over.
• Reporting to the senior management all production issues which may affect the smooth and efficient management of the Packing and Warehouse areas
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in departmental processes, systems and procedures and implementing these whilst engaging stake holders and keeping them fully informed.
• Allocation of all jobs to staff members and machinery within the departments, evaluating deadlines and requirements to ensure efficient and cost-efficient processing of work on time and in full.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience of working in a fast-paced production environment
• Knowledge of the digital print market.
• People management and workforce planning experience
• Experience of identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to manage a team, supporting team members and department managers
• Good organisation skills and the ability to thrive in pressurised environments
• Ability to multi-task and utilise resources to execute tasks within a deadline-oriented environment with tight timelines
• Excellent attention to detail and a record of maintaining high quality standards
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated with a high level of initiative; inspires confidence to work independently and in support of department goals and business objectives.
• Ability to build good, professional relationships.
• Strong computer skills, with a willingness to carry out administrative duties and more complex challenges.
• Proactive, can do attitude.

Salary: £35,000 - £37,000 Per annum