About the Role
Join our team as Warehouse Supervisor and ensure the smooth daily running of Whistl's Birmingham transport operation while maintaining strong connections with the Parcelhub Distribution team.
You'll proactively identify opportunities for process improvements and take responsibility for the direct supervision of a small team, leading by example to ensure efficiency and deliver high-quality service.
If you're ready to lead, motivate, and optimise team performance in a fast-paced environment, this role is a great fit for you.
Job Opportunity
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Driver Management: Brief and debrief drivers, plan routes and working hours, and assess run sheets for issues.
* Operational Tasks: Print and supply run sheets, maintain consumable supplies, compile evening reports, and resolve driver performance issues.
* Fleet Management: Check for damage, ensure vehicles are clean, safe, and presentable, and address defects.
* Security & Safety: Lock up the warehouse, ensure Health & Safety compliance, and maintain mail security in line with MICOP regulations.
* Team Supervision: Manage staff appraisals, assessments, and evening cover rota.
* Collection Cover: Perform collection rounds during holidays and sick leave.
* Proactive Communication: Foster positive relationships with staff, customers, and the Whistl Group.
We welcome applications for this Warehouse Supervisor position from candidates with experience as a Team Leader or Warehouse Supervisor, Transport Supervisor, and in transport.
Additional Information
Monday to Friday: 40 hours a week, 11:00 am - 8 pm.
A full UK driving licence with no more than 3 unexpired penalty points is required.
Essential Skills
* Ability to directly lead and take responsibility for a small team
* Working knowledge of vehicle maintenance
* Basic working ability in the use of MS Outlook
* A full UK driving licence with no more than 3 unexpired penalty points
* Awareness of health and safety good practice
* Ability to drive a CB FLT or willing to be trained
* Flexible and able to work across different shifts and locations on occasion
Join us as a Warehouse Supervisor and continue your career with a market leader.
About Company
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 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.
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 delivery 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 exceeded both 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.
DE&I
What is ED&I? No Barriers!
Equality (Equity) Ensuring everyone has access to the same opportunities. Equity recognises that advantages and barriers exist, and that, as a result, we don't all start from the same place. Equity is a process that begins by acknowledging that unequal starting place and makes a commitment to correct and address the imbalance.
Diversity The differences between us e.g. age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual identity, disability, but also experience, socio economic background, education, different cultures, and ways of thinking - basically anything that differentiates us from each other. Some differences are permanent and some change over time, they are what makes us all unique.
Inclusion Ensuring everyone has a sense of belonging, feels valued, respected, and supported without prejudice and their differences are appreciated.
https://www.whistl.co.uk/about-us/equality-diversity-inclusion
Benefits
* Annual leave enhanced 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.
* And other excellent benefits you'd expect from a market leader.