Warehouse Supervisor

Are you an experienced Warehouse Supervisor looking for a new opportunity with a well-known, market-leading brand? We have positions available to join our team at our Rushden Depot.

If you're someone who thrives on challenges, excels at multitasking, and is committed to delivering excellence, we want you on our team.

Come join us at Whistl and be part of a dynamic workplace.

The purpose of this role is to supervise a team of warehouse operatives and coordinate 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.

About the Role

This Warehouse Supervisor role will involve:

• Resource and Process Management - Plan resource allocation according to volume and throughput and manage the unloading and loading of deliveries to meet the Service Level Agreements, communicating with internal and external customers to ensure they are kept up-to-date and informed on operational activities.
• Team Management - Brief and debrief team members and colleagues daily, coordinating team activities, delegating and prioritising work, and managing staff attendance, conduct, and performance in line with company policies and procedures. Deputise for the shift manager during periods of absence.
• Training - Train team members on induction to support the personal development and/or performance improvement of the team.
• Compliance - Adhere to, maintain, develop, and regularly update all warehouse standard operating procedures in liaison with the depot management team, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements, including (but not limited to) Safety, Health, and Environment regulations, Carriage of Dangerous Goods regulations, Data Protection, and Information Security regulations.
• Communication - Assist in developing a strong team culture by building effective relationships with colleagues from around the business and sharing information to maximise efficiency.

We would welcome applications for this Warehouse Supervisor role from candidates with skills in the following areas: warehousing, planning, coordinating, training, process management, people management, MS Office, health & safety, FLT, performance management, compliance, as a Supervisor, Warehouse Supervisor, or Team Leader.

Benefits

• Enhanced annual leave entitlement: starting at 31 days (including public holidays), increasing up to 36 days with long service
• Access to our prestige benefits and rewards portal
• Long service rewards, both financial and leave-based
• Health cash plan
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Career development opportunities
• Access to a well-established Employee Assistance Programme provider

Additional Information

The position requires a 40-hour workweek with flexibility to support a 24-hour operation. Shifts will cover any 5 out of 7 days.

You should also be adaptable and willing to work across various shifts and, occasionally, at different locations.

• PM: 13:30 - 22:00
• AM: 10:00 - 18:30

Essential Skills

• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively influence and provide feedback to support people and process management.
• Employ logical problem-solving skills to assess issues, identify solutions and proactively identify opportunities for continuous process improvement.
• Manage workload effectively to meet conflicting deadlines while maintaining high-performance standards and consistent accuracy and effectively motivate and develop teams to prioritise and organise activities.
• Obtain relevant certifications such as Forklift Truck (FLT) Licence, First Aid, Fire Warden, or Health & Safety training for certain supervisory roles.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Outlook for recording and communicating information.

Lead our warehouse operations to new heights as a Warehouse Supervisor, overseeing efficiency, safety, and teamwork - apply now and drive success.

Desirable Skills

Experience supervising a team, including performance management, staff development, disciplinary and grievance, and attendance management.

About Company

Why Whistl?

We are the UK's leading delivery management company, providing efficient, high-quality, and competitively priced services across business mail, parcels, fulfilment and doordrop media 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.

We are in the top 100 privately owned companies with 23 locations across the UK. Our success is down to our people and the values we all follow to deliver excellence to our customers.

We think as part of a team, act with a can-do attitude and do the right thing. Following these simple values has resulted in our people delivering and exceeding our business and personal development goals.

We are a family of uniquely different people with strengths in the areas we work in and always have the opportunity to be curious to enhance ourselves.

We are a disability confident employer and embrace Well Being, EDI and ESG to make ourselves and our environment the best it can be.

Due to the nature of our business, this role may be subject to a DBS check.