Warehouse Supervisor

My client, a global engineering business are seeking an experienced Warehouse Supervisor to oversee their warehouse operations. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring the efficient management of warehouse activities and co-ordinate all operational tasks across a busy despatch operation.

Duties of the Warehouse Supervisor:

• Provide direction, instruction and guidance and manage day to day staff task allocation.
• Manage resource to ensure all areas are manned and equipped to meet business requirements.
• Gain an understanding of relevant departmental KPI's and what they relate too.
• Ability to interpret data to support key functions and departmental improvements.
• Ensure all safety inspections are complete and manage risk assessments.
• Communicate clear instructions to team members.
• Ensure that the factory, warehouse and yard areas are clean & tidy.
• Maintain working practices & processes SOP/Skills matrix/Work instructions
• Carry out team member objective setting and individual 1-2-1 coaching and feedback sessions.

Experience & Qualifications of the Warehouse Supervisor:

• Ability or experience of leading a high performing multi-skilled team in a fast paced despatch department.
• Excellent customer service skills .
• Demonstrable problem solving ability.
• Experience of working with a Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems.
• Sound understanding of operating and applying Environment, Health and Safety (EHS).
• Experience of using and implementing Continuous Improvement (CI) tools.
• Supervisory, management or team leader experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Good organisational and time management skills.