Warehouse Supervisor

Warehouse Supervisor

Location: Pemberton, Wigan

Hours: 40 per week

Salary: Commensurate with experience

About Our Client

Our client is a family owned and operated, highly seasonal ecommerce business specialising in artificial Christmas trees and other related Christmas products.

Due to its sustained growth, our client now operates out of a 30,000sqft warehouse in Pemberton (WN5 8DB).

The Role

Due to the seasonal nature of the business, in addition to working with our client s in-house team, the candidate will be required to recruit, train, and supervise a team of temporary staff to fulfil the needs of the warehousing operation during peak periods.

This role will suit a motivated, practical, hands-on Supervisor who is equally adept at supervising teams of people as getting the job done themselves. Due to the nature of the products, large and bulky items are stored so good physical fitness and ability to safely lift heavy loads will be essential.

During off-peak months (February September) the focus will be on supporting the garden centre businesses and fulfilling the orders from their garden furniture marketplace sales, re-boxing returned stock, along with improving the warehouse and processes to ensure the warehouse is ready to efficiently meet the next peak seasons demands.

During peak months (October January) the warehouse operation needs to rapidly scale up to dispatch over 1000 orders a day, flexibility around shift times along with working additional days and hours will be necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Performance of the despatch/packing area function.
• Health and Safety of warehouse employees alongside the Warehouse Site Manager.
• Recruitment and training of temporary staff.
• Management and performance of temporary staff.
• Development and management of replacement parts department.
• Integrity of the Garden Centres EPOS stock system.
• Ensuring that all orders are despatched at the end of each day.
• Covering the Warehouse Site Manager in all duties as required.
• Performing general warehousing tasks to ensure that the warehouse is kept clean and tidy with accurate record of all stock.
• Assisting in other areas of the businesses as and when necessary.

Essential Requirements:

• Working knowledge of Health and Safety requirements appropriate to the job.
• Willingness to work flexibly in line with the demands of the job, in particular working additional hours at peak season.
• Ability to train and supervise warehouse staff.
• Have good interpersonal skills and maintain good operational relationships with all colleagues.
• Knowledge and understanding of working in a busy warehouse environment.
• Be able to carry out prolonged physical tasks associated with the role, including extensive walking, frequent bending and stretching and lifting heavy loads.
• Good IT skills with working knowledge of WMS systems.
• Excellent numeracy for accurate counting of stock.
• Ability to operate warehouse machinery such as forklift trucks/order pickers/scissor lifts (training can be provided).

Benefits

Our client offers an excellent working environment with enthusiastic colleagues who get along well, co-operate with each other and who are all passionate about the company and the products it sells. The working climate is informal, but they work hard.

A dynamic working environment where innovative ideas or new technological solutions to overcome challenges or boost efficiency are always met with enthusiasm.

Benefits include:

• 20% staff discount on our client and at their sister company
• Staff discounts in the Garden Centre Café along with other in-store concessions including The Works, Mountain Warehouse, Edinburgh Woolen Mill, Maiden Head Aquatics and Pavers Shoes
• Free electric vehicle charging
• 20 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays