Warehouse Supervisor

Warehouse Shift Supervisor

Coventry

£40,800 per annum + benefits

Day shift

Are you an experienced Shift Supervisor, Warehouse Manager or Operations Supervisor who thrives in a fast-paced environment?

We're looking for a confident and driven Warehouse/Production Shift Supervisor to take ownership of the full site operation during the day shift at our Coventry site.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll have real responsibility for the shift, from managing and developing your team through to maintaining high standards across safety, quality, stock and operational performance.

What you'll be doing

Taking full responsibility for the site operation during your shift

Leading, motivating and developing a team of up to 20 employees and agency workers

Planning and organising labour to ensure operational

requirements are met

Overseeing shipping and receiving activity, stock movements and stock control

Managing vehicle servicing

requirements and wider site activities

Driving shift performance, productivity and quality

Completing shift reports, trackers and performance updates

Managing people-related matters including return-to-work meetings, investigations, disciplinary processes, holiday approvals, welfare and general staff management

Ensuring all Health & Safety, quality and environmental standards are maintained

Carrying out safety and quality checks and delivering team briefings

Ensuring accidents and near misses are reported, investigated and followed through with appropriate corrective action

Identifying opportunities to improve processes, reduce costs and increase operational efficiency

Maintaining excellent housekeeping and site standards

Working closely with customers, suppliers, contractors, agency providers and internal teams

Working autonomously and providing clear communication to the Site Manager on operational issues and opportunities

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone with proven operational leadership experience who is comfortable taking ownership and making decisions in a busy, fast-paced environment.

You'll ideally have:

Experience leading teams within FMCG, logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, production or a similar environment

Strong people and performance management experience

Experience working in a shift-based operation

A confident, hands-on approach and the ability to lead from the front

Strong communication and problem-solving skills

The ability to manage detail while keeping sight of the bigger operational picture

A strong focus on Health & Safety and quality

Good IT skills, including Excel, Word, Teams and operational reporting systems

The drive and resilience to take on challenges and improve the operation

A genuine team-player mentality with the confidence to lead, motivate and develop others

Experience within an FMCG environment would be advantageous, although we're open to candidates from other fast-paced, process-driven operational backgrounds.

We're open to candidates across the full salary range, so whether you're looking for your next step into a senior supervisory position or already operating at a higher level, we'd be keen to hear from you.

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All applicants must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK as our client will not support visa sponsorship for this role